Hazaribag: Deputy commissioner (DC) Hemant Sati on Monday directed the district officials to develop a parking zone adjacent to the Hazaribag Lake to ease traffic congestion in the area. Sati inspected the lake, one of the oldest and most popular public places in the city, with municipal commissioner Om Prakash Gupta. During the inspection, it was found that random parking by visitors near the lake was causing severe traffic congestion in the area. The DC then directed the officials concerned to develop the vacant land available near the lake into a proper parking zone.Sati also asked the officials to identify roadside fish vendors operating in an unregulated manner near the lake and shift them to the designated fenced vending zone. The move is aimed at removing roadside encroachment and improving traffic flow around the lake premises.Stressing the importance of the lake for the town, Sati said, “Hazaribag Lake is a major attraction of the town.” Sati emphasized the need for systematic traffic movement as well as a clean environment in the area.
