Traffic curbs in city for five days
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Traffic restrictions will be in place in the city from Sunday to Thursday in view of the visit of Sharjah Sultan and Supreme Council member, UAE, Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi. On Sunday, traffic and parking restrictions will be in force at Shanghumugham, All Saints, Chackai, Vazhamuttom, Vellar and Kovalam from 2 to 5 pm.
On Monday and Tuesday, the restrictions will begin at 9 am and will end at 1 pm. The traffic and parking at Kovalam, Vellar, Vazhamuttom, Thiruvallam, Kumarichantha, Kallummoodu, Enchakkal, Chackai, Pettah, Pattoor, General hospital, Asan Square, Martyr’s column, RR lamp, corporation point, Nanthencode, Devaswom Board, TTC, Museum, Vellayambalam, Raj Bhavan and Kowdiar will be restricted on these two days.
On Tuesday, there will be restrictions from 2 to 6 pm also at Kovalam, Vellar, Vazhamuttom, Thiruvallam, Kumarichantha, Kallummoodu, Enchakkal, Chackai, Pettah, Pattoor, General hospital, Asan square, Martyr’s Column, R R Lamp, Corporation point, Museum, Vellayambalam, Keltron, Manaveeyam road, Althara, Vazhuthacaud, Xanadu and Thycaud.
On Wednesday and Thursday, traffic will be restricted from Kovalam, Vellar, Vazhamuttom, Thiruvallam, Kumarichantha, Kallumoodu, Enchakkal, Chackai, All Saints and Shanghumugham in the morning and evening. According to the city traffic police, parking will be strictly restricted on all these stretches. For queries and complaints, contact: 0471- 2558731, 0471- 2558732.
kilograms of tobacco products were confiscated from a camp near Kazhakoottam. As far as ganja seizure is concerned, two kilograms of the stuff were seized from a bus apart from the 12-kilogram ganja haul from Vizhinjam. This is a dangerous trend. Hence, we have intensified our inspection and more raids will take place in the coming days,” Chandrapalan said.
Earlier, the Excise had initiated a drive named ‘Operation Bhai’ targeting migrant workers involved in smuggling banned tobacco substances and ganja. However, the drive later lost its fizz due to the dearth of manpower. The divisional commissioner also pointed out the shortage of personnel in the squads and this crisis made their job more difficult, especially during raids. As per statistics, the department has only a limited strength of 4,800 personnel, including officers, to serve the 3.5 crore population in the state.