College evolves strategy to improve traffic management
Times News Network, 19 August 2009, 10:17pm IST
DHARWAD: The SDM College of Engineering and Technology's (SDMCET) civil engineering department has evolved three-phased strategies to improve the traffic management in the twin cities of Hubli-Dharwad.
The study conducted by the M.Tech students of SDMCET under the World Bank aided Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) in association with NITK-Suratkal has revealed that the number of vehicles in the twin cities has gone up by 150 fold in the last 50 years while the roads have just seen an eight-fold development.
Making a presentation of the survey findings, NITK professors Ravi Mulangi and Ravishankar said widening of roads, construction of footpaths, fly overs, ring roads, encouraging use of public transportation, providing space for bus bays and parking lots, shifting of city bus terminus and strict enforcement of traffic rules were the solutions to ease traffic congestion. Ravi Mulangi made an elaborate presentation of various junctions in the twin cities where traffic snarls are a regular feature.
During the interaction that followed among the senior officers of various departments, elected representatives and other stake holders agreed that there was need for proper coordination among all the agencies.
Police commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar said the police though the main enforcing agency had financial constraint to put the entire traffic system in order. He pointed out that enforcement would be possible only when other agencies like NWKRTC, Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation and RTO discharged their part of duty in enforcement effectively.
Stating that the police while trying to educate the people on traffic rules would be tough on offenders and punishment would educate the offenders.
He appealed to the elected representatives to prevail upon the government to spare some funds out of the Rs 100 crore specially sanctioned to the twin cities for installing gadgets related to traffic management.
HDMC commissioner P S Vastrad said there was no problem of coordination among different agencies and assured that HDMC would support the measures taken by the police in ensuring effective traffic system.
DC Darpan Jain said a comprehensive plan for traffic and transportation was being prepared for the twin cities. He observed that of late due consideration for traffic management is being given while discussing development plans.
Project coordinator Mahesh Patil, ACP (Traffic) Sanjiv Patil, MLA Veerabhadrappa Halaharvi, HDUDA chairman Datta Dorle, NWKRTC chairman Mallikarjun Sawkar, officials from RTO, NWKRTC and KUIDFC spoke on the occasion.
Times News Network, 19 August 2009, 10:17pm IST
DHARWAD: The SDM College of Engineering and Technology's (SDMCET) civil engineering department has evolved three-phased strategies to improve the traffic management in the twin cities of Hubli-Dharwad.
The study conducted by the M.Tech students of SDMCET under the World Bank aided Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) in association with NITK-Suratkal has revealed that the number of vehicles in the twin cities has gone up by 150 fold in the last 50 years while the roads have just seen an eight-fold development.
Making a presentation of the survey findings, NITK professors Ravi Mulangi and Ravishankar said widening of roads, construction of footpaths, fly overs, ring roads, encouraging use of public transportation, providing space for bus bays and parking lots, shifting of city bus terminus and strict enforcement of traffic rules were the solutions to ease traffic congestion. Ravi Mulangi made an elaborate presentation of various junctions in the twin cities where traffic snarls are a regular feature.
During the interaction that followed among the senior officers of various departments, elected representatives and other stake holders agreed that there was need for proper coordination among all the agencies.
Police commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar said the police though the main enforcing agency had financial constraint to put the entire traffic system in order. He pointed out that enforcement would be possible only when other agencies like NWKRTC, Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation and RTO discharged their part of duty in enforcement effectively.
Stating that the police while trying to educate the people on traffic rules would be tough on offenders and punishment would educate the offenders.
He appealed to the elected representatives to prevail upon the government to spare some funds out of the Rs 100 crore specially sanctioned to the twin cities for installing gadgets related to traffic management.
HDMC commissioner P S Vastrad said there was no problem of coordination among different agencies and assured that HDMC would support the measures taken by the police in ensuring effective traffic system.
DC Darpan Jain said a comprehensive plan for traffic and transportation was being prepared for the twin cities. He observed that of late due consideration for traffic management is being given while discussing development plans.
Project coordinator Mahesh Patil, ACP (Traffic) Sanjiv Patil, MLA Veerabhadrappa Halaharvi, HDUDA chairman Datta Dorle, NWKRTC chairman Mallikarjun Sawkar, officials from RTO, NWKRTC and KUIDFC spoke on the occasion.
