Kochi City traffic police rope in civil defence volunteers for festival season traffic control
The Hindu
In market and Broadway areas, volunteers will also ensure maintenance of COVID-19 protocol
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the City traffic police have roped in 125 civil defence volunteers for traffic and crowd control during this festival season. They have been deployed across the City Traffic West limits and will continue on duty at least till the eve of Onam. Fifty volunteers each are being deployed in two shifts from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. “We have identified 35 points within our limits where they are deployed on a priority basis with the primary focus being on reining in unauthorised parking and ensuring lane traffic along narrow lanes to avert blocks. Among these include seven points in the market and Broadway area, where their service also includes maintenance of COVID-19 protocol to avoid overcrowding,” said T.B. Vijayan, Assistant Commissioner, Traffic West.More Related News
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