Kolkata: If you ask your driver to wait on VIP Road or radio cabbies to park on the approach to Kolkata airport, be prepared to cough up a steep fine as well. Bidhannagar traffic police have begun a major crackdown on illegal parking at Baguiati and Kaikhali, armed with fine receipt books, licence puncher, CCTV cameras and even tow vehicles.
In the first week of the drive, 60-odd vehicles have been fined. Now, police will also tow away illegally parked vehicles and the owner has to pay the tow charges apart from the fine.
While motorists will be bristling at being denied what they considered a right so far, police say the crackdown is a necessity as cars block service lanes and even the main VIP thoroughfare. The problem gets more acute after the Haldiram crossing, say traffic inspectors. Moreover, cars parked in the vicinity of the airport are a security threat.
20/11/15 Dwaipayan Ghosh/Times of India
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In the first week of the drive, 60-odd vehicles have been fined. Now, police will also tow away illegally parked vehicles and the owner has to pay the tow charges apart from the fine.
While motorists will be bristling at being denied what they considered a right so far, police say the crackdown is a necessity as cars block service lanes and even the main VIP thoroughfare. The problem gets more acute after the Haldiram crossing, say traffic inspectors. Moreover, cars parked in the vicinity of the airport are a security threat.
20/11/15 Dwaipayan Ghosh/Times of India
