Debashish Panda called me from Noida to talk about traffic problem in Noida. He says, “I stay in Sector 62 in Noida everyday I go to my office situated at Sector 16 A. It is a stretch of 12 kilomteres. In between this stretch there are 5-6 traffic signals but none of them are synchronised. Since it is a major arterial road, the traffic police in Noida should synchronise it so that we get a green channel every time we take it. Presently we have to stop at each red light which consumes so much of our precious time.”Well, frankly speaking Debashish, I don’t know much about how Noida traffic functions. But I know one thing that Delhi Traffic Police is running courses for UP Police who are posted in their traffic department. Since Noida is an important part of National Capital Region of Delhi, so I think the district authorities should be keener to give their residents the same facilities that Delhiites get, be it traffic police or local policing.Things like synchronising the traffic signals can be done easily but someone in the authority has to take an initiative. In terms of roads, Noida is better off than Ghaziabad, where the condition is just pathetic. Even lighting on the streets is a big problem in Ghaziabad, which is a major cause of worry for commuters as it is prone to accidents. Perhaps the Uttar Pradesh government should show some concern in developing Ghaziabad also. Invariably people coming from Meerut, Musoorie, etc. get caught in traffic jams at the Delhi-Ghaziabad border. The district authority should show some respect to commuters by providing better traffic management in border areas. Haryana in those terms is good. Perhaps if travelling on GT Karnal Road, one feels relieved once we enter Haryana as the road conditions are perfect for driving. On the contrary if you enter Delhi from Haryana, miseries of commuters start as the broadening of GT Karnal Road is presently under construction on Delhi side and it will take some time before Delhiites could heave a sigh of relief.