The traffic police recently spoke to the principals of 20 schools in Mumbai, as local residents complained of congestion on roads outside the institutes when they opened and closed. The principals were asked to adhere to the Maharashtra Motor Vehicles (Regulations for School Buses) rules, failing which action will be taken against the schools. However, the traffic police refused to reveal which 20 schools these were.

Commissioner of Police Sanjay Barve told mid-day that the intention behind the meeting was the safety of children while being transported to and fro schools, besides decongesting roads around the institutions. Joint Commissioner of Police (traffic) Madhukar Pandey said the meeting was held after they kept receiving complaints from locals about the roads being congested due to vehicles that arrived to drop and pick up school children.