Chandigarh, May 29
Cmmuters were caught in chaotic traffic jams on the streets leading from Mohali to the Sector 25 rally ground as over 25,000 supporters of the Bahujan Samaj Party descended on the city from other states to attend Mayawati’s rally on Sunday. The snarlups began at 10 in the morning and continued to make life difficult for residents till late in the evening.
However, with over 1,500 cops deployed for security, no untoward incident was reported and the rally went off peacefully.
Jams were witnessed at the Tribune roundabout, on the road leading to the Faidan barrier and near the Sector 39 grain market, which was the route earmarked for vehicles heading for the rally ground.
All the streets leading from the PCA stadium saw a heavy rush and chaos ruled as thousands of BSP supporters made a beeline to the rally venue.
Traffic jams were also seen near the small roundabout of Sector 38.
The road from Sector 47 towards the Sector 38 (West) roundabout remained choked for the larger part of the day.
The entire stretch from Hotel Taj in Sector 17 to the rally venue in Sector 25 remained under heavy security with armed personnel deployed on the both sides of the street. No vehicle was allowed to enter the city without being thoroughly frisked.
The Chandigarh police conducted trial flights of two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), named ‘Netra’ and ‘Golden Hawk’, for the first time during Sunday’s rally today. Both the UAVs were deployed at the Tribune roundabout in the at around 8:30 am and were later brought to the Sector 25 rally venue where they were utilized for surveillance of the area till the time the rally got over. The arrival of thousands of supporters for the rally and the traffic situation was thus effectively monitored with the use of the two aerial vehicles.
It was also noticed that both UAVs needed improvement in the quality of the camera which is unable to zoom in on an individual’s face. Besides, only one UAV can be in the air at a time. Senior police officials have asked the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) to rectify these flaws. UT inspector general of police Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, senior superintendent of police Naunihal Singh, SP (operations) RS Ghumman, SP (traffic) HS Doon, DSP (traffic) Vijay Kumar and DSP (PCR & communications) Roshan Lal were among the seniors officers present during the first exhaustive trial run of the UAVs.
Cmmuters were caught in chaotic traffic jams on the streets leading from Mohali to the Sector 25 rally ground as over 25,000 supporters of the Bahujan Samaj Party descended on the city from other states to attend Mayawati’s rally on Sunday. The snarlups began at 10 in the morning and continued to make life difficult for residents till late in the evening.
However, with over 1,500 cops deployed for security, no untoward incident was reported and the rally went off peacefully.
Jams were witnessed at the Tribune roundabout, on the road leading to the Faidan barrier and near the Sector 39 grain market, which was the route earmarked for vehicles heading for the rally ground.
All the streets leading from the PCA stadium saw a heavy rush and chaos ruled as thousands of BSP supporters made a beeline to the rally venue.
Traffic jams were also seen near the small roundabout of Sector 38.
The road from Sector 47 towards the Sector 38 (West) roundabout remained choked for the larger part of the day.
The entire stretch from Hotel Taj in Sector 17 to the rally venue in Sector 25 remained under heavy security with armed personnel deployed on the both sides of the street. No vehicle was allowed to enter the city without being thoroughly frisked.
Strict parking arrangements
In order to ensure vehicles were properly parked the local police hired recovery vans to manage the chaos. Besides interceptor vehicles were also deployed and over 300 cops and home guard volunteers made tight traffic arrangements to control and manage the rush of vehicles at the Sector 25 ground where thousands of people converged to attend the rally. With heavy vehicles parked near the Sector 38 gurudwara, the supporters reached the rally venue by walking there. As a result the road outside the rally ground was made a “no vehicle zone” and only fire safety vehicles and ambulances were stationed on this particular stretch to move immediately after getting any emergency call. First trial flights of UAVs
The Chandigarh police conducted trial flights of two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), named ‘Netra’ and ‘Golden Hawk’, for the first time during Sunday’s rally today. Both the UAVs were deployed at the Tribune roundabout in the at around 8:30 am and were later brought to the Sector 25 rally venue where they were utilized for surveillance of the area till the time the rally got over. The arrival of thousands of supporters for the rally and the traffic situation was thus effectively monitored with the use of the two aerial vehicles.It was also noticed that both UAVs needed improvement in the quality of the camera which is unable to zoom in on an individual’s face. Besides, only one UAV can be in the air at a time. Senior police officials have asked the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) to rectify these flaws. UT inspector general of police Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, senior superintendent of police Naunihal Singh, SP (operations) RS Ghumman, SP (traffic) HS Doon, DSP (traffic) Vijay Kumar and DSP (PCR & communications) Roshan Lal were among the seniors officers present during the first exhaustive trial run of the UAVs.
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