Cops Make Elaborate Arrangements For Smooth Traffic Flow As Lakhs Return To City After Deepavali
Police personnel were deployed in front of the Kilambakkam bus terminus where government and private buses used to stop in a haphazard manner for hours, blocking the traffic and causing congestion
CHENNAI: Tambaram police responded to the appeals of people and made elaborate arrangements to ease the traffic congestion on Tuesday, during the return of lakhs of people from their native places, diverting heavy vehicles at Singaperumalkoil and regulating the buses and other vehicles in front of Kilambakkam bus terminus.
Hundreds of police personnel were deployed along the Chennai-Tiruchy national highway and heavy vehicles were diverted at Singaperumalkoil and Vandalur.
Police personnel were deployed in front of the Kilambakkam bus terminus where government and private buses used to stop in a haphazard manner for hours, blocking the traffic and causing congestion. The police regulated the buses and other vehicles to facilitate smooth flow of traffic in front of the terminus.
Besides, the regulation of traffic by the police on the Chennai-Tiruchy highway from early morning ensured that the traffic congestion was minimal. However, a large number of people crossed the GST Road since the Kilambakkam skywalk has not been completed. The police had to stop the vehicles to allow people to cross the road and get into the terminus.
However, the train passengers who got down at Tambaram struggled to take their luggage through the staircase since the works for the installation of lifts and escalators were on.
A large number of passengers got down at Tambaram railway station with their baggage on several platforms. However, the work for the installation of lifts and escalators at the platforms where the trains from many parts of the state stop, are going on. So, the passengers struggled to climb the staircase to come out of the railway station.
A heavy rush of passengers was seen at the Kilambakkam terminus and the Tambaram bus stop as people who got down from the trains and buses shifted to the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) buses to reach their destinations in the city.
Those who got down in the early hours of Tuesday had to rely on autos since MTC buses were not frequent at the time. The auto drivers charged Rs. 500 to go to Chromepet and Rs. 700, for Pallavaram. Most passengers waited till MTC services increased as time passed.
