Again questions were raised against the movement of heavy vehicles
Demand to ban heavy vehicles during festivals
Another incident of accident has come to light near the famous pilgrimage site of Ambaji. Late at night in Sheetla Ghati area, about two kilometers from Ambaji, a truck driver lost control of the steering and the truck overturned on the road. The truck driver sustained serious injuries in this accident and was shifted to Palanpur for immediate treatment.
Following the accident, the truck overturned in the middle of the road, disrupting traffic on the road and creating long-term traffic jams. Due to which the motorists had to face a lot of trouble. It may be mentioned here that despite the ban on entry of heavy vehicles into Ambaji during the day, the traffic of heavy vehicles continues at night, raising questions about road safety. As the traffic of pilgrims and tourists increases, especially on festival days including Diwali, there has been a demand to completely ban the movement of heavy vehicles.
While Mt Abu has imposed a total ban on heavy vehicles for 10 days during festivals, local people and motorists have been demanding that such a decision be taken on festival days even in important pilgrimage sites like Ambaji. The road between Ambaji and Abu Road is narrow, steep and has dangerous curves at many places, causing frequent incidents of accidents. Incidents of accidents involving large and heavy vehicles in particular raise serious questions about road safety.
Apart from this, complaints are also being raised that seven to eight white LED lights are installed in some heavy vehicles against RTO rules. There are reports that the intense glare of these lights at night blinds oncoming drivers and increases the risk of accidents. Now the question is, when will the system take strict action against the increasing heavy vehicular traffic, dangerous curves and blinding lights at night on the Ambaji-Aburod road? Will the safety of pilgrims be prioritized during festivals in Yatradham Ambaji and will there be a time-bound complete ban on heavy vehicles or will the system be limited to taking action even after such accidents?