Kolkata Traffic Police
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Kolkata Traffic Police has the job of managing the flow of traffic in the city of Kolkata
. It is traffic police
unit within the Kolkata Police
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2 deputy commissioners, 8 assistant commissioners, inspectors, sergeants,assistant sub-inspectors, constables etc work in this department to help motorists reach their destination
safely in minimum time, in a city having roughly 10% roadspace.
The Traffic Control Room functions round the clock to co-ordinate the field work of the fourteen Traffic Guards. The Traffic Control Room is responsible for traffic arrangements for special occasions, as well as, for piloting.
The Fatal Squad of this unit investigates cases of serious street accidents involving deaths. Road safety programmes are also organized by the Traffic Department. The Traffic Training School imparts training to the traffic police personnel regarding traffic control and regulation and traffic signaling.
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
. It is traffic police
Traffic police
Traffic police or Traffic cops may refer to:*Police controlling traffic, see rules of the road*Traffic Cops, a BBC real-life documentary*Highway patrol*Road Policing Unit*Traffic Guard*Sri Lankan Traffic Police*Municipal police...
unit within the Kolkata Police
Kolkata Police
The Kolkata Police Force is one of the two police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal....
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2 deputy commissioners, 8 assistant commissioners, inspectors, sergeants,assistant sub-inspectors, constables etc work in this department to help motorists reach their destination
safely in minimum time, in a city having roughly 10% roadspace.
Setup
The total city is divided into 14 Traffic Guards. These Traffic Guards implement the policing with regard to traffic in the city. They are:- Traffic Guard Shyambazar
- Traffic Guard Sealdah
- Traffic Guard Jorabagan
- Traffic Guard South
- Traffic Guard Headquarter
- Traffic Guard Howrah Bridge
- Traffic Guard South East
- Traffic Guard Vidyasagar
- Traffic Guard East
- Traffic Guard South West
- Traffic Guard Tollygunge
- Traffic Guard Ultadanga
- Traffic Guard Beliaghata
- Traffic Guard Bhowanipore
- Traffic Guard Patuli(Yet to work independently)
The Traffic Control Room functions round the clock to co-ordinate the field work of the fourteen Traffic Guards. The Traffic Control Room is responsible for traffic arrangements for special occasions, as well as, for piloting.
The Fatal Squad of this unit investigates cases of serious street accidents involving deaths. Road safety programmes are also organized by the Traffic Department. The Traffic Training School imparts training to the traffic police personnel regarding traffic control and regulation and traffic signaling.