Traffic police rope in civil defence volunteers for festive season traffic control
The Hindu
They have found the experiment quite effective to tide over the challenges in enforcement, owing to their manpower shortage
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 festive season. They have been deployed across the city’s west traffic limits and will continue 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.More Related News
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