Staff Reporter
City Traffic Police (CTP) Rawalpindi have chalked out a comprehensive traffic plan for Eid ul Azha under which enhanced number of traffic wardens would be deployed in main city areas aimed at avoiding traffic mess during Eid ul Azha prayers. A control room has been set up at Traffic Police Headquarters to monitor the situation.
According to City Traffic Officer (CTO) Rawalpindi Syed Ali Akbar, all out efforts would be made to control traffic on city roads especially on 9th Zilhaj, Youm-e-Arfa (Chand Raat). As many as 520 Traffic Wardens, 76 Traffic Assistant, 30 Inspectors and seven DSPs would be on duty to regulate traffic on city roads. One-wheelers would be dealt in accordance with the law.
Traffic wardens have been directed to impound motorcycles of one-wheelers in respective police stations. He urged the citizens particularly parents to play a role to curb the activity as one wheeling, rash and negligent driving are the main causes for fatal accidents.
All the traffic officers and wardens have also been directed to remain present at their duty points so that no traffic jam could be witnessed, he added.
