Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 11: Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department Dheeraj Gupta today directed to ensure smooth regulation of the traffic across the Srinagar city while the concerned officers were directed to expedite the process of installing the signage.
In this regard, Gupta along with the Advisor to the Government of J&K on Smart Cities and Chairman Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation, Keshav Verma and Commissioner SMC Athar Amir Khan visited all the traffic junctions placed by SMC in the Srinagar City to review Adaptive Traffic Control Signal (ATCS)/ Traffic lighting poles at various junctions of Srinagar City.
Chief Engineer SSCL, SSP traffic, Engineers of R&B and SMC were present on the occasion while during the visit the officers to different junctions, many issues were raised and discussed at length.
On occasion, directions were given for smooth regulation of traffic and to expedite installing signage on the roads including zebra crossing and related signage for smooth flow of traffic and pedestrian movement.
The grills/ fencing that acts as an obstruction in the smooth flow of traffic and pedestrian movement at various places were directed to be removed.
The concerned assured that all the grills acting as obstructions will be removed promptly and the work for installation of signage and other related works has already been started effectively.
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