Taking cognisance of the people’s inconveneince due to traffic jam every day, State Chief Secretary Shatrughna Singh convened a meeting with the senior administrative and police officers on Thursday. He has instructed them to establish coordination among departments — public works department, power, peyjal, Municipal Corporation to improve traffic system in the State. City Patrol Unit which was formed in Dehradun, Haridwar and Nainital to smoothen traffic flow as well as to take deterrent action against the violators of traffic rules, need to be strengthen in the State. In addition to this, separate structure will be made for traffic police to achieve the same.
Chief Secretary Singh said that around Rs16 crore has been earmarked for the financial year 2016-17 including Rs6 crore for CPU human resources and Rs10 crores for procurement of equipments.
Singh said that after CPU pressed into action, there has been decline in incidents of chain snatching, eve teasing and other offices in the assigned area. During meeting it was told that since introduction of CPU as pilot project and received appreciation at various levels. CPU will be equipped with modern equipments.
A total of 2, 01, 119 vehicles are registered in the State. Around five crore tourists are reaching at various tourist destinations across the state each year. Along with CPU, traffic police would also be strengthened to improve the traffic system in crowded cities. Others present on the occasion were principal secretary (home) Umakant Panwar, DGP BS Sidhu, ADGP (administration) Ram Singh Meena, additional secretary (home) Ajay Rautela and other senor police officers.