Even police chief can't escape Munnar traffic, deploys more cops to contain rush
Munnar traffic is the focus of this report, detailing how the Idukki police chief experienced a severe traffic jam firsthand.
Munnar traffic is the focus of this report, detailing how the Idukki police chief experienced a severe traffic jam firsthand.
Munnar traffic is the focus of this report, detailing how the Idukki police chief experienced a severe traffic jam firsthand.
Munnar: Idukki District Police Chief Sabu Mathew, who travelled incognito in his private vehicle to assess the ground-level traffic situation in Munnar, found himself stuck in a traffic jam that lasted several hours. The experience prompted immediate corrective action, with additional police personnel deployed to manage congestion in the hill station.
Mathew set out for Munnar on Friday evening in his own vehicle and was caught in a long traffic snarl beginning at Moonnam Mile. The congestion stretched for hours, and he reached Munnar only late at night. During the drive, the police chief observed a near absence of traffic police along key stretches of the route.
Following this, he ordered the recall of several police personnel earlier deployed for Sabarimala duty and directed their redeployment at various locations in Munnar for traffic regulation. Officers from other subdivisions, including Idukki, were also instructed to assist in traffic management to ease the mounting congestion in the tourist hotspot.
Additional police officers started arriving in Munnar from Saturday and over 55 personnel were controlling traffic at Randam Mile, Rajamala, Mattupetty and Munnar town on Saturday and Sunday.
Vehicles are spending two to five hours in traffic blocks in Munnar and long-distance buses, including KSRTC services, are delayed by hours. The rush of tourists during the holidays and construction work on the national highway have been cited as the reasons for the situation.