Act tough to curb parking on roads and street vending, cops told

GURUGRAM: The new police commissioner in a meeting with

traffic

officials on Saturday emphasised on strict enforcement against roadside

parking

. He also asked them to ensure that street

vendors

are kept at bay, adding that traffic cops should be present on

roads

during peak hours to assist people in case of traffic jams.

KK

Rao

met zonal officers of each traffic zone, apart from senior officers of the traffic department, on Saturday. Among several instructions, he asked traffic cops to wear clean

uniform

and their signature hat on duty, emphasising the maximum visibility policy as a measure to counter

crime

in the city.

TOI had reported that a day after the top

cop

joined his post, he said that he would be working on ensuring that cops were more visible and present on the streets.

Rao also instructed traffic cops to use Google maps to monitor the traffic situation. A senior cop responded, saying that traffic police did use Google maps and a traffic official also monitored roads on a screen in the traffic tower through the day.

Traffic cops were also ordered to ensure that traffic lights were working and functional and that they were always stationed at their assigned spots.

Rao further tried to motivate the cops by announcing rewards for the efficient ones. ACP (traffic), West, Jai Singh has been instructed to ensure that the traffic situation at some of the most crowded places — outside the railway station, the bus stand at Mahavir Chowk and around the Civil hospital and Sadar Bazar— be resolved. Sadar Bazar has become a priority among city officials. On Friday, 80 shops were sealed in a drive by the municipal corporation in the oldest and busiest market in the city.

“His idea was that cops should report for duty on a regular basis. There is obviously a challenge in enforcing regulations on roadside parking. We would ask people not to park on the main road, which affects traffic movement, and choose nearby plots or parking facilities,” said a senior traffic official, who was present at the meeting. He added that the rule of no-entry for heavy vehicles during peak hours would also be enforced now under a zero-tolerance policy.