Shillong, Oct 6: In a current assembly chaired by Meghalaya State Planning Board (MSPB) Chairman Metbah Lyngdoh, vital steps have been mentioned to deal with the escalating visitors congestion in Shillong Metropolis. The assembly, held on Friday, centered on compiling detailed displays from varied departments, together with City Affairs, Transport, and Public Works Division (PWD), relating to their ongoing tasks and techniques to alleviate visitors points.
“It is a steady course of. We’re compiling displays from totally different departments associated to visitors congestion in Shillong Metropolis,” stated Lyngdoh. He highlighted that the MSPB has already met with the City Division and Residence Police, and was in discussions with the Transport and PWD Departments to grasp their plans and progress.
The chairman acknowledged the complexity of the state of affairs, stating, “It’s not simply the Residence Police; different departments like PWD and the Transport Division additionally play an important function. Even the PHE Division is significant, as any proposed street expansions could have an effect on water provide and forest assets.”
With roughly 23,000 automobiles touring every day from Shillong to Sohra and 21,000 from Shillong to Guwahati, the inflow of automobiles is creating extreme bottlenecks on the metropolis’s entrances and exits. Lyngdoh famous the necessity to deal with points associated to embarkation and disembarkation of business automobiles, together with taxis.
When requested about particular options to curb visitors congestion, Lyngdoh acknowledged, “It’s not a one-day assembly that may yield quick options. An in depth examination of the street community and coordination between all departments is important.” He identified the restricted manpower of the visitors police, with solely about 100 officers actively managing the roads, indicating a urgent want for extra personnel at essential junctions.
“We’d like a police constable at many places,” he emphasised, including that whereas police presence is essential, it’s not the only resolution. “All stakeholders should contribute equally to search out sensible options,” he asserted.
The chairman additional mentioned the potential for establishing flyovers at a number of junctions, however famous, “We should take into account land availability, street width, and different infrastructural limitations.”
Concerning the variety of automobiles presently on the roads, Lyngdoh indicated that round 3,800 native taxis function in Shillong, with about 1,500 to 2,000 taxis lively on any given day. He acknowledged that the overall variety of personal automobiles within the metropolis additionally contributes considerably to the visitors downside.
In gentle of those challenges, Lyngdoh introduced plans to determine an professional panel comprising members with related backgrounds to plot efficient short- and long-term visitors options. “We’re working quick, however we gained’t rush this course of,” he acknowledged, guaranteeing that the formation of the professional panel is a precedence.
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