Smooth flow: People warned of strict action against parking violations

CTP formulates plan to facilitate motorists

RAWALPINDI: Traffic wardens in the garrison town of Rawalpindi  have been directed to take strict action against double parking, wrong parking and one-way violators particularly on congested roads of the city to ensure smooth flow of traffic before Eidul  Azha.

According to Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Rawalpindi, SSP Muhammad Bin Ashraf, City Traffic Police (CTP) officials are making all out efforts under a plan formulated to regulate city traffic and facilitate motorists.

The livestock traders would not be allowed to set up illegal roadside cattle markets in the city, he added.

Traffic wardens and field officers have been directed to take strict action against parking rules violators particularly on main roads including Murree Road, Airport Road, Adiala Road, Mall Road, Cantt Road, Bank Road, Iqbal Road, City Saddar Road, Raja Bazar, Fawara Chowk, Commercial Market, Sadiqabad, Pirwadhai and other roads.

Enhanced number of traffic wardens have been deployed at busy roads to clear wrong parking while fork lifters were also available to haul away vehicles and motorcycles parked in no parking zone, he added. He said wrong parking was one of main causes of traffic mess. Vehicles and motorcycles found parked out of parking area would be impounded.  

Published in The Express Tribune, August 17^th, 2018.