Festival rush adds to parking woes in Puducherry
The Hindu
As narrow roads are unable to cater to the thousands of vehicles pouring into the Boulevard, it results in traffic snarls
With just a few days left for Deepavali, all commercial areas in the city have been overflowing with shoppers and parking of vehicles has become all the more cumbersome.
Given the ever-increasing commercial development and influx of consumers from the city and neighbouring districts, lack of parking lots in the Boulevard, the nerve centre of the city, remains the foremost problem faced by thousands of shoppers visiting Puducherry every day.
Although traffic police personnel are posted at strategic points, the narrow roads are unable to take the load of thousands of vehicles pouring into the Boulevard, resulting in traffic snarls on most roads. The problem is worse on Jawaharlal Nehru Street, M.G. Road, Anna Salai, Kamaraj Salai and Villupuram Road, where many textile and jewellery shops are located.