Lahore, January 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):Inspector General of Police Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan while issuing orders to make the traffic police more efficient in all the districts of Punjab said that such officers and personnel who do not want to work should be removed from the field and strict action should be taken.
IG Punjab directed that the supervisory officers themselves should be seen on roads and strict action would be taken against the negligent. Rao Sardar Ali Khan said that useless, incompetent and corrupt officers and officials should be removed from field postings and they should be held accountable. He said that those who do good work should be commended while those who are useless and work shirkers should be severely reprimanded.
IG Punjab directed the traffic police and Punjab Highway Patrol to take concrete steps to prevent traffic accidents through effective coordination and to intensify the awareness campaign among the citizens regarding traffic rules. Rao Sardar Ali Khan directed that additional personnel should be deployed to maintain flow of traffic on the highways of Murree during winter and all possible help should be provided to citizens on in case of any problem.
IG Punjab directed traffic wardens to perform their duties more diligently in rainy season for smooth flow of traffic and assistance to the citizens. IG Punjab said that special plan should be formulated to solve traffic problems in Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Faisalabad, Multan and Gujranwala and other major cities. He issued these instructions to DIG Traffic Punjab and CTO Lahore while presiding over a meeting held at Central Police Office today to improve traffic management system.
Instructing the officers, IG Punjab said that the citizens across the province should be encouraged to get licenses and awareness campaign should be expedited. He also emphasized upon that transfer and posting of traffic wardens should be done only on merit. Rao Sardar Ali Khan said that a comprehensive strategy should be adopted for traffic management at the time of arrival and departure outside major schools, educational institutions and offices so that the citizens would face minimum hassle.
Instructing the officers, IG Punjab said that for convenience of citizens, the procedure for issuance of driving license should be further simplified with the use of modern technology and weekly campaign for issuance of driving license should be conducted in other cities of the province in the style of Lahore Traffic Police.
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