Written by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath
Five new traffic police stations will be opened in Bengaluru for the better management of traffic in the city and they will be provided with a DCP (Deputy Commissioner of Police), staff, vehicles, and all the equipment to deal with traffic density, said Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai. He also said that 11 overpassees will be added to BengaluruтАЩs infrastructure.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, he said. “Bengaluru is the fastest-growing city and over 5,000 new vehicles are being added to city roads every day. There is a need of new traffic police stations and extra traffic force. Bengaluru also has a floating population of nearly 10 lakh people daily. There is also a need to chalk out short-term and long-term plans to deal with it. Under the Amrit Nagarotthana scheme, the construction of 11 overpasses is sanctioned.”
Bommai also said that it is first time in the history of Bengaluru that 11 overpasses have been sanctioned within one year. “Under the same scheme, a тВ╣3,000 crore grant had been released for the construction of roads. A special commissioner has been appointed for traffic management and now traffic problems have been reduced. Vehicles coming from outside had been regulated by deploying more traffic police personnel to prevent traffic snarls,” he added.
(With inputs from agencies)
