Delhi Police : Delhi Traffic Police will soon have its own engineering wing,

The Delhi Traffic Police will soon have its own engineering wing, which will be responsible for the design and placement of traffic signals and other crucial road signs.

The decision was taken during a meeting of the DDA’s planning wing, Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure Centre (UTTIPEC), following which, instructions to set up this wing was given by L-G Tejendra Khanna.

“While the traffic police decides on the placement of signals, it is the PWD which marks zebra crossings, puts up signage and other road infrastructure. Till now, this was not in tandem with the signals. For years, pedestrians had to suffer due to this,” said Ashok Bhattacharjee, director of UTTIPEC.

The traffic police had recently readjusted the timing of 37 signal locations, keeping pedestrian’s comfort in mind. But, even at these locations there was a lack of essential road markings such as zebra crossing, stop lines and proper road signage.