SRINAGAR: Inspector General of Police (IGP), Traffic, Jammu and Kashmir, M. Suleman Choudhary on Tuesday reviewed traffic management arrangements, road safety measures and enforcement activities across the Union Territory ahead of the upcoming Darbar Move.
The meeting, attended by traffic unit senior superintendents of police (SSPs), deputy superintendents of police (DySPs) and the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP), Traffic Range Kashmir, focused on identifying congestion points and accident-prone locations and ensuring preparedness for the anticipated increase in vehicular movement.
The meeting was attended in person by DIGP Traffic Range Jammu Haseeb-Ur-Rehman, Staff Officer to IGP Traffic Mohammad Rashid Bhat, SSP Traffic Rural Kashmir Liaqat Ali and SSP Traffic City Srinagar Bisma Qazi, along with DySPs Traffic City Srinagar. Other officers, including SSP Traffic National Highway, Raman K. M. Priyanka, SSP Traffic Rural Jammu Master Popsy and SSP Traffic City Jammu Amit Bhasin, participated through video conferencing along with concerned DySPs.
Choudhary directed the SSP and DySP Traffic City Jammu to prepare and implement a comprehensive traffic management plan, keeping in view the anticipated winter migration from the Valley, Doda and Kishtwar, and increased traffic from November to the end of February.
Special attention was directed towards congestion-prone areas, including Sidhra, Bathindi and adjoining localities, Green Belt Park, Jammu Railway Station, Railway Chowk, Narwal, Qasim Nagar, Canal Road, Bagh-e-Bahu, Satwari and Janipur.
SSP Traffic National Highway Ramban was directed to ensure smooth and uninterrupted movement of the Darbar Move convoy, particularly along the single-lane stretch between Nachlana and Hingni and the Dewal and Mom Passi stretches. The officer was also asked to coordinate closely with DIGP Traffic Range Kashmir and the SSPs Traffic Rural Kashmir and Traffic City Jammu to facilitate the convoy’s safe passage.
Emphasising road safety, the IGP directed officers to take proactive steps to reduce accidents and launch special enforcement drives against stunt biking, underage driving, overloading, rash driving and drunk driving. He called for strict legal action against violators.