This is a scenario which occurs almost on a daily basis near the Fr Agnel Ashram, Verna causing extreme difficulties to the residents residing in the vicinity of this elite institution. There is a road opposite the Ashram main gate where four-wheelers and two-wheelers are parked haphazardly (as seen in the attached pic), making it almost impossible for a fire brigade or ambulance to pass in an emergency situation. No parking signboards are in place, but the motorists/bikers give them scant respect and turn a blind eye.
Imagine an institution having a student force of around 2,000/3,000 and the number of vehicles they and their parents come with. The Ashram authorities do not allow students or their parents to take their vehicles inside their compound where there is ample parking space. Numerous letters/articles sent via the print media regarding the same have no effect. I even suggested to our local panch to post a constable there at the beginning and after school hours. There is also a pedestrian underpass but not used at all by the students/teachers, and they gingerly cross the road.
