Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Over 1000 traffic cops will be deployed for ensuring smooth traffic movement and providing safe passage to the VVIP and VIP fleets in the city during the two-day Global Investor Summit. Traffic police are making foolproof arrangements as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be chairing the summit along with participation of Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, industrialist Mukesh Ambani along with delegations from across the globe.
While traffic officials are still to finalise the traffic plan, the routes for movement of VIPs and other guests have been decided. Moreover, traffic officials will also ensure that the VIP movements make least impact on usual traffic and daily commuters.
Traffic officials said that at present 450 traffic cops are handling the traffic movement in the city. However, deployment of an additional force of around 600 traffic cops will be made during the summit for enforcing traffic diversions and keeping the city free of traffic chaos.
On the arrival of the Prime Minister on February 23, a VVIP route will be made from the Airport to Rajbhawan as per the Prime Minister’s protocol. Some routes will be closed and diversions will be in place for movement of the PM’s fleet. A route inside the city and bypass will be used for movement of usual traffic on the occasion.
However, the diversion plans will be provided in advance and it will be ensured that citizens do not face problems in their daily movement, officials added. Moreover, traffic officials along with concerned departments are also removing encroachments on the concerned routes and left turns for free movement of vehicles.
Additional force has been demanded for enforcement of traffic plans and movement of VVIPs and other guests during the GIS. Over 1000 traffic cops will be deployed to maintain traffic arrangements in the city.
-Sanjay Singh, DCP traffic
Parking arrangements for 2400 vehicles
Parking arrangements have been made at eight strategic locations for 2400 vehicles that will be used for movement of VIPs, delegations and other guests. Parking lots have been made at Regional College, Smart City parking, Bhadbhada Radio Office, Sair Sapata, Ashoka Hotel, Tagore Hostel and two other places.
