The Supreme Court of India has called upon the concerned authorities in Uttar Pradesh and the National Capital Territory (NCT) to present a comprehensive traffic management plan for the areas of Kaushambi and Ghaziabad. Calling for a concerted effort from the authorities in these regions, the Court ordered the constitution of a committee to frame and implement the plan.
This committee shall comprise the Divisional Commissioner, Meerut; Chairperson, Ghaziabad Development Authority; Municipal Commissioner, Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam; District Magistrate, Ghaziabad; the Chairperson of UPSRTC; Senior Superintendent of Police, Ghaziabad; Municipal Commissioner, East Delhi Municipal Corporation; a senior officer to be nominated by the Commissioner of Police; and the Transport Secretary of the Government of NCT of Delhi.
“In the circumstances, we are of the view that, within three weeks, a comprehensive traffic management plan should be presented before this court. We propose to constitute a committee consisting of representatives of statutory authorities in the state of Uttar Pradesh as well as from the Government of NCT of Delhi so that a coordinated and concerted effort can be made by the authorities in both the jurisdictions to resolve the issue through a unified approach,” the bench said in its order.
“Essentially, the issues which have been highlighted bring focus upon improper planning and the poor implementation of development plans and statutory provisions. In order to obviate an unmanageably large canvass being opened before the court at once, we have decided to take up the problem of traffic management in the first instance,” the bench noted in its order.