200 big wheel and 500 small wheel clamps will be procured
As part of this crackdown, police headquarters at Lalbazar floated an official tender to procure 700 new wheel clamps at a cost of more than Rs 9 lakh, signalling a stern approach toward traffic violations on key arterial roads across the city. Officers confirmed that officers-in-charge (OCs) of local traffic guards are currently determining specific clamping spots using real-time surveillance and congestion data. Cops emphasised that once the signage installation phase concludes, even joint night-time operations will be launched in tandem with Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) car parking department to target unauthorised commercial parking and overnight space encroachment in high-footfall commercial districts.
To support the physical clamping operations, local traffic guards—particularly those managing high-density festival shopping corridors—are designating specific high-risk stretches as “Clamping Zones”. The police’s road marking section is actively installing clear white signage explicitly warning motorists with “Clamping Zone” text paired alongside traditional “No-Parking” indicators. Kolkata: Kolkata Traffic Police have initiated a major enforcement drive aimed at curbing illegal parking during the peak festive shopping season. Initial installations of the new warning boards have already been completed across the congested Esplanade, New Market, and Park Street zones under the jurisdiction of the headquarters and South Traffic Guards.