Annamayya District Collector Nishant Kumar on Thursday directed officials to immediately identify and clear encroachments on major roads in Madanapalle to ease mounting traffic congestion. The Collector chaired a Traffic Advisory Committee meeting with Superintendent of Police (SP) Dheeraj Kunubilli at the Collectorate here. Mr. Nishant Kumar underscored the need for a comprehensive and coordinated traffic management plan, as vehicular and pedestrian movement had increased manifold after Madanapalle became the district headquarters. The Collector reviewed the existing traffic conditions in Madanapalle and discussed alternative routes, diversions, relocating local bus stands and stops at various junctions, expanding or relocating parking lots, one-way systems, and no-parking zones. Mr. Nishant Kumar instructed the civic authorities to immediately remove footpath encroachments, regulate street vending, and curb unauthorised parking.