Malad-Kandivali residents led by Dr Pranav Kabra set to arrest traffic congestion in the Western Suburbs

MUMBAI: Led by Cardiac expert and Physician Dr Pranav Kabra the residents of Malad-Kandivali which includes the localities of Orlem, Malwani, Kharodi, Marve, Aksa, Madh, Jankalyan, Ganesh Nagar, Charkop, Ekta Nagar and others have taken upon themselves to drastically reduce the traffic congestion and air pollution in their neighbourhood and have chalked out a list of ‘things to do’.

According to Dr Pranav Kabra who runs the Raksha Multispeciality Hospital at Charkop Naka at Malad, one of the main reasons for air pollution is the huge number of 2 and 3 wheelers plying in the area. There are several bottlenecks in the area, but Hindustan Naka and Mith Chowky experience traffic snarls almost throughout the day with 2-km long bumper-to-bumper traffic during peak hours.

Dr Kabra is campaigning for a boarding point for commuters residing in the area, at the Charkop Metro car-shed, which in his opinion will greatly reduce the traffic problems of Link Road at Malad, Malwani and Kandivali.

According to Dr Kabra, more than 5000 people travel daily from Malwani itself toward Andheri on the up line and a similar number on the down line going toward Borivali and Dahisar. These people could literally walk across to the Metro car-shed at Charkop and use the Metro instead of going to Mith Chowky or Hindustan Naka to board the Metro. This will greatly reduce the dependence on 3-wheelers and reduce air pollution, he says.

Dr Kabra along with other residents will meet several senior Maharashtra government officials including the CM and the Dy CM next week to put forth their request. They have already written to the Metro authorities and are hoping for a favourable reply.

With several meetings planned with local residents, Dr Kabra and his team have decided to fight on to ensure their campaign reaches its logical end.