India, May 19 -- The Mumbai traffic police have inducted 43 cranes into their fleet to swiftly remove stalled vehicles from city roads. The funds for the cranes have come from the department's Road Safety Fund.
The traffic department took this step on account of the choc-a-bloc traffic across Mumbai roads on any given day, a situation that turns chaotic if a vehicle breaks down during peak hours. On Thursday, several breakdowns across the city forced their hand.
In the morning, a BEST bus broke down at M K Road near Marine Lines Station at around 8.33 am. Another one stalled at 9 am at Slip Road in Vakola, Santacruz East, fouling up traffic in the area. The problem was solved at 9.30 am.
On the same day at 9.22 am, a BEST bus broke dow...
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