Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 27 2010:
The state Directorate of Transport has effected another change to the parking lots in the city for Auto Rickshaws (petrol and deisel) and Tata Magic vehicles.
An order of the Directorate of Transport issued on Thursday which would be enforced with immediate effect anorder in supersession of all previous orders in regard to the parking lots of these short distance passenger carriers.
As per the order, the temporary parking lots of the Auto Rickshaws (Petrol and Diesel) located in front of Johnstone Higher Secondary School and that of Tata Magics in front of GM Hall and along the eastern roadside of Kanglapark opposite to M-Sector and along the Museum Road have been shifted to the Pologround Maning Parking and along the Museum Road.
Traffic regulations have also been effected accordingly, the order informed stating that Auto Rickshaws with passengers will be allowed to enter via BT Road, MPP Road entrance to drop passengers/to pick up passengers and depart via the first by-lane located in between the Southern Compound Wall of Pologround and Diamond Tailor, Fire Brigade Road and M-Sector by lane.
They could also idle along the western roadside of NH-39 in front of Sulabh Toilet Complex, North AOC.
Tata Magic carriers with passengers will be allowed to enter via BT Road to drop passengers along Museum Road/ to pick up passengers and depart via M-Sector Bye-Lane, or otherwise to idle along the southern road side in fornt of Kekrupat.
The directorate will provide detailed lists of the associations/societies of Auto Rickshaw as well as for Tata Magics authorized to park at Pologround Maning Parking and at Museum road respectively.
These will be handed over by the Traffic Control Police Authority, the order stated.
The order also imposed one way traffic system on Paona Bazar road.
Traffic is allowed to enter only from North to South with of public parking shifted to the eastern road side of Paona Bazar excluding the public parking place at the space available in front of M/S Ibohal Cycle Store.
On the first by lane located in between the Southern Compound wall of Pologround and Diamond Tailor, traffic will be allowed only from North to South with compulsory left turn for only Auto-Rickshaws, the order stated.