Bhopal: City Traffic Survey Flags 10 Chaos Points For Urgent Fix

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Daily traffic congestion at 10 key intersections in new city area has prompted the traffic police to submit a detailed report recommending urgent infrastructure upgrades.

Despite worsening traffic conditions, no action has yet been taken to install traffic signals or redesign rotaries at these critical points. According to the survey conducted by traffic police, traffic remains choked almost daily during peak hours from 10 AM to 12 PM and 4:30 PM to 8 PM, particularly along the Bawadiya Kalan–Banskhedi stretch.

The report, presented to Collector Kaushalendra Vikram Singh, outlines the need for traffic signal installations, rotary resizing and clearing obstructed left turns at major choke points.

A joint field survey involving Public Works Department (PWD), Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and traffic police was carried out under district administration supervision. While PWD has assured cooperation, BMC, responsible for installing signals via the Smart City Fund, has not yet responded with action.

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Critical junctions

• Bawadiya Kalan Danapani Crossing needs traffic signal installation.

• At Mata Mandir Crossing, rotary should be reduced and left turn be cleared.

• Ravishankar Tirahaneeds signboard and left-turn clearance.

• Patel Nagar Bypass Crossing requires traffic signal.

• Danishkunj Crossing needs traffic signal.

• Mansarovar College Crossing needs traffic signal.

• Holycross 6-lane, Kolar Road needs signal for smooth flow.

• Tiraha in front of Virasa Heights currently has no signal.

• P&T Crossing Junction needs widening and signalisation.

• At Banskhedi Intersection, urgent need for traffic signal.

Police call for fast action Additional DCP (Traffic) Bashant Kaul said that the department has reiterated pressing need for signal installation and rotary redesigns.

These measures, he said, are essential to ease traffic flow and enhance road safety, especially in city’s rapidly growing sectors. Crackdown on illegal parking, squatters Alongside long-term infrastructure plans, short-term enforcement drives have picked up speed.

On Friday, under the supervision of SDM and tehsil teams, 20–25 illegally parked or abandoned vehicles were seized from areas such as Jahangirabad, Sabzi Mandi and Shahjahanabad, and relocated to Dussehra Maidan basement. The drive began at Murgi Bazar (Jahangirabad), where 15 vehicles were seized.

Similar operations were conducted at Charak Hospital, The Mart and Patra Bridge. In an anti-encroachment sweep, authorities also cleared six truckloads of seized materials, including water tanks, handcarts, cages and countersfrom Murgi Bazar streets.