Gwalior District Collector, Anurag Chowdhary on Tuesday called a high level meeting of all concerned officials to find solutions to the deteriorating traffic condition in the city. The collector held wide ranging discussions on the issue with the District SP, Navneet Bhasin and the Municipal Commissioner, Sandeep Makin.
Despite relentless efforts by the District Administration and the Traffic Police, the traffic situation in the city has deteriorated at a great extent during the past many years. Traffic snarls are emerging as the biggest menace the city is facing and in the absence of proper management, even the policemen on the roads are finding it hard to cope. One of the main reasons for this sorry state of affairs is the phenomenal rise in the number of vehicles. Also the encroachments on the walking paths and illegal parking have added fuel to the fire.
According to sources, the worst affected areas are Shinde Ke Chawani, Railway Station junction, Hajira, Indergunj and Falka Bazar.
The officials, attending the meeting have been told to discuss on the traffic problems and provide measures to control the worsening traffic situation. The collector told the meeting that he was confident that the problem of traffic congestion and parking can be solved with collective effort. He asked the officials to prevent the illegal stoppage of buses on the roads and make sure that the buses stop only at the designated places. He also asked them to check all the school buses and confiscate such buses that have not yet installed the speed governor. He further asked the Traffic Police to use loud speakers in crowded areas to control the traffic.
The meeting was also attended by Additional Collector, Anup Kumar Singh, District Panchayt CEO, Shivam Verma, ADM, Sandeep Kerkette, Additional SP, Pankaj Pandey, Smart City CEO, Mahip Tejaswi and Traffic Officer, MP Singh, among others.