MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has asked the acting advocate general to assist in the PIL on tackling traffic congestion and indiscipline on city roads. The court sought to know from the state government if its July 2015 orders had been implemented and scheduled the matter for further hearing on October 26.
The police had in 2015 said they would roll out an e-challan system for traffic offenders, initially on a pilot-project basis and then across the city, within three months and use the 6,000 CCTVs to be set up by the state government for traffic management. The BMC had assured the high court of improved signage and a new parking policy, while BEST suggested online complaints for those who park vehicles near bus stops.
The transport department had said it would digitize pre-2006 vehicle records in six months. The court had also asked the state government to constitute a committee that would be tasked with looking into the implementation of measures for better management of the traffic system in the city. At an earlier hearing, the high court observed that “the committee constituted under the orders of this court has taken no steps for the implementation of the order dated July 2, 2015”.