Ranchi

Coordinated efforts needed for smooth traffic in city: CS

PNS

Chief Secretary Rajiv Gauba today instructed senior officials of various departments to form a joint team that could work with proper coordination to streamline traffic system of the city. The CS said that the problems of traffic could only be solved through proper coordination and efforts of concerned departments.

Gauba was holding ahigh-level meeting with officials of Uraban Development department, Transport department, RMC, Police and district administration at his office on Saturday.  The CS stressed on the need of making proper workplan for smooth traffic in the city. He instructed Ranchi SSP Prabhat Kumar to propose creation of extra posts if they are needed for maintaining the traffic of the city. He also asked to strengthen the control room and make it more effective.

Kumar, during the meeting, presented Tetra Control Plan for keeping an eye on the city activities and said that CCTV cameras were needed at important places. SP (Traffic) YS Ramesh said that anti-encroachment drives were being consucted across the city for improving the traffic situation. He gave proposals on making more parking places and removing encroachment.

Ramesh said that several steps were being taken to make the work more transparent and definite. He said that short and long-term plans were being made for improving traffic situation of the city. Additional CS (Home) NN Pandey, DGP Rajiv Kumar, Urban Development department Secretary AK Singh and other senior officials were present in the meeting.