New Delhi: Lieutenant-governor Anil Baijal on Thursday instructed Delhi traffic police and other stakeholders to decongest the city’s roads and ordered setting up of a special task force for an intelligent traffic management system in the national capital. He also emphasised on the need for a new uniform parking policy.
The L-G also directed concerned agencies to remove unauthorised parking and encroachments under flyovers and U-turns of roads and the need to beautify them. Mr Baijal called for strict action over speeding vehicles and use of mobiles while driving, saying that no offenders should be spared.
The instructions were issued by the L-G in a high-level meeting with senior officers of the traffic police, transport department, DDA, NDMC, all three civic bodies, PWD and UTTIPEC to review the traffic management issues in Delhi.
“In the meeting, the L-G directed to set up task forces with concerned stake holders for uniformity in decision making and focused efforts on ground. He also directed the traffic police to identify critical bottleneck/congestion points besides taking measures to remove them. Unauthorised parking/encroachments under flyovers and U-turns should be removed and the area will be fenced and beautified,” a statement issued by the L-G office said.
Mr Baijal also asked MCDs, NDMC, transport department to prepare a “uniform parking policy” for the city at the earliest, saying that municipal corporations will report to the land owning agency for enforcement with respect to violations. Action should also taken for procurement and installation of red-light violation detection cameras and automatic number plate reader cameras at identified locations at the earliest.
Apart from this, the L-G also said that traffic engineering measures should also be taken up in consultation with PWD, MCDs, transport department and other stakeholders for road safety and ease of traffic.
“Strict action should also be take over speeding vehicles and use of mobiles, while driving. No offenders to be spared. Pedestrian safety measures should be implemented,” the statement also stated.
