BENGALURU: Among the various initiative the city traffic police are taking to ease traffic in the city, they have now issued some guidelines for all private schools and colleges to streamline traffic.
As part of the effort ease traffic flow across the city, officials are working out various plans. Just a few days ago, senior officials from different departments went on night rounds in a bus to find solutions to one of the city’s major problems. It was then that they came to realise that traffic jams occur near schools.
Taking this seriously, the traffic police have issued notices to schools and colleges and warned of action in case of violation.
The guidelines say that the educational institutions will themselves have to deploy staff to manage traffic. Action will be taken taken against schools if their vans or vehicles of parents are parked on the road.
There are many prestigious institutions in the city and it is a common sight to see cars, two-wheelers and even school vans parked on the road near schools. Not only that, vehicles even occupy the lanes around the schools, hampering movement of traffic.
The schools will now have to provide details of student and staff strength, number of school vans and other vehicles, whether there is parking space available and other details.
“When schools start and end for the day, schools will have to deploy staff to manage traffic, school vans and other vehicles. We will provide them training. Schools have to have their own places to park vehicles. If vehicles are parked on the footpath or by the roadside, appropriate action will be taken as per law. We seek cooperation from all”, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Kuldeep Jain.
Apart from this, schools will have to make arrangements to deploy staff to manage traffic and ensure safety of students and staff. They have also been warned of action if they violate the guidelines.
But how far this will suceed and improve traffic flow remains to be seen.