Plans afoot to decongest 10 busy chowks & roads

Ludhiana: The Ludhiana Police traffic wing is all set to decongest 10 chowks and roads. They have submitted a digital presentation to commissioner of police Rakesh Agarwal, who will share it with the municipal corporation to make the required changes.
The 10 chowks and roads are: Kesar Ganj Mandi, Girjagarh Chowk, Division 3 Chowk, Mata Rani Chowk, Meena Bazaar Chowk, Old Session Court Chowk towards DMC Hospital, Chander Nagar puli, DMC Road near police lines, Pakhowal Road canal bridge towards Jawaddi, and Atam Nagar Chowk towards bus stand.
Assistant commissioner of police (traffic) Gurdev Singh said, “The restrictions imposed due to the pandemic have been eased. Eventually, traffic chaos will be back on roads. We have picked up 10 traffic congestion points, where we will work first to decongest them.”
The cops arrived at the solutions after studying the reasons for traffic chaos at these points.
“At Atam Nagar Chowk, there is a manhole which is a few feet higher than the road. As a result, commuters do not use about 10 feet space. At the Old Session Court Chowk, those who have to go left towards DMC Hospital have to stop at traffic signal. Therefore, we plan to build a slipway there. At Chander Nagar puli, there is a need to make round the sharp edges of the bridge, so that vehicles take less space while taking a turn. At DMC Road towards police lines, there is a need to build a concrete median,” he added.
“At Division 3 Chowk, Kesar Ganj Mandi, Meena Bazaar and Girjagarh Chowk, spring posts should be installed so that vehicles remain on their side of the road,” he said.
The traffic police had prepared maps for the project. “However, it was a bit difficult to make others understand these. Meanwhile, a teenager, Daksham, and his father, Rajesh, approached us and expressed willingness to help. Then, Daksham prepared a digital presentation of the maps with a voiceover. Now, municipal corporation and other officials can easily understand the project. I have submitted the project to joint commissioner of police Deepak Pareek, who has sent it to the police commissioner. The presentation will be shared with the MC,” the ACP added.
Teenager helps make digital presentation
Fifteen-year-old Daksham helped police make the presentation easy to understand. Daksham’s father Rajesh, a resident of Shivaji Nagar, said, “Daksham has cleared Class X. He is more into coding. He is already preparing a mobile application of Ludhiana city police free of cost. We had approached the traffic police to know if Daksham can help them in any project and they asked him to prepare the presentation.”