Traffic Management

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PANAJI: Volunteers with placards around their necks grabbed the attention of passersby at Panaji's KTC bus stand and outside the capital city's fish market on Monday as Goa Consumers Action Network (GOACAN) members raised awareness about road safety measures. The placards advised vehicle owners driving and riding to wear seat belts and helmets for their safety. The unique demonstration attracted attention as volunteers stood with their arms spread to draw the sight of riders towards them, which...

NOIDA: The Noida Authority's plan to make the stretch between Kalindi Kunj in Delhi to NH-24 signal-free by constructing underpasses at overcrowded junctions is all set to get approved this week. The Authority is compiling a detailed estimate report and traffic management plan for the project that will be taken up for discussion this week. Once the reports are approved, the Authority will float tenders to begin construction of the underpasses. A traffic management plan had...

KANPUR: The traffic police have announced certain traffic arrangements, including diversions, for the second Test match between India and Sri Lanka that will be held at Green Park Stadium from November 24 to 28. The arrangements will be in force during the match, says a press release. From Company Bagh towards VIP Road: No vehicles will be allowed on the road from the junction of Company Bagh to VIP Road, except cricket match ticket holders and vehicles with passes.

HYDERABAD: From bad to worse, that is exactly how techies working at the Hi-Tec City describe travelling on the Kukatpally-Miyapur road, which is not only the busiest but also a glaring example of neglect by the administration. The 7-km stretch is extensively used for commuting by a large number of IT employees who reside in nearby localities. "It is nothing less than a torture to travel on this stretch," said B Rohith, a software professional who resides in Miyapur and travels to...

PONDA: With the BJP-MGP backed Ponda citizens committee and Congress- backed Ponda vikas samiti wrestling it out for the Ponda municipal council (PMC) polls scheduled for May 12, the election scene is hotting up with the ruling coalition working overnight to wrest control of the municipality. Both the panels have released their manifestos and they have left no stone unturned to woo the electorate. A total of 60 candidates are in the fray for the 14-seat Ponda municipality. The Citizens committee is...

NEW DELHI: Will the CBI be now looking after the traffic management? Keeping the impartiality of CBI in mind, the agency might soon be asked to take care of traffic management, said Minister of State for Personnel Vasundra Raje in a lighter vein. "Don't laugh, such is the level of trust of the people in you that they want you even to look after this minute thing," Raje said at an investiture ceremony of CBI here on the concluding day of two-day conference of Superintendents of Police.

CHANDIGARH: Taking a cue from the havoc as a result of rains in Delhi, the UT traffic advisory committee and road safety NGOs have put forward proposals to the administration on how to gear up for traffic management amidst water-logging much before advent of monsoons. The suggestions include that for notification on display boards regarding ways to drive in inundated places for preventing snarls, daily updates and radio announcements about low-lying areas so that they could be avoided.

LUCKNOW: A new set of rules, including the one empowering the station house officer (SHO) to impose fine on traffic violators is in the offing. A proposal to this effect has been prepared and sent for cabinet clearance. The demand for such a measure had been pending for long and was also raised at the seminar on traffic rules and regulation organised by The Times of India on December 2, 2005. It was once again raised at the seminar 'traffic...

MYSORE: Addressing a traffic awareness programme organized by city traffic police for KSOU employees, the VC said they had been planning to start a course on traffic but following advice by city police commissioner K L Sudheer they decided to start the course this year itself. Earlier, city police chief Sudheer said the responsibility of containing traffic accidents also lies with public. Police, however, were trying hard to bring down accidents and bring in road discipline among road users by...

LUCKNOW: It was not something new but the problem increased on the evening of August 14 as traffic management in Hazaratganj area was all chaos. The traffic authorities did every thing they could to clear roads just before chief minister Mayawati's caravan passed en route to the reserve police lines. The traffic police as well as the district police left no stone unturned to get the route vacated just minutes before the CM's cavalcade left for the destination. "It was like a...

INDORE: In response to a PIL over traffic, Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh highcourt has issued directive to institute a committee to monitor traffic management in the city and court has also asked petitioner to submit his suggestion over traffic management. The directive came in response to a PIL filed by social activist Sanjay Mittal seeking corrective measures for traffic system on five different points in Indore. Next hearing on the issue is scheduled on May 10. The...

NOIDA : Even as the ADB Summit started on Thursday, the district authorities failed to stop dumpers, trucks and buses from being parked beside the Greater Noida Expressway in stark violation of rules. In the past, such vehicles have caused serious accidents resulting in many deaths. The ill-preparedness of Gautam Budh Nagar police, which had claimed to provide a safe and secure passageway to commuters during the summit, failed to rein in over a half a dozen vehicles that...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Traffic Police has submitted a detailed de-congestion plan to UTTIPEC for NH-24 after frequent snarls were reported on the arterial road. The plan, which requires rectifying some engineering defects on the road by PWD, is under consideration, said a UTTIPEC official. Sources told TOI that the planning body would call a meeting with all the stakeholders before taking a stand on the plan. Every day, around 2km-long traffic jams are reported on the stretch from Mayur...

College students are set to start their industrial training and summer internship programmes. So how does interning with the Gurgaon Police sound? This is the time when most college students are busy applying to different organizations for a summer internship. But instead of applying to that multinational, have you given a thought to interning with the police? It may have more in common with your area of interest than you think. Study cyber crime, traffic...

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) inducted 181 women conductors on Tuesday at a function held in Gandhinagar in the presence of state ministers and GSRTC officials. The women will undergo training on Wednesday. Anandiben Patel, the state revenue minister; and Nitin Patel, the state transport minister, handed over the appointment letters to the women. The officials said that the women conductors have been posted near their native places to...

LUDHIANA: The chinks in the traffic management of the city are prominently visible near the bus stand as despite of the deployment of heavy contingent of traffic Police at the spot the bus operators give a tough ride to the commuters. Already the auto rickshaws and the buses moving towards Ferozepur and Moga were adding to the congestion at the road but now the buses plying towards the city from Patiala or Chandigarh enter the bus stand by taking a turn from the main road. It is worth mentioning...

NEW DELHI: Shoddy diversions and bad planning during the anti-rape protests resulted in massive traffic snarls in central Delhi on Saturday. With the authority being unable to route traffic around the protests, the snarl began around 10.30am when protesters thronged the main gate of the police headquarters at ITO. Police failed to react on time as they continued to allow traffic on Indraprastha Marg in front of the headquarters, instead of immediately...

KANPUR: The traffic and civil police trained disable persons who will assist them in traffic management at Bada Chauraha. They were given training on how to manage traffic and stop people from crossing barricades. The session started around 11 am which continued till late in the afternoon on Friday. The differently-able persons learned the ways to manage traffic. The cops also trained them on how to issue chalans. Handicapped people are soon going to assist the traffic police to control traffic at 20...