Surat top cop spends hour daily at traffic points

SURAT: For the past three days, city police commissioner R B Brahmbhatt has been spending an hour daily at the busy traffic junctions. This is his attempt to motivate cops who are enforcing lockdown for one-and-half months on the field and also to understand the problems they have to face from violations.
On Friday, Brahmbhatt visited Adajan end of Cable Stayed Bridge and spent an hour monitoring the traffic movement. “I started visiting the traffic points to understand why so many vehicles are coming on the road despite lockdown. Most of the vehicles have permits or have valid reason to commute,” said Brahmbhatt.
Out of 350 vehicles checked during his one-and-half-hour’s stay at Adajan, only two were found without permit, he added.
During his visit the chief does not call any other officer to the spot. He continues monitoring the situation alone with his striking force. Since the start of lockdown, Brahmbhatt has been visiting different areas in the city at least twice a day.
“I prefer to spend time on the road instead of the office in the current situation. Spending time in the field helps bring the actual situation to light. I choose areas randomly after assessing where traffic movement is the highest,” Brahmbhatt added.
In the recent past, the senior police officials took disciplinary actions against many cops who were found negligent in their duties at important crossroads in the city. The negligent behaviour were caught on the spot by the seniors during their visits.