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Tribune News ServiceBathinda, December 9Flouting traffic norms, a numbers of heavy vehicles, including trucks and canters, continue plying on interior roads in congested residential areas of the city, resulting in traffic snarls. Residents of Parasram Nagar, Partap Nagar, Jogi Nagar, SAS Nagar, Dhillon Colony and Gopal Nagar said heavy vehicles had been impacting the smooth movement of other vehicles and pedestrians on a daily basis. Birbal Bansal, a shopkeeper in Partap Nagar, said: “Heavy vehicles and even school vans disturb the smooth flow of traffic on interior roads in the area. They must challan drivers of heavy vehicles entering the residential areas.”Residents also expressed concern over rashly-driven vehicles on interior roads. Navneet Singla, a bookstore owner in Parasram Nagar, said: “Interior city roads are congested and heavy vehicles entering these areas slow down the movement of other vehicles and at times causing traffic snarls for hours..