Encroachments on footpaths and haphazard parking of auto rickshaws at the Keshavrao Jedhe junction at Swargate are two of the major causes for traffic chaos at this busy chowk. The junction is a hub where thousands of people arrive every hour to avail some means of transport to reach their destinations – either across the […]
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Three locations in Pune had been reserved for the use of parking for trucks and private buses at plot no 2 in Hadapsar (6 hectares), survey number 26/1A in Balewadi (4 hectares) and survey number 19A/4A-B in Dhankawadi (2 hectares) in 2002. However, even after 10 years, none of them are being used for parking.
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Fast moving traffic is a common sight and people have to cross road dangerously at the Keshavrao Jedhe chowk Swargate as there are no signals for pedestrians at this busy junction. Over 3 lakh commuters cross the roads everyday at the junction where two main bus terminals of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC)
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Lack of traffic signals in the city is becoming a major challenge for the traffic police department; accidents, too, are rapidly increasing. Insufficient number of traffic signals in the city is the main reason why there are so many road mishaps and accidents that are taking place quite frequently. Every year, the number of people
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Over speeding is the main cause when it comes to road accidents in the city. Speed thrills but it also kills! Nearly 27% of total accidents occur due to over speeding. Even though speed is the main killer in road accidents, the Pune traffic police are ill-equipped to curb the speed of the vehicles in
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Lane cutting is quite a big problem in city and connecting highways. Lane cutting by the heavy vehicles on the Express-way which leads to traffic jams and road accidents. Highway police and the RTO are directed by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) to take action against these vehicles particularly in ghat. The challenge is
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Pune which has the maximum number of two-wheelers in the world! And if someone takes a noise-o-meter and measures, Pune will top it too! Alarmed by cars, unnecessarily blowing horns on the city roads are adding to the noise pollution level of city. The ill effects of noise pollution were well known, too much of
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Road users of Pune city face severe problems because of absence of signage, lane markings and other facilities. No-parking signs are not clear at many places. At some places zebra crossings are missing or not painted at proper locations. There are no permanent parking facilities for tourist buses or trucks coming to Pune. If there
Statues in public places are a undemanding formal procedure; ideals of leaders should be followed in life. But about 23 statues standing at chowks and street corners across the city have become major hurdles for smooth flow of traffic. . In 2008, the civic administration identified 23 statues for shifting. Some of them were Kakasaheb Gadgil, Vasantdada Patil’s statue
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A biogas plant set up by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to generate electricity for street lights has been giving nightmares to the residents of Maharashtra Housing Society in Yerwada area. Residents have alleged that the PMC has cheated them by building the plant while it had promised to build a water tank for its pumping
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