Amravati. In the Gadge Nagar area of the city, the road from Panchavati Chowk to Kathora Naka is in dire straits due to the increased encroachment on the market. Dozens of hawkers have encroached on this route on both sides of the road. Due to which this area has become a hawkers zone. Various businessmen have started their business by swallowing the footpaths on the entire route. In such a situation, the drivers coming and going on this route are facing a lot of trouble.
no way to walk
Encroachers have put up their shops on both sides of the road from Panchavati Chowk to Shegaon Naka. Due to which there is no footpath left for the passers-by. With no space to walk, citizens and students have to walk on the road instead of the footpath. But in view of the increasing traffic on this route, the passers-by have to cross the road with their lives in their palms.
crowd invites accidents
There is always a crowd of people on this road due to the encroachment of the traders on the footpath and the encroachment of hand carts on the road. In such a situation, there is a strong possibility of accident due to slight negligence. Many vehicles turn on this route at Rathi Nagar Chowk. Due to which minor accidents are happening on this route every day. Most of the citizens do not even complain about these minor accidents. But there is always the possibility of a major accident on this route.
on-street parking
There are various vehicle showrooms up to Panchvati Chowk, Shegaon Naka and Kathra Naka. Large containers of vehicles keep coming and going in this showroom. The special thing is that the containers are parked on the road in front of the showroom of these motorcycles. There are also government and private colleges and colleges on this route. Therefore, there is a huge crowd of vehicles in front of commercial establishments including students. Vehicles are being parked on the road in front of these commercial establishments, which is creating a big hindrance in the oncoming traffic.
Road construction increased traffic jam
The work of cement concreteization is in progress from Shegaon to Kathra Naka. That’s why one lane traffic is started from Gadge Nagar police station to Kathura Naka. Due to the traffic on the same route from both the sides, the situation of heavy jam is being created. Along with this, the problem of jam is also arising due to the parking of vehicles and encroachers on the road.
Municipality and police also failed
The problem of encroachment is increasing in the city and the number of encroachers in the city is increasing day by day. Anti-encroachment measures are also not having any effect. The police also take action when the traffic is disrupted. Despite this, the encroachment market has increased from Panchavati Chowk to Kathra. On which the police department including the Municipal Corporation is also failing to crack down on it.