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| Committee stresses for measures to streamline traffic, avoid accidents | | DRSC-II discuss transport sector | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 21: A meeting of Departmental Related Standing Committee DRC-II was convened under the chairmanship of Khalid Najeeb Khalid Suharwardy in which threadbare discussion was held on the functioning of the Transport department
Legislators, Ghulam Qadir Pardesi, Nurboo Gialchan, Jugal Kishore attended the meeting as members of the committee. Threadbare discussion was held regarding the improvement of traffic system in the state besides measures for reducing the traffic accidents and members put forth various suggestions for the purpose. Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman enquired from the transport authorities about the steps taken for the regulating traffic jam in the twin cities of the state. He said that prevalence of accident rate is high in the state for which he asked the concerned authorities to take measures for strict enforcement of traffic rules and augmenting transport system in the state.
It was said that installing of traffic signals at various crucial junctions has eased traffic jams and measures should be taken so that they are installed at all vital points. It was also discussed that registration of vehicles be checked properly and overloading, teenage driving, rash driving should also be curbed effectively besides cameras and speed breakers be installed on main routes.
The transport facilities being provided to tourists, yatries came also under discussion and it was desired that metering of auto Rikshaws and other modes of transport be pursued for preventing over charging. Besides seats be reserved for women handicap and senior citizens in buses and matadors.
The committee took serious view of the shopping malls, banquet halls, hotels and showrooms who were bound to construct parking space for the vehicles have violated these norms and the concerned authorities were asked that strict action should be taken against the violators.
The chairman also said that people should cooperate for ensuring that traffic rules are followed so that the traffic mishaps are avoided.
The officers of the transport and traffic department briefed the committee about the measures taken by the concerned departments for streamline the traffic system in the state.
Among others, Transport Commissioner, Mehraj Ahmed Kakroo, IGP, Traffic, Munir Ahmed Khan, DIG's Traffic Kashmir/Jammu, S. A. Watali and T. Phunsog, Secretary Council, M. A. Mir, MD, SRTC, J. S. Tandon, Joint Transport Commissioner, Sheikh Fayaz, RTO's Kashmir/Jammu, Mohammad Anis and Virinder Salathia and senior officers of the Council Secretariat attended the meeting. |
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