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Time of India
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Police declare no-parking zone around Mall of Asia in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Considering the regular traffic jams and minor accidents around Mall of Asia at Byatarayanapura on Ballari Road due to haphazard parking by visitors, police have declared the roads in front of and behind the shopping area as a 'no-parking zone'. According to the order issued on May 31 by the then police commissioner B Dayananda, the no-parking zone starts from the service road at Byatarayanapura Junction to GKVK Agricultural University's double road and the Railway Parallel Road behind the mall. The total length of the no-parking zone is around 1,300 metres. The notification was based on the proposals from assistant commissioner of police (traffic, northeast) and inspectors of Hebbal and Sanjaynagar traffic police stations. The commissioner, in his order, stated that thousands of people visit the mall every day. Due to high parking fees inside the mall and the time it takes to enter and exit the commercial building, people park their vehicles on the service road of BB Road in front of the mall, double road on the right side of Railway Parallel Road/GKVK Agricultural University, which is the road behind Mall of Asia, causing traffic congestion. "Following the order, in the initial 10 days, we used wheel locks on vehicles parked on these roads. It was half effective, so we started towing vehicles. Towing is not a regular occurrence… A private vehicle is hired when needed," said joint commissioner of police (traffic) MN Anucheth. Motorists will only be fined Rs 500 for parking in the no-parking zone. Measures are being taken to install no-parking boards at multiple places on these roads. So far, over 30 two-wheelers and over 10 cars have been towed, the officer added. Bengaluru: Considering the regular traffic jams and minor accidents around Mall of Asia at Byatarayanapura on Ballari Road due to haphazard parking by visitors, police have declared the roads in front of and behind the shopping area as a 'no-parking zone'. According to the order issued on May 31 by the then police commissioner B Dayananda, the no-parking zone starts from the service road at Byatarayanapura Junction to GKVK Agricultural University's double road and the Railway Parallel Road behind the mall. The total length of the no-parking zone is around 1,300 metres. The notification was based on the proposals from assistant commissioner of police (traffic, northeast) and inspectors of Hebbal and Sanjaynagar traffic police stations. The commissioner, in his order, stated that thousands of people visit the mall every day. Due to high parking fees inside the mall and the time it takes to enter and exit the commercial building, people park their vehicles on the service road of BB Road in front of the mall, double road on the right side of Railway Parallel Road/GKVK Agricultural University, which is the road behind Mall of Asia, causing traffic congestion. "Following the order, in the initial 10 days, we used wheel locks on vehicles parked on these roads. It was half effective, so we started towing vehicles. Towing is not a regular occurrence… A private vehicle is hired when needed," said joint commissioner of police (traffic) MN Anucheth. Motorists will only be fined Rs 500 for parking in the no-parking zone. Measures are being taken to install no-parking boards at multiple places on these roads. So far, over 30 two-wheelers and over 10 cars have been towed, the officer added.
News18
13-05-2025
- Business
- News18
Tired Of Traffic Talk, Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath Meets Bengaluru Top Cops For Answers
Last Updated: Bengaluru Traffic Police Commissioner MN Anucheth explained that the city's unplanned growth following the IT boom has led to a traffic crisis. Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, tired of hearing constant complaints about Bengaluru's traffic, decided to go straight to the top. He met with Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda and Traffic Police Commissioner MN Anucheth to understand the root of the problem. During his WTF Podcast, Kamath said, 'Wherever I go and tell good things about Bengaluru, people tell me, 'traffic, traffic, traffic.' What is the problem? What is the solution? Is there a solution?" Commissioner Anucheth explained that the traffic issue is mainly due to the city's unplanned growth after the IT boom. Unlike other major cities, Bengaluru didn't have a proper public transport system for a long time, and the metro came in only recently. He also pointed out that the city has a much higher number of vehicles compared to Mumbai or Delhi. Commissioner MN Anucheth replied, 'I think every major metropolitan city across the world faces the issue of traffic. Because, let's face it, cities are magnets or attractive places for employment. It attracts a lot of people. Year on year, a city grows. The thing with Bengaluru has been that post 2000, after the IT boom, there has been a significant explosive growth, and the infrastructure has not commensurately grown with the growth of vehicles or the human population. Now, Bengaluru has the highest number of vehicles, it's 872 per 1000 population. So, we havea 1.5 crore population with 1.23 crore vehicle population. We doubled between 2013 and 2023. It was 56 lakhs, it became 1.12 crores." 'So, if you see that kind of growth rate, infrastructure will never be enough. So, with that in mind, the government had planned for various public transportation systems to come up." Anucheth believes the only real solution lies in improving public transport, as the city still depends heavily on BMTC buses. 'Historically, Bengaluru has had this problem of lack of public transport facilities. The only public transport facilities before the metro came in was the BMTC buses. Unlike other cities like Kolkata, you had the trams. In Delhi, you had the metro. In Mumbai, you had the Mumbai locals, which is not the case here," the officer added. Nikhil Kamath shared his frustration about the slow metro work near his home, saying construction began nearly a decade ago but is still unfinished. He questioned whether public infrastructure is just too hard to manage or if someone is at fault. Commissioner Anucheth replied that it's not about blame. He said that without ongoing efforts, traffic would be far worse. Linking Baiyappanahalli and Whitefield metro lines, for example, cut peak-hour traffic by 17%. He added that while metro expansion takes time, it's the key to long-term relief. In the short term, authorities are using AI traffic signals, redesigning junctions, and applying engineering fixes to ease flow. First Published: May 13, 2025, 17:44 IST
