Kolkata: After
more than two months of nationwide Covid-19
lockdown, West Bengal state capital gears up to step outdoors on Monday albeit
with restrictions. Amid spurt in number of Corona cases across India, life
springs back to normalcy in this bustling eastern metropolis as people were
seen thronging the roads.
Bus stops in Kolkata once again turned crowded but with significantly less number of public vehicles plying on the city roads, as a result, daily commuters had a harrowing time in reaching their workplaces on time. Long queues were seen at bus stands on major arterial stretches like Central Avenue, Esplanade, Shyambazar, Bagbazar, Kamalgazi etc.
According to police sources, traffic snarls were seen at many intersections as some signals still remained non-functional after cyclone Amphan.
"The traffic situation is more or less normal. Government buses are plying on the roads while limited private vehicles have also resumed their services. There were congestions at certain traffic points in the morning like BT Road, Jessore Road, Ultadanga intersection etc," said Sandip Roy of Kolkata Police traffic control. (IANS)
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