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| M. Suleman Choudhary-IPS, IGP Traffic J&K chairs meeting with traffic officers | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 5: Shri M. Suleman Choudhary, IPS, Inspector General of Police, Traffic J&K, today chaired a meeting with senior Traffic Police officers to review traffic arrangements for the forthcoming Diwali celebrations, winter preparedness in Kashmir and along the National Highway, identify traffic congestion points and accident-prone locations, assess enforcement measures and review road accident hotspots/blackspots. The meeting also deliberated upon various measures aimed at preventing road accidents, easing traffic congestion and strengthening traffic regulation and enforcement across Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended in-person by Shri Mohd Rashid Bhat, JKPS, Staff Officer to IGP Traffic J&K, Shri Amit Bhasin-JKPS, SSP Traffic City Jammu, Shri Master Popsy-JKPS, SSP Traffic Rural Jammu, Dr Sunniya Wani-JKPS, Dy.SP Traffic City South Jammu, Shri Ashwani Kumar, Dy.SP Traffic City North Jammu, Shri Tilk Raj Bhardwaj, Dy.SP Traffic City Rural Jammu, Shri Gowhar Yasin Qadri, Dy.SP Traffic Hqrs J&K, Shri Farooq Ahmad, ADO, Traffic Hqrs J&K. The out stationed officers namely Shri Haseeb-Ur-Rehman-IPS, DIGP Traffic Range Kashmir, MS Bisma Qazi-IPS, SSP traffic City Srinagar, MS K M Priyanka-IPS-SSP Traffic NHW Ramban and Shri Liaqat Ali-JKPS, SSP traffic Rural Kashmir attended the meeting through video conferencing.
During the meeting, IGP Traffic J&K directed officers to formulate comprehensive traffic management plans for Diwali celebrations in both Jammu and Srinagar cities as well as other major towns, keeping in view the expected increase in vehicular and pedestrian movement due to festive shopping and public gatherings.
He stressed that special attention be given to market areas, shopping complexes, religious places, major intersections and locations where temporary stalls, particularly those selling sweets and firecrackers, are likely to be established. Officers were directed to ensure visible deployment of traffic personnel, regulate roadside parking, prevent unauthorized encroachments and ensure smooth movement of emergency vehicles.
Shri M. Suleman Choudhary, IPS, IGP Traffic J&K, also directed the Kashmir based senior Traffic Police officers, besides SSP Traffic NHW Ramban, to remain fully prepared for the forthcoming winter season and formulate a comprehensive winter traffic management plan, particularly for Qazigund, the National Highway, Mughal Road and Sonamarg. Officers were instructed to identify vulnerable stretches, landslide-prone areas, snow accumulation points and other critical locations in advance. In the event of any prediction of heavy rainfall or snowfall, adequate manpower and machinery, including snow cutters and other snow-clearance equipment, shall be kept in a state of readiness in coordination with the concerned road maintaining agencies. No vehicle shall be allowed to proceed towards vulnerable stretches without proper assessment of road conditions and necessary clearance from the competent authorities.
Emphasising road safety, IGP Traffic J&K directed all officers to adopt a proactive approach towards prevention of road accidents and intensify enforcement against traffic violations that pose a serious threat to human life. |
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