Snehal SenguptaA car takes an illegal U-turn through the gap between two median dividers near Laboni Housing Estate; the gap between median dividers in front of City Centre blocked with guard rails and ropes . Pictures by Anup BhattacharyaTwo median dividers in DB Block have been extended and mergedSalt Lake: The gaps between median dividers in Salt Lake are being plugged to cut down the risk resulting from rampant U-turns through the openings and pedestrians walking across the roads. The Bidhannagar police commissionerate recently conducted a traffic survey and listed the openings between median dividers as high-risk zones. An officer of the commissionerate said the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation had been asked to plug the gaps permanently. "We have conducted a detailed study and seen that gaps in median dividers are high-risk zones, where accidents can happen any time.

Source: The Telegraph April 12, 2018 20:15 UTC