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Local
Traffic Management Committees are aimed at more
public participation in solving the problems pertaining
to ensuring safe and smooth flow of traffic in
Bangalore City thus reducing the number of fatal
and non-fatal accidents.
These committees include:
- Local Traffic
PIs
- Traffic Wardens staying
in the area
- Retired or serving Police
Officer staying in the area
- Retired or serving Govt.
Servant staying in the area
- Corporator of the area
- At least 10 shop-keepers
of the area
- Any Traffic Engineer
or person useful for traffic improvement and traffic
management in the area
The
Committee members will meet frequently, go round
their area, identify the traffic problems, discuss
among themselves and find out the solution. The
Committee members will alone implement the solutions
with the help of local citizens of the area. These
committees will also find out ways and means to
erect necessary sign-boards, blinkers, footpath
railings, centre medians and also take up traffic
and road safety education measures. The committee
must choose at least one area/road to be developed
as model area/road from traffic management point
of view. The Committee can also take up bigger
issues of their respective area with Bangalore
Mahanagara Palike (BMP), Karnataka Power Transmission
Corp.. Ltd. (KPTCL), Bangalore Water Supply and
Sewage Board etc. (BWSSB). The Committees can
also come up with innovative schemes for ensuring
safe and smooth flow of traffic in their area.
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