Effective monitoring, supervision imperative for better traffic management: DGP

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 13: Director General of Police (DGP), Dr. S. P. Vaid has called for a perspective planning to bring about visible improvements in traffic management in the State.
Dr. Vaid was interacting with police officers at a meeting held at Traffic Police Headquarters here today. The meeting was convened to reviews traffic management in the State and to bring improvements therein. Various issues related to the traffic regulations were discussed in length and breadth.
DGP asked traffic police officers to bring innovative changes in the system and strengthen the management. He said that besides work force we have to rely upon the latest technology to supervise and monitor traffic management. A perspective planning and strict enforcement of Motor Vehicle Act would help to minimise the difficulties of the people caused due to traffic jams.
Highlighting the importance of effective monitoring and supervision for better traffic management, DGP said that in view of the growth in population and flow of vehicular traffic, responsibilities of stakeholders involved in the traffic management and system, have increased and we have to mould ourselves and come to the requirements. Traffic management has become a daunting task for the cops, especially in the cities. Improvement with adaption of latest equipments and gadgets has also become imperative, he added.
Dr. Vaid said that regular checking of valid documents and adherence of traffic signals should be ensured. Monitoring with the help of latest gadgets would help to curb the visible offences. He said that major checking points would be identified and connected through CCTNS in order to bring transparency in the system and ensure efficiency.
Emphasising upon the officers, Dr. Vaid asked for great deal of dedication and coordination with other field agencies, saying that though the task is being managed satisfactory but there is still scope for further improvements. He said that in view of the enlarging responsibilities, Traffic Wing has been strengthened by providing services of SPOs to overcome deficiency of manpower. He said that PHQ would provide active support to the Traffic Wing in strengthening its sources and manpower.
DGP informed the meeting that PHQ is aware of the problems faced by the personnel performing their duties on the roads and exposed to extreme weather conditions. He asked to prepare a comprehensive plan providing shelters with basic amenities for the personnel at different places. He said that besides other things all possible welfare measures would be adopted to ease the difficulties of the personnel performing in different areas of the State.
Earlier, IGP (Traffic), Jagjit Kumar, gave a detailed power point presentation about the functioning of traffic police.
Among others, the meeting was attended by ADGP (Hqrs) VK Singh, IGPs, SL Sharma and JP Singh, DOP, Pawan Gupta, AIGPs, Rahul Malik, JA Koul, Sheikh Junaid Mehmood, Mubassir Latifi, Sameer Rekhi and Kulbir Singh, SSP Traffic, Nisha Nathyal, Addl. SP Traffic, Rohit Baskotra, Sr.ADO, Nasir Khan, DD (B), Munesh Dutta and other traffic police officers.

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