Multiple agencies in the district have launched a concerted implementation of ways and means to tackle water-logging and other problems in the city. District Administration, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and the Police Department have connected with an internal WhatsApp number to share water-logging, traffic jams, garbage and other related issues on the group to resolve the problem.
The different agencies have prepared a detailed action plan to resolve traffic, water logging and other issues so that the resident of the city could not face traffic mess during the rain.
It may be recalled that on August 28, the city was plagued by a massive traffic jam and water logging at different locations due to lack of coordination between various departments.
“The district administration working with the NHAI and GMDA to ensure all water pumps are in working condition so that they can be used in emergencies,” Deputy Commissioner, Vinay Pratap Singh, said.
Meanwhile, Gurugram Police has decided to deploy more traffic personnel at busy junctions to share traffic updates and other issues with the multiple agencies during rain and peak hours.
“We have deployed additional police personnel at major traffic junctions on the city road to avoid any traffic mess. On August 28 the commuters had faced four hours jam due to water logging in the vicinity of Hero Honda Chowk.
The issued along with water-logging photos we had shared with the concerned authority. Once the agency resolves the water logging problem at Hero Honda Chowk the commuters will not face jam on the stretch,” said Sandeep Malik, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), who has been entrusted with additional charge of traffic police.
“We will make all required efforts during the rain and peak hours traffic so that the commuters on Delhi-Gurugram Expressway and residents didn't face any problem related with the traffic jams. To ensure the smooth traffic in the city traffic police will be deployed 24x7 at water-logging prone sites in shifts,” ACP Malik said.
Meanwhile, Gurugram Police have identified 24 points within the city which could be vulnerable to heavy traffic jams. These points are Shankar Chowk, Atlas Chowk, Iffco Chowk, Signature Tower, Sector-31, Jharsa Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, Hero Honda Chowk, Vatika Chowk, Subhash Chowk, Bata Chowk, Atul Kataria Chowk, Huda City Centre, Hanuman Chowk, Ghata More, Kherki Daula toll plaza, Rampura Chowk, IMT Chowk in Manesar, Panchgaon Chowk, Bilaspur Chowk, Kapriwas, Himgiri Chowk sector-10, Ambedkar Chowk in Sohna and Jamalpur in Pataudi.