Statesman News Service
MALDA, 20 NOV: In order to avoid traffic congestion Malda district magistrate has asked the chairman of English Bazaar Municipality (EBM) to discipline the unlicensed rickshaws in Malda town.
In his letter to the EBM chairman, Mr Narendranath Tiwari, the district magistrate, Mr Sridhar Ghosh, pointed out: “Unauthorised rickshaws cause traffic congestion in Malda town. There are hundreds of unlicensed rickshaws that ply every day creating problem in traffic management.”
Mr Ghosh has asked Mr Tiwari to take necessary steps against unlicensed rickshaws to ease traffic congestion.
The district magistrate has also asked the civic body to take necessary steps to clear encroachments on footpaths and roads in many places which have narrowed down the main roads in the heart of the town.
“Not only footpaths but also some traders have set up their stalls on the roads. We will not bar them from earning a livelihood but they cannot create problems for pedestrians”, Mr Ghosh said.
Since September pedestrians are facing problems in front of the Chittaranjan market where a part of roads and footpaths have been encroached on for setting up food stalls and other businesses.
Though the civic body has launched a drive to prevent unauthorised rickshaws from entering Malda town but the programme was discontinued in 2008.
The civic body chief Mr Narendranath Tiwari admitted: “There are thousands of unauthorised rickshaws that ply in the heart of the town and at times more than three rickshaws have been caught bearing the same number plate issued by the civic bodies."
In response to the DM's letter, Mr Tiwari will reply on Monday 23 November including their proposals to bring traffic management system under control.
He also alleged that in 2008 when the eviction drive was started we did not get cooperation from the administration. The special drive to stop movement of unauthorised rickshaws was also discontinued.
“Without help of police only civic body would not be able to evict encroachers and to unauthorised rickshaws”, Mr Tiwari said.
In his letter to the EBM chairman, Mr Narendranath Tiwari, the district magistrate, Mr Sridhar Ghosh, pointed out: “Unauthorised rickshaws cause traffic congestion in Malda town. There are hundreds of unlicensed rickshaws that ply every day creating problem in traffic management.”
Mr Ghosh has asked Mr Tiwari to take necessary steps against unlicensed rickshaws to ease traffic congestion.
The district magistrate has also asked the civic body to take necessary steps to clear encroachments on footpaths and roads in many places which have narrowed down the main roads in the heart of the town.
“Not only footpaths but also some traders have set up their stalls on the roads. We will not bar them from earning a livelihood but they cannot create problems for pedestrians”, Mr Ghosh said.
Since September pedestrians are facing problems in front of the Chittaranjan market where a part of roads and footpaths have been encroached on for setting up food stalls and other businesses.
Though the civic body has launched a drive to prevent unauthorised rickshaws from entering Malda town but the programme was discontinued in 2008.
The civic body chief Mr Narendranath Tiwari admitted: “There are thousands of unauthorised rickshaws that ply in the heart of the town and at times more than three rickshaws have been caught bearing the same number plate issued by the civic bodies."
In response to the DM's letter, Mr Tiwari will reply on Monday 23 November including their proposals to bring traffic management system under control.
He also alleged that in 2008 when the eviction drive was started we did not get cooperation from the administration. The special drive to stop movement of unauthorised rickshaws was also discontinued.
“Without help of police only civic body would not be able to evict encroachers and to unauthorised rickshaws”, Mr Tiwari said.
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