By Express News Service
17 May 2011 11:52:00 PM IST
17 May 2011 11:52:00 PM IST
Traffic goes haywire
KOCHI: The ongoing work near Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala Junction near Pallimukku on MG Road to clean drainage canals in the area is expected to cause traffic snarls for at least one month.
The Traffic police have introduced traffic regulations from Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala Junction to the starting point of Sahodaran Ayyappan Road on MG Road near the Medical Trust Hospital from May 8. Initially, the road to Thevara side (from Kacheripady Junction) is being dug open for cleaning the drainage canals to prevent water logging during monsoon.
According to Soumini Jain, chairperson, Corporation works Standing Committee, three-fourth of the drainage work has been completed. The road near the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala Junction has to be cut open as part of the project.
The traffic in the already congested area has increased especially during rush hour. The Kochi Corporation is planning to begin work on the other side soon after finishing this. “The traffic jam during the peak hours in the morning and evening lasts for almost half an hour. It looks like the work will last for a month on this side of the road,” said Lini Rafi, an employee at a shop in the area.
According to the traffic police, around 10 traffic policemen have been assigned to regulate the traffic that flows in and out of Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala Junction.
They said that the situation is not as bad as they thought.
The project has also affected the business at the roadside shops. “Business has been poor after the work started since the traffic has been directed through the other side of the road,” said Berney Faria, who works in a shop at the Junction.
The storm water from the LIC quarters and Valanjambalam area is drained out to Perandoor canal near Panampilly Nagar. As this is ineffective and unscientific, the civic body had designed a project to drain out the storm water from the area to the backwaters in 2007.
The Traffic police have introduced traffic regulations from Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala Junction to the starting point of Sahodaran Ayyappan Road on MG Road near the Medical Trust Hospital from May 8. Initially, the road to Thevara side (from Kacheripady Junction) is being dug open for cleaning the drainage canals to prevent water logging during monsoon.
According to Soumini Jain, chairperson, Corporation works Standing Committee, three-fourth of the drainage work has been completed. The road near the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala Junction has to be cut open as part of the project.
The traffic in the already congested area has increased especially during rush hour. The Kochi Corporation is planning to begin work on the other side soon after finishing this. “The traffic jam during the peak hours in the morning and evening lasts for almost half an hour. It looks like the work will last for a month on this side of the road,” said Lini Rafi, an employee at a shop in the area.
According to the traffic police, around 10 traffic policemen have been assigned to regulate the traffic that flows in and out of Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala Junction.
They said that the situation is not as bad as they thought.
The project has also affected the business at the roadside shops. “Business has been poor after the work started since the traffic has been directed through the other side of the road,” said Berney Faria, who works in a shop at the Junction.
The storm water from the LIC quarters and Valanjambalam area is drained out to Perandoor canal near Panampilly Nagar. As this is ineffective and unscientific, the civic body had designed a project to drain out the storm water from the area to the backwaters in 2007.
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