Our Correspondent
Kohima, July 5 (EMN): A new traffic plan to improve the traffic management system in Pfutsero town was launched by Minister for Planning and Coordination, Land Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Neiba Kronu on Monday.
It was jointly initiated by Pfutsero Town Council, Pfutsero police and administration.
The minister called upon the vehicle users to maintain discipline and punctuality and see that traffic rules and regulation is strictly followed.
He assured them of his assistance in every possible manner for proper traffic management within Pfutsero town.
He also asked citizens concerned to remove/clear the abandoned vehicles on the roadsides. He assured to take up the repair works of the town road before Christmas.
Therefore, he sought the cooperation of the public to make Pfutsero one of the most beautiful and cleanest towns in the state.
Pfutsero Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Japheth Woch said that the new traffic plan would be implemented with immediate effect.
He thanked the Pfutsero SDPO Khuzah Jurry and others for their active involvement in this new traffic plan.
Pfutsero EAC Dr. Riku Khutso stated that a joint survey of the town roads/traffic management was conducted in May this year to prepare a new traffic plan of Pfutsero town as traffic congestion has been a matter of concern.
Some of the problems causing congestion included increasing number of vehicles and transit vehicles crossing the town, haphazard parking and violation of traffic rules by drivers across the town, parking of immobile/abandoned vehicles on the roadsides, dumping of construction materials on the roads, cylinder outlet, local taxi stand at main town traffic point.
Therefore, in the interest of the public and as a measure to improve traffic management, a new traffic plan had been proposed.
All the inbound vehicles coming from Kohima will be diverted via NST to the main town from 8 am to 4 pm.
Heavy vehicles (trucks) on transit will take NH-29 (Kohima-Jessami Road) via NST- Mission-Reku road at all times.
The road from post office traffic point connecting NH-29 via Cooperative bank will be made one way for outbound vehicles only, from 8 am to 4 pm.
One side parking from post office traffic point to NH-29 via Cooperative bank from 8 am to 4: pm.
No parking for vehicles from post office traffic point to Late Khusoyi's residence approach road from 8 am to 4 pm.
Parking areas for local taxis, pick up/tata mobile and two wheelers were also allocated in the new traffic plan..
Local taxi stand I: Near main town SBI traffic point along the NH-29 towards Mission Colony (as marked).
Local taxi stand II: Near post office traffic point towards Pfutsero Sports Complex (as marked).
New local taxi stands at Army Camp junction, PWD tri- junction and NST station have been designated
Pick-Up /Tata mobile parking I: Along NH-29 towards Mission Colony next to local taxi stand I.
Pick-Up /Tata mobile parking Il: Post office traffic point towards Pfutsero Sports Complex next to local taxi stand Il (as marked).
Only one side parking will be allowed in the town area as marked.
Two-wheeler parking I: Near SBI traffic point (as marked).
Two-wheeler parking Il: Near post office traffic point (as marked).
Distribution of gas cylinders at Therie Gas Agency will be shifted to GHSS road near Pfutsero Sports Complex.
Further, all construction materials lying by the roadsides in the town arena must be cleared within 48 hours and no construction materials will be allowed to be left on the roadside for more than 48 hours. Defaulters would be penalised with fines, the new traffic plan order stated.
It said that no abandoned vehicles will be allowed to be parked on the roadsides anywhere within the town.
Meanwhile, all the local taxis operating in the Pfutsero town area and coming to Pfutsero town from nearby areas will have to mandatorily seek temporary permits from the office of the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Pfutsero and will be marked as 'local taxi' as a measure of regulation.
Heavy vehicles like trucks and busses will not be allowed to enter the town area from 8 am to 4 pm from Monday to Saturday without permission.
Meanwhile, the town dwellers are discouraged from bringing vehicles to town for non-essential works.
The shop owners have also been asked not to park their vehicles in the town area during peak hours.
Violators will be penalised with a fine of INR 500 for first offence, INR 1000 for second offence and termination of driving licence of the driver and booked as offence under Motor Vehicle Act 1988 on the third offence.