Plan devised to avoid gridlocks in Murree

Popular hill resort eyes tourist influx before end of winter

RAWALPINDI:

Officials in Murree have devised a traffic management plan to facilitate tourists arriving at the hill station to enjoy the winter holidays.

Murree Deputy Commissioner (DC) Agha Zaheer Abbas Shirazi has said the implementation of the plan has been finalised to avoid gridlocks on the city roads.

He said that 13 tourist facilitation centres were established at different places in Murree while a control room had also been made fully functional. The DC said that the district administration had made excellent arrangements to promote tourism in the region besides helping and assisting the tourists.

A large number of tourists visit Murree to enjoy the snowfall in winter, he said adding, that solid steps were taken by the district administration to provide assistance and guidance to the tourists.

He informed that on the directives of Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaquat Ali Chattha, the administration was ensuring strict implementation of the Murree Contingency Plan to facilitate the tourists. All the machinery along with the drivers would be available round the clock during the snowfall season, he said.

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According to the Murree Contingency Plan, additional staff had been provided to traffic police and related departments. He said that the role of traffic police is most important to regulate the traffic in Murree.

Entry of the vehicles would be allowed according to the parking capacity in Murree, he informed. The management had completed all its arrangements for the snowfall season and the staff and officers would not be allowed to remain absent from the duties, he warned.

Facilitation Centers at various locations in Murree at Satara Meel, Lower Topa, Jika Galli, GPO, Kashmir Point, Kuldana, Kali Mitti, Masiyari, Sindhan, Sunny Bank, Bhorban, Thanda Jungle and Saharbagla had been set up to guide the tourists, the DC said. Public service messages were being displayed on SMDs to spread awareness, he informed.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, January 29^th, 2024.