Under the traffic plan, traffic police officers have been directed to take action against rule violators in accordance with the law. PHOTO: FILE
Encroachments are a major hurdle in the smooth flow of traffic on city roads and traffic officers have been directed to make all out efforts to avoid traffic snarls on roads, the city traffic officer (CTO) said on Wednesday.
At a press conference, Superintendent of Police (SP) Ishtiaq Hussain Shah said the authorities have also been requested to remove encroachments from the city roads to ease congestion. The CTO said traffic officers are making great efforts to regulate traffic.
He said encroachments should be removed at all costs to ensure better traffic flow, adding that without the removal of encroachments, increasing traffic problems cannot be controlled and other traffic-related issues cannot be addressed properly.
Shah said parking vehicles on city roads is strictly being checked and negligence on the part of traffic police officials would not be tolerated. Under the traffic plan, traffic police officers have been directed to take action against rule violators in accordance with the law and keep a vigilant eye on suspicious vehicles.
Strict legal action has also been ordered against vehicles with tinted windows or those moving in the city without number plates, he added.
The CTO informed that under the campaign, citizens are being educated regarding traffic rules and road safety. The Education Wing of the Traffic Police is making efforts to spread awareness so that the roads could be made safe, he added.
He said a grand operation has also been launched against one wheeling and all the traffic wardens have been directed to impound all altered motorcycles of one-wheelers.
He urged parents to come forward and play their role to curb the activity as one wheeling, rash and negligent driving are the main causes of fatal accidents.
He further said that the city traffic police are also trying hard to eliminate the begging from city roads and during its efforts, hundreds of beggars are arrested every month and handed over to district police.
He said that child beggars netted from city roads are turned over to the Child Protection Bureau.
The CTO said that two special squads comprising an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), six constables and a lady constable are working to locate child beggars.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 12th, 2013.
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