Helpline launched to ease traffic woes

Amritsar: To regulate and solve the problem of frequent traffic chaos in different parts of the city, the police have launched a traffic helpline besides deputed dedicated traffic cops for opening traffic jams. Police Commissioner Vikram Jeet Duggal said: “Joint Commissioner of Police D Sudarvizhi will supervise the traffic helpline. People can call on the helpline 1073 if there is any traffic chaos. Besides, they can also WhatsApp at the traffic control room number 97811-30630 or post on Facebook page of the Amritsar Traffic Police Commissionerate. They can also tweet at @cpamritsar.

He said people can inform the administration about traffic bottlenecks. They can send the location of wrongly-parked vehicles and traffic police will take stern action against the offender.

Duggal said people can also share views at cpo.asr.police@punjab.gove.in. He said 30 cops on 15 bikes will remain stationed at different points, from where they can reach at the traffic bottleneck for streamlining traffic. He said 60 new permanent points were also earmarked where these cops would be stationed. TNS