Dedicated Corridor of Confusion
Amidst videos being circulated on social media about police slapping fines on vehicles entering the now defunct BRTS lane, authorities say that traffic police were indeed stopping private vehicles attempting to use the 'dedicated lane' only to ask them to avoid it.
They clarified that there was no official ban on the use of BRTS corridor but traffic violations committed while using it can still attract fines.
The High Court had in Feb ordered dismantling of BRTS corridor, a decision welcomed by Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC), Mayor, and local public representatives.
Within days of the order, IMC began removing railings along approximately half a kilometre of the 11.5 km corridor, from GPO Square towards Jawaharlal Nehru stadium. IMC has yet to award a contract for complete dismantling of the corridor, which includes removal of remaining railings, concrete plinths, and bus stops.
Currently, Atal Indore City Transport Services Limited (AICTSL) continues to operate its I-buses on BRTS corridor.
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Simultaneously, traffic police, assisted by volunteers, are preventing private vehicles from using this 'dedicated lane' without any explicit official order.
DCP (Traffic) Arvind Tiwari clarified the situation: "We are not slapping fines on private vehicles specifically for using BRTS corridor, but for violations like jumping signals or rash driving."
He said that the traffic signals for mixed-use lanes and BRTS corridor operate differently, leading to violations by private vehicles when attempting to enter or exit the dedicated lane.
The senior official further asserted that there was no way for a private vehicle to enter or exit BRTS corridor without violating traffic signals.
"At present, the BRTS corridor has no legal status as the court has already ordered its dismantling, while the dedicated lane was never officially notified, so it cannot be de-notified," Kishore Kodwani, one of the petitioners in the case that led to scrapping of BRTS, said.
He added that no commuter can be issued a challan for driving a private vehicle through the corridor unless there was a specific order from a competent authority, like Collector, under Section 163 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNSS).
Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava concurred with Kodwani's assessment. He acknowledged that while there was no explicit order prohibiting private vehicles from using BRTS corridor, people are currently 'discouraged' from doing so due to concerns about rash driving and other safety issues.
"Following the court order, we have invited tenders to dismantle the corridor and construct the median lane (divider). The tender for the median lane construction has been awarded, and the second tender is expected to be awarded soon," Bhargava said.
Collector Asheesh Singh could not be contacted for his comments on the issue.
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