Drivers in the cyber city of Gurgaon will have to be more alert while driving during night as the city traffic police has identified 13 points in the town which are accident-prone and would be manned by the traffic police at night to apprehend violators of traffic rules.
Sources in the traffic police informed that after the survey it was found that at these points the load of the traffic during night hours was very heavy. The points identified include Shanker Chowk, IFFCO Chowk, South City, Rajeev Chowk, Hero Honda Chowk, Sector 29 red lights, Chakkerpur red light, Nathurpur, Bristol, Genpact, R D city, Kenhai Chowk and Z-cross Chowk.
Official further informed that a decision had been taken to post two to four traffic constables according the load of the traffic at these points. On the IFFCO Chowk four cops would be posted while on the Hero Honda Chowk three cops would man the traffic.
He said all the 13 points had been divided in two zones, which would be supervised by two zonal officers.
Joint commissioner of police Manjeet S. Alhawat stated that with the increase in traffic in Gurgaon, there was need to take concrete measures to smoothen the traffic in the city. He said by appointing cops on these points, the drunken drivers and those with over speeding at night would be challaned. He said the cops would also help to streamline the movement of the traffic during jam hours in the city.
Alhawat said soon the lady traffic constables would also be seen on the city roads to manage and control the traffic in Gurgaon. After the implementation of this plan, there is likelihood of improvement in the movement of traffic in the town. Official said there were around 300 traffic constables who were at present managing the traffic in Gurgaon.
SOurce: Aarti Kapur From Times News Service in Times of India