CHITWAN: Commodity stalls kept on pavements in Narayangadh and Bharatpur market areas have put the entire traffic in the towns into a mess, illustrates a study report.

Businesses run in pavements have caused inconvenience to pedestrians as well.

A task force formed to study about challenges seen in the traffic management in the market areas of the district came with this conclusion.

The taskforce coordinator and District Traffic Police Office Chief Santosh Panta said "roadside shops" in both towns have not only caused obstruction in the movement of people, but also posed challenges in the traffic management efforts.

The finding of the field study urged the Office to launch awareness programmes on market management in the towns.

Now, the police and locals are geared up for controlling encroachment on pavements and systematising fruits and vegetable markets, Superintendent of Police Deepak Thapa said.

Meanwhile, A campaign aiming to support the traffic management has kicked off in Narayangadh and Bharatpur from today, according to Thapa.