Remove vehicles dumped in front of police stations, Chamber urges CM

The Trivandrum Chamber of Commerce and Industry has written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that the dumping of vehicles involved in road traffic accidents and those seized by the police for various reasons in front of police stations in the city is not just an eye sore but that it is negatively impacting tourism as well as the safety of the public.

Vehicles damaged in accidents as well as those in police custody are being dumped in the open in front of various police stations across the city and these remain there for long periods, taking up the footpath space and often ending up as scrap.

The piling up of these damaged vehicles by the side of the roads is affecting urban aesthetics and also creates a bad impression upon tourists visiting the city

As the State capital and an important tourism hub, a large number of domestic and international tourists visit the city regularly and this eye sore on the roadside does not project the image of a clean and organised city

Also, these vehicles remaining out in the open for long periods, often encroaching into public roads, pose a serious safety hazard and inconvenience for pedestrians. Some of these vehicles which remain unattended become the breeding ground for insects, rodents and snakes, posing a risk to everyone.

The Chamber also attached pictures of the vehicle dumping spots near Museum police station by the main road, extending into RKV Lane behind Nishagandhi as examples, along with the letter.

It appealed to the CM to invoke Sections 55 and 56 of the Kerala Police Act to remove these vehicles to properly designated poramboke properties under the possession of the government.

It suggested that the vehicles may be removed to the premises of the SAP Camp, which has 30 acres of land in Oolampara, Peroorkada, where two acres may be allocated for parking these vehicles.

This would maintain the aesthetic impression of the capital city, it said.