NEW DELHI: Following huge public outrage over monster traffic jams in Gurgaon and Faridabad, the Haryana government said on Sunday it was considering setting up a 24×7 traffic management centre for the two cities. This will monitor traffic conditions and control vehicle flow. It will also coordinate with relevant departments.
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal said his government would implement a traffic management plan prepared by experts. This would include setting up a traffic management centre, establishing traffic engineering wings and increasing manpower in traffic police departments. He was addressing officials from the two districts at a workshop on ‘Capacity Building for Traffic Management in Gurgaon and Faridabad’ at the College of Traffic Management.
Responding to the shortage of manpower in traffic police wings in the two cities, Monohar Lal said his government would get part-time employees and also deploy home guards. He added the process of recruiting 7,000 constables had started while the vacancy was about 15,000.
Traffic safety expert Rohit Baluja, who has been tasked to prepare the plan, said the government should treat Gurgaon and Faridabad as one zone while finding solutions to growing congestion.
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