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Huge rally - no jams. When was the last time THAT happened!
deepakar - 1 March, 2009 | Traffic | Bangalore | Police | Citizen Reports | Rally
We spend a lot of words pointing out what's not working. I thought I'll mention something that the authorities got right this time. There was a huge anti-terrorism rally on a workday bang in the centre of the city and the traffic was still flowing pretty freely. For what it's worth I wanted to hail the folks who planned and managed this event. Kudos to Mr. Praveen Sood and Mr. Shankar Bidari I guess!
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Need some luck as well
s_yajaman - 2 March, 2009 - 06:46
Let's give them credit when due. If indeed traffic went smoothly and was well managed then hats off to all involved. So it goes to show that "where there is a will there is a way". You need some luck as well. Imagine if a couple of vehicles had had a breakdown, we would still be blaming them for the mess.
Let's hope they can crack the whip area by area starting with the CBD.
Srivathsa
Luck by chance
mcadambi - 1 March, 2009 - 17:35
Although the police made some good arrangements, they were lucky by chance. This is because:
1.) The JD(S) rally took place on a Monday and that too peaked during peak traffic hours - Monday evening
2.) The recent Anti-Terror rally held on Saturday was lucky because it started early in the day and there was not much traffic on a saturday as usual. Students attended only in Buses, which reduced the need for private matador truck which hauled in JD (S) workers from everywhere.
Nevertheless, there was a credible traffic arrangement by the Police. I just hope they learn from this and effectively manage traffic for the rest fo the city.
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