Pramesh Jain
With the count down for December 31 is nearing, the city traffic police geared up to ensure that peaceful event.A six hours vehicular movement banned in and around MG road from 8pm to 2 am .
BR Ravikanthe Gowda, joint commissioner of Police, traffic,said that as many as 191 nakabandi check point has been set up at the strategic locations across the city to check traffic violations especially drunk and drive incidents.
According to him equal number of pick up squads have been formed which are stationed at the nakabandi spot to handle drink drivers and subject them to medical examination.
Mr. Gowda,warned motorists not to drunk and drive failing which their DL,vehicles will be seized apart from slapping hefty fine and booking them under various sections of IMV act and also under IPC,he said.
The traffic police held a meeting with the managements of pubs bars and restaurants issuing them directions.
The management should identify the drivers who were drinking and should offer alternative arrangements like providing drivers or booking them cabs.
Since the CBD area including MG road, Brigade road,church Street,Indiranagar 100 feet road and part of Koramangala are turned into no man’s zone, people who are visiting these areas for dining purposes should have booking coupons with them.
The traffic police along with their law and order counterparts will intensify patrolling around the city to keep an eye on the revellers on the road.
While flyovers across the city has been shut down,patrolling also intensifies on NICE road and ring roads.He even said we will close the elevated flyover connecting to International Airport.
There will be prohibitory for traffic from 8pm to 6am in CBD areas like MG Road, Church Street, Brigade road,as it will be turned into No Man’s Zone area.
All the 44 traffic police station will be on high vigil and we have identified more than 619 picket points across city for checking drink and drive and squads have been formed to check on wheelie and drag racing .
We will close NICE road by barricading the area and elaborate tight security will be in place traffic police and law and order police will work together for the safety of citizens.
