Rajouri: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Traffic Jammu and Kashmir M. Suleman Choudhary on Sunday directed traffic and district police officers to intensify enforcement, identify accident-prone locations and strengthen road safety measures across the Rajouri-Poonch region.
Chairing a coordination meeting at the District Police Lines (DPL) Rajouri, Choudhary reviewed measures to improve traffic management, reduce road accidents and ease congestion in the twin districts.
He called for focused, data-driven enforcement, particularly in rural areas, and directed officials to conduct audits of school buses and commercial vehicles, organise road safety awareness programmes and establish joint checking points involving local and traffic police.
The IGP also called for strict action against traffic violations, including riding without helmets, triple riding and using mobile phones while driving. He directed officers to address parking-related issues and improve coordination between departments.
Emphasising the need for sustained field-level action, Choudhary asked officers to regularly monitor enforcement activities and ensure accountability in implementing the directions issued during the meeting.
The meeting was attended by DIGP Rajouri-Poonch Range Sandeep Wazir, SSP Rajouri Naresh Singh, SSP Traffic Rural Jammu Master Popsy, Additional SP Rajouri Waseem Mehmood, Additional SP Poonch Hamid Banday and other police and traffic officials.
The meeting focused on coordinated enforcement and improved traffic discipline to ensure safer and smoother movement of vehicles across the region.
