Chock-a-block parking lot at Patna Junction a serious problem by railgenie on 20 April, 2012 - 09:00 AM | ||
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railgenie | Chock-a-block parking lot at Patna Junction a serious problem on 20 April, 2012 - 09:00 AM | |
PATNA: Parking of vehicles in the circulating area of the Patna Junction has become a problem these days. There is hardly enough space for parking two-wheelers in the circulating area.During peak time, it is very difficult to park vehicles there. Visitors often park their vehicles in the non-parking zone which lands them in trouble. Over a dozen vehicles were seized by RPF personnel from the non-parking zone of the Patna Junction's circulating area during the past one fortnight. While a few of them were released by the RPF, the rest of the seized vehicles, mostly two-wheelers, were forwarded to the railway magistrate.A businessman, Sanjay Kumar, of Punaichak locality said he visited the Patna Junction last week in the afternoon to receive his guest. He parked his bike at the western end of the circulating area. The RPF seized the vehicle on the plea that it was parked in the non-parking area. Instead of realizing fine on the spot, the RPF forwarded it to the railway magistrate. "Though I paid Rs 300 as fine at the railway magistrate's office at the Patna Junction, my vehicle was not released by the RPF on the ground that the release order did not reach them," Kumar said.He urged the railways to ensure that the RPF personnel deployed at the circulating area to streamline traffic movement do not torture people as they are not criminals. Surprisingly, activities of touts and illegal vendors have increased at the Patna Junction, Kumar alleged. |