Kolkata: There has been a spurt in traffic volume in Sector V with multinational companies and private offices calling back their employees in New Town to resume work from office from this month after a two-year work-from-home mandate. Used to be. Thus the police has been making changes in some traffic plans for the past two years and is running a fresh road safety awareness campaign for Sector V employees.
“The traffic here has tripled in the last two months. As a result, several traffic diversions and changes have been made to ease the movement of traffic. But we also feel there is a need to change the road behavior of some drivers and employees of Sector V. Hence, we are calling for these road safety awareness camps,” said a senior police officer from Bidhannagar city.
The Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority had appointed RITES to come up with a detailed traffic management plan. NDITA is also working on converting a major section from Infinity Benchmark to RDB Boulevard into a pedestrian one square Prohibited with the entry of cars.
Police have highlighted slow reflexes, trouble understanding signage, rash driving, talking on the phone while driving and jawalking as some of the major issues.
“We are distributing leaflets to private offices in Sector V and asking them to alert their employees as well as others about road safety issues. As many people are coming back to office for the first time in two years, we are confident that it will take some time for normalcy to return to the streets,” said the official.
“The emphasis should be on road safety and traffic rules while coming to the office. Therefore, we are promoting the six life-saving rules in our companies and creating awareness about site safety, home safety and road safety for our employees, associates and partners. Ritesh BatsaCircle CEO of Indus Towers at Godrej Waterside Building in Salt Lake, who participated in a road safety awareness campaign in coordination Bidhannagar Police last Wednesday.
“The traffic here has tripled in the last two months. As a result, several traffic diversions and changes have been made to ease the movement of traffic. But we also feel there is a need to change the road behavior of some drivers and employees of Sector V. Hence, we are calling for these road safety awareness camps,” said a senior police officer from Bidhannagar city.
The Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority had appointed RITES to come up with a detailed traffic management plan. NDITA is also working on converting a major section from Infinity Benchmark to RDB Boulevard into a pedestrian one square Prohibited with the entry of cars.
Police have highlighted slow reflexes, trouble understanding signage, rash driving, talking on the phone while driving and jawalking as some of the major issues.
“We are distributing leaflets to private offices in Sector V and asking them to alert their employees as well as others about road safety issues. As many people are coming back to office for the first time in two years, we are confident that it will take some time for normalcy to return to the streets,” said the official.
“The emphasis should be on road safety and traffic rules while coming to the office. Therefore, we are promoting the six life-saving rules in our companies and creating awareness about site safety, home safety and road safety for our employees, associates and partners. Ritesh BatsaCircle CEO of Indus Towers at Godrej Waterside Building in Salt Lake, who participated in a road safety awareness campaign in coordination Bidhannagar Police last Wednesday.