Recently, I was coming from Shastri Nagar and going towards Sadar Bazar in the morning and I saw a very good arrangement done by the Delhi Traffic Police, which ensured smooth movement of traffic in the area. All the shopkeepers driving towards Sadar Bazaar are the beneficiaries here.

At the Azad Market Chowk, on the Rani Jhansi marg, the entry to the Sadar Bazaar area is a one-way traffic arrangement. Thus it ensures free entry for all those going towards Sadar Bazaar. While for those coming out from Sadar Bazaar, they have to take a slight detour. I think it is a new arrangement and is very well managed by the traffic cops. Moreover, I saw lot of traffic cops standing there and managing it. Such innovative thinking is required at the ground level by the traffic police. I think all the ground level staff on the field must be frequently asked for suggestions to improve the traffic. Since they are on the field, they know the solutions best.

Another point here is regarding transfers of traffic police officials. Since the time I am covering traffic police as a beat, never have I seen an ACP or Traffic Inspector, continuing over a certain post for more than six months. They are regularly transferred from one place or the other. This practice should be discouraged. Actually these transfers are done to discourage corrupt practices adopted by officials. But according to me only good officers are suffering due to this. An officer who wants to make money will make money no matter where he is posted.

But for an officer who wants to work and improve on traffic management in his area, he needs to first liason with officers of civic agencies, then he needs to know his area well as in traffic patterns etc. and then he needs to follow-up on his proposals. But here the problem is by the time the proposals finalise, they get transferred. I think transfers of Traffic Inspectors and ACPs should be done according to their performance on the field. Good officers should be given time to work on their area. Only then, they would be able to deliver.