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Still no respite from traffic issues for Colaba residents

Colaba residents are not finding any respite from traffic-related hassles as the traffic department’s inaction leaves them in a lurch

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Haphazard parking is synonymous with Mumbai and one of the worst-hit areas due to illegal parking is Colaba. This is clearly one of the sore spots in the city due to the VIP movement that happens near Taj Mahal Hotel. The large number of tourists visiting the area makes the situation worse. If any VIP decides to visit the Taj Mahal Hotel then due to security reasons, the resident-owned cars parked on the roads around the hotel are moved to the bylanes in the neighbourhood. This leads to complete chaos as these bylanes are narrow and already have several cars parked, which belong to the residents. Moving additional cars here has led to a lot of inconvenience, ultimately leading to major traffic on the roads. 

Residents have time and again shared their ideas that could work as lasting solutions for the neighbourhood. Some of these ideas include stationing traffic officers at the ‘No Entry’ points at J.A. Allana Marg, Henry Road as well as Walton Road and Garden Road, to curb the violation of two-wheelers and cars not observing the signage. The solutions are meant to be simple alterations in the way the traffic department functions. 
ALMs and residents' associations have repeatedly sent letters to the traffic department requesting them to take action but not much has been done. Even top officials had visited the concerned area to take note of the problems, but nothing has progressed since then.

Subhash Motwani, a Colaba-based activist, shares, “In additon to all the existing problems, there is now the problem of pollution as there are chauffer-driven cars that are parked illegally at J.A. Allana Marg; the drivers sit inside the car while it is parked and the engine is left on. This increases the amount of  pollutants emitted from the vehicles, which is absolutely unnecessary and uncalled for.”

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