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1 2 Pune: Commuters have expressed dissatisfaction with the movement of dumpers and other heavy vehicles during rush hours on many roads, disrupting overall traffic movement and leading to chaos. The traffic police and Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) have imposed restrictions on the movement of heavy vehicles on many city roads during rush hours. Commuters, however, noted that the presence of larger vehicles on the roads throughout the day is not only alarming but also poses risks.
These vehicles, especially those carrying construction materials like sand, are often not covered properly and rarely follow traffic lanes. Ashish Agarwal, who was stuck in a traffic jam earlier this week on Bopodi Road due to the breakdown of a concrete mixer in the middle of the road, said, "Priority should be given to passenger and private vehicles during peak hours." Civic activist Dhananjay Benkar mentioned that dumpers are plying on roads despite restricted timings.
"Residents from the Dhayari and Narhe areas have approached the local PMC ward office and the traffic police to install height barriers on some stretches to restrict the movement of heavy vehicles," Benkar said. Ramesh Satav, a resident of Wagholi Road, said the Nagar highway is an ideal example of heavy vehicles flouting traffic norms. "Many trucks and dumpers carrying crushed stone and sand occupy one lane of the highway.
This hampers traffic flow. Many dumpers ply without registration number plates, and the drivers are involved in rash driving," Satav said. Officials from the traffic police department stated that dumpers are not allowed to ply on city roads during restricted hours.
"Our teams are acting against heavy vehicles at key chowks. We are intensifying action against dumpers for flouting rules," a traffic department official said. Bavdhan resident Vishnukant Mane noted that the presence of heavy vehicles and those involved in carrying construction material is more prevalent in merged areas due to ongoing construction activities.
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