NMC Commissioner Flags Off Traffic Park Renovation Work
The project is being undertaken through Union minister Nitin Gadkari's MPLAD (Members of Parliament Local Area Development) Fund.
Renovation plans include construction of a shed for the application acceptance centre, asphalting of existing roads, installation of traffic direction indicators and signboards, and thermoplastic painting for zebra crossings and lane markings.
Pedestrian paths on both sides of the internal roads will be repaired and levelled, while model structures representing schools, clinics, banks/ATMs, and government offices will be set up to create a realistic traffic learning environment.
Social organisation Jan Aakrosh will conduct traffic safety training for students from various city schools at the park. Chaudhary thanked Gadkari for supporting the park's redevelopment and lauded Jan Aakrosh for its long-standing efforts in traffic safety education. He assured that the NMC would ensure quality work and extend all necessary support.
Jan Aakrosh president Prakash Khandekar emphasised that instilling proper traffic discipline in young minds would yield long-term benefits for road safety. Secretary Ravindra Kaskhedikar outlined the group's awareness initiatives.
Deputy municipal commissioner Ganesh Rathod, executive engineer Kamlesh Chavan, deputy engineer Sachin Chamate, and Jan Aakrosh office-bearers, including vice-president Anil Joshi, were present.
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