Mysuru: A Comprehensive Study on Traffic Congestion in Mysuru City Centre, initiated by the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), began in city this morning.
The study is being anchored by MGP Member R. Chandra Prakash and it will recommend solutions to de-congest the traffic in the Central Business District (CBD) that is already facing heavy traffic.
The study is being conducted with the cooperation of the District Administration, Police and Government agencies like KSRTC, MUDA, RTO and others.
As part of the study, volunteers from V-LEAD, St. Philomena’s Post-Graduate Institute and Traffic Wardens have begun traffic surveys.
Today’s survey began at 7.30 am and ended at 11 am. In the evening too, the survey will be conducted from 5.30 pm to 7 pm. On Mar.7, again the survey will be conducted from 7.30 am till 7 pm. The Peak Hour Traffic survey will cover places including Railway Station, Sub-urban Bus Stand, K.R. Circle, Visvesvaraya Circle, K.R. Hospital, Devaraja Market, Ramaswamy Circle, Nehru Circle, Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Circle, B. Rachaiah Circle and surrounding areas.
Speaking to Star of Mysore, Sandhyarani, a teacher from St. Philomena’s Post-Graduate Institute, who is leading a team of over 35 students from the Department of Master of Social Work (MSW) said, “Counting is done by each student and everyone is filling in the forms. Later, the data will be compiled and handed over to the MGP.”
Chandra Prakash told SOM that traffic congestion is rapidly increasing in the CBD and if urgent steps are not taken, the city will have traffic gridlocks everywhere very soon. “I have got preliminary data of traffic density in CBD from government agencies and Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has assured me that he would release funds for the same,” he said.
The main aim of the survey is to conduct an in-depth study of the various aspects of traffic congestion in this area. He said that previous studies were either out-of-date or not available to the public. “The study will include measures to be taken to control the flow of traffic. A mere study without solutions does not mean anything. We will suggest short-term, mid-term and long-term measures to minimise or ease traffic congestion,” Chandra Prakash added.
Hello som
Thanks for the local news updates.
I would also like to volunteer for this study near sjce college campus where traffic gets worse furnish hours.
Please reply asap
Many vehicles are driving around Mysore looking for a parking space. There very few parking spaces in the city, and many of those are filled with the vehicles owned by the shopkeepers themselves.
In Mysore it is easier to buy online that try to visit shops by car.
Steps need to be taken to increase awareness on the””free left””in many traffic signals. The traffic is increasing a lot these days in Mysore. Sometimes there’s a jam near Agrahara circle on the way to Jss hospital mainly due to the narrow road. Please take some initiative to lessen the growing traffic.
Near SPEECH AND HEARING CIRCLE VERY HIGH TRAFFIC JAM IN PEAK HOUR FROM 7 .30 AM TO 10 AM O CLOCK