Waking up from slumber, Gautam Budh Nagar police have decided to man the 25 km-long stretch from Mahamaya flyover to Greater Noida — known as the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. The district police have decided to deploy policemen along the route that otherwise remained deserted.
As the residential and industrial units are rapidly increasing along the expressway, the law enforcement agency has planned to ensure police's presence and round-the-clock patrolling on the entire carriageway. To increase the police presence, the senior police officials have decided to create police pickets at three points on both sides of the road and have planned to patrol police vehicles during the day-time too.
"As number of Expressway users is increasing by the day, instances of accident and crime are being reported regularly. To avoid such incidents, we have decided to keep close vigil on the entire carriageway. Initially, we are conducting a detailed survey so we could deploy policemen to ensure public safety," said Preetinder Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police, Gautam Budh Nagar.
Apart from this, Noida authority is also working on a traffic management system for the Expressway that is likely to be implemented from next month. Under the proposed traffic management system, authority has proposed to set up public booths. CCTV surveillance and increased movement of rescue vehicles will also be put in place. The authority officials have also planned to increase the number of bus shelters on both sides. Noida authority has constructed only four bus shelters on one side and has provided one rescue vehicle for the entire highway, causing problems for the local people.
According to the senior officials of the authority, as the civic infrastructure is developing along the highway by leaps and bounds, it is the need-of-the-hour to introduce better traffic management system on the Expressway so the commuters could enjoy a hassle-free ride.
"We have planned a world-class traffic system for the roads of the city that will be based on international traffic management system. The announcement will soon be made in this regard," said Manoj Rai, OSD of Noida authority.