Mulund beats Dadar and Andheri as Mumbai's worst traffic hotspot

The number of motorists breaking traffic rules in Mumbai and its suburbs has been increasing lately and so have the total penalty amounts This amid the Mumbai Traffic Police departments drive to collect the pending echallans running into crores of rupees Mulund ranks first among the areas reporting maximum violations followed by Dadar and D N Nagar in Andheri All three areas are prone to traffic jams which has partly been attributed to illegal parking According to police illegal parking is one of the top violations especially in MulundTraffic moves along a road at D N Nagar Circle in Andheri WestThough violations are reported across the city and its suburbs the traffic police department has identified 10 areas where rules have been violated the most Mulund followed by Dadar D N Nagar Malad Mankhurd Colaba Sahar Chembur Vakola and Kandivli are the 10 areas according to the data of the traffic policeMotorists on the road at Juhu Circle Sainath Nagar Vile Parle West on Thursday PicsShadab KhanAccording to police illegal parking is one of the top violations especially in Mulund where 179763 echallans have been issued since 2016 with a penalty amount of Rs 54394450Even though there are signs of noparking installed in the area people blatantly violate the rule and park their vehicles said officers If this continues traffic police have decided to start clamping the vehicles found in violation of the rule and for that more personnel will be deployed in such areasNoparking issue at DadarIn Dadar which connects the central Mumbai to and the west ranks second with a total of 174812 echallans issued so far and a fine of R51907100 Dadar is a hub of vegetables fruits and clothes market and has many small roads Shoppers in Dadar often park their cars near the shops causing a traffic jam A police team has been deployed here to ensure there are no vehicles in noparking zones said an officerTraffic department has issued 159509 echallans worth R47313850 in D N Nagar area Andheri which is on the third place for violations of traffic rules No parking riding without helmet and breaking signals are among the most common violations in D N Nagar The traffic police department is increasing the force here as well There would be more personnel at junctions to ensure driversriders dont jump the signalTalking while drivingAt number four is Malad one of the most busy areas in the western suburbs In Malad a total of 159150 echallans has been issued so far with a penalty of R57703500 No parking riding without helmet and driving without seatbelt are among the common violations in Malad but most echallans here have been issued for talking while drivingMankhurd ranks fifth and has seen 153525 echallans being issued since 2016 with a penalty of Rs 51964400 Colaba which has several luxury hotels and government offices is at the sixth position The traffic police said they have issued 151492 echallans worth Rs 39798200 in the area so farSahar which ranks seventh also faces traffic jams owing to the incoming and outgoing traffic from the airport A total of 151269 echallans have been issued in Sahar with the amount totalling to Rs 44595200Chembur is at the eighth position and a total of 146249 echallans have been issued here with a total fine of Rs 47715950 On the ninth number is Vakola where police have issued 134710 echallans worth Rs 40515550A total of 134491 echallans have been issued in Kandivli which ranks the last among 10 areas reporting the most traffic rule violations The total penalty of the echallans amounts to Rs 45003900Will send more forceA traffic police officer told midday Those who violate traffic rules in the city are fined via echallan Most violators park their vehicles in the noparking zonesJoint Commissioner of Traffic Police Yashasvi Yadav told midday The number of traffic police personnel will be increased in areas where traffic rules are violated the most Towing and clamping of vehicles parked in noparking zones will be doneAreas with most traffic rules violations will also be monitored using drones he added The Mumbai Traffic Police Department has to recover about Rs 317 crore from the 29 lakh echallans179LNo of echallans issued in Mulund since 2016