STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: It is a common sight to see motorcycle and scooter riders using the nearest footpath as a route to escape traffic snarls at various areas of the city. Moreover, numerous two-wheeler owners use the footpaths as parking slots for their vehicles and adds to the endemic congestion that marks life in the city.
The phenomenon of using footpaths for parking two-wheeler vehicles is particularly visible near the Deputy Commissioner's new office at Hengerabari, and it is replicated near the various malls that dot the GS road.
Finally, both the traffic police and the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) are taking cognizance of the problem. Of late, traffic police personnel have started monitoring illegal parking of two-wheeler vehicles on the footpaths in some localities of the city.
According to police sources, they have stepped up vigilance in this regard in several areas of the city. Some two-wheeler owners have been even fined for illegally parking or riding their vehicles on footpaths.
On the other hand, GMC sources said that discussions are being held with the stakeholders concerned to increase parking spaces in the city. The sources said that the GMC is especially concerned about illegal parking on the footpaths near the Deputy Commissioner's new office and will soon come up with steps to resolve the problem.
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