Pimpri: 26 congestion points identified, Commissioner of Police Vinoy Kumar Choubey gives details; measures to ease snarls started
Pimpri: Residents of Pimpri-Chinchwad have been facing traffic jams for the past many days. Commissioner of Police (CP) Vinoy Kumar Choubey held a ‘Virtual Town Hall’ to interact with citizens. Most of the questions asked by them related to traffic congestion.
CP Vinoy Kumar Choubey said, “The Traffic Police, the PCMC, the PWD and the NHAI have jointly identified 26 traffic congestion points. Measures have been taken to ease snarls at these places. Encroachments have been removed from Talegaon Chowk and Alandi Phata in Chakan and nine other places. Hinjawadi, Wipro Circle and Radha Chowk are being reviewed. Road-widening and traffic monitoring measures are being taken.”
Citizens responded overwhelmingly to the novel initiative by CP Choubey. They raised issues regarding the security of school children. The issues included CCTV surveillance, character verification of school staff, training in the POCSO guidelines and presence of security guards.
Commissioner of Police Vinoy Kumar Choubey also gave details about the ‘One Day for School’ initiative, which was started in December 2023. Under the initiative, 65,000 students have been trained to recognise ‘good touch’ and ‘bad touch’. The POCSO guidelines were also discussed. An appeal was made to install CCTVs on school premises and to make character verification of their staff mandatory. Schools have been told to install the complaint boxes and form the Students Security Committee in every school.
Citizens demanded that a session should be held for students over the POCSO guidelines. Police officers and personnel are available to educate and train school children. Schools can contact this mobile number for such a session: 9529691966, said the CP.
Rs 2.5 crore seized in cyber crimes returned
The Pimpri-Chinchwad Police have registered 216 cyber crime cases till date. As many as 72 accused have been arrested while over Rs 2.50 crores has been given back to victims. Rs 27 crores has been held. Citizens have been appealed to immediately register a cyber crime by visiting the National Cyber Crime Portal or by dialling 1930 helpline.
The Pimpri-Chinchwad Police have been coordinating with Ganesh mandals, peace committees and other government departments by holding meetings. The police will focus more on traffic management during the Ganesh Festival. They appealed to citizens to follow instructions/norms meant to check noise pollution.
One window scheme for mandals
The one window system has been launched by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Police and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation to facilitate procuring various permissions for Ganesh mandals.
Moreover, an analysis of the immersion procession route has been made and it has been planned to divert traffic at 30 places for a smooth procession, said CP Choubey.
The Virtual Town Hall got an overwhelming response. Though it was meant to be an hour-long interaction, it was extended by another hour. Citizens got an opportunity to present their problems, observations and suggestions.
