JK News Today
RAJOURI, OCTOBER 18: IGP Traffic J&K M. Suleman Choudhary chaired a coordination meeting with officers of District Police and Traffic Police at DPL Rajouri to discuss measures to streamline traffic management, strengthen road safety and reduce road accidents and traffic congestion across the Rajouri–Poonch region.
The meeting was attended by DIGP Rajouri-Poonch Range Sandeep Wazir; SSP Rajouri Naresh Singh; SSP Traffic Rural Jammu Master Popsy; Additional SP Rajouri Waseem Mehmood; Additional SP Poonch Hamid Banday; DySP (DAR) Rajouri Khaliq Hussain Choudhary; DySP SOG, Rajouri Shammi Kumar; DySP Traffic Poonch-Rajouri Ajaz Choudhary; besides SHO Rajouri and DTIs of Poonch, Rajouri and Sunderbani.
Emphasising focused and data driven enforcement, the IGP Traffic J&K directed officers to intensify enforcement in rural areas, audit school buses and commercial vehicles, identify accident hotspots, organise road safety awareness programmes and establish joint checking points (Local Police/Traffic Police).
He also stressed strict action against traffic violations, particularly riding without helmets, triple riding and mobile phone use while driving. Officers were further directed to resolve parking issues and strengthen interdepartmental coordination.
The IGP Traffic J&K underscored the need for sustained field level action and coordinated efforts to reduce road accidents, improve traffic discipline and ensure safer and smoother traffic movement across the Rajouri–Poonch region.
Suleman Choudhary directed all officers to ensure that the directions issued during the meeting are implemented in letter and spirit with regular monitoring of enforcement activities and accountability at every level. He stressed that visible police presence, coordinated efforts and strict adherence to traffic regulations are essential to preventing road accidents and ensuring the safety of commuters across the region.
