To ensure smooth movement of vehicles and prevent traffic snarls, a traffic police station would be set up in Sambalpur city soon, said district Superintendent of Police Akhileswar Singh said.
An Inspector of Police would be the in charge of the traffic police station. Moreover, two Sub-Inspectors, two Assistant SIs and 48 Traffic Constables would be posted in the traffic police station, said Singh.
The traffic police station would function from the city’s Traffic police outpost located adjacent to the Town police station, for which some renovation work is going in the building now. It has been decided to inaugurate the traffic police station by the end of this month, Singh added.
The traffic staffs, posted in the traffic police station, would manage the traffic of Sambalpur and Burla. later, they would manage the traffic of the entire proposed corporation area.
At present, 50 police personnel headed by a Sub-Inspector control the traffic of the entire city. Now, almost all the arterial roads of the city witness traffic mess every day. Haphazard parking is made at several places. One can see vehicles parked in front of business establishments.