163 Wardens to Regulate Traffic in Murree

News Desk

Rawalpindi: As many as 163 traffic wardens and officers of traffic police have been deployed at all important points in Murree to regulate traffic and facilitate tourists, said a CTP spokesman on Sunday.

Traffic police had devised a comprehensive plan for Murree for the snowfall season according to which entry of heavy vehicles in the city would be banned, he added.

He said an emergency help line, 051-9269200, had also been introduced to facilitate the tourists. The citizens, having complaints, could contact police round the clock, he added.

He informed me that the Help Line Centre was also serving as a control room, where all possible facilities were being provided to the tourists and all efforts were being made to cope with any untoward situation.

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He said that several points had also been reserved for car parking.

Different main roads, including Kashmir Point, Mall Road, Guldana Road, and others, had been closed for two-way traffic, he said, adding that tourists should cooperate with traffic police so that traffic mess, particularly during snowfall season, could be avoided.

He said that though the snow falling makes the Queen of Mountains even more beautiful, which attracts the citizens, due to the massive influx of tourists, problems are also faced at some points. Traffic remains slow as the wet roads get slippery.

He said that on the directives of Regional Police Officer Rawalpindi, Syed Khurram Ali, and City Police Officer Rawalpindi, Syed Khalid Hamdani, Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Rawalpindi Taimoor Khan had directed the traffic wardens to make the best possible arrangements for the snowfall season.

Two traffic control rooms at Jinnah Hall Murree and Suni Bank Traffic Picket had been established to facilitate the tourists, while 12 facilitation centres had also been set up, he informed.