Karnataka police has appointed a particular commissioner to handle the visitors in Bengaluru. In a serious overhaul of town’s visitors administration system, the brand new officer will probably be of the rank of further director basic of police (ADGP) and a deputy inspector basic (DIG) rank officer will help him, in line with a state authorities order.
The state authorities has introduced again M A Saleem, a 1993-batch IPS officer, to helm visitors within the metropolis. To accommodate Saleem, the put up of the Bengaluru metropolis visitors police chief has been upgraded to ADGP rank, to which even town police commissioner belongs. In a newly created put up, M N Anucheth has been posted as Joint commissioner, Bengaluru metropolis visitors police, to help Saleem.
In keeping with a senior officer, the choice was taken by the Chief Minister’s Workplace to handle issues over the visitors within the metropolis. A number of industrialists and buyers had raised issues over crippling visitors, notably throughout Make investments Karnataka 2022. Following this, CM Basavaraj Bommai, who additionally holds cost of Bengaluru growth, set visitors administration as a prime precedence.
Earlier, the visitors prime put up was reserved for an officer of the rank of inspector basic of police. Bengaluru police acquired a particular commissioner after greater than 29 years. In 1993, HT Sagliana was appointed because the particular commissioner to then police commissioner Kodanada Ramaiah.
“He (Saleem) is the correct candidate for the put up. He has huge expertise in dealing with Bengaluru’s visitors and has a PhD in visitors administration as effectively,” stated Praveen Sood, DG and IGP Karnataka.
Saleem acquired a doctorate diploma in visitors administration from Bangalore College in 2010. His thesis was “Site visitors Administration in Metropolitan Cities: A framework to supply sustainable methods to beat visitors congestion and guarantee better security on street”.
Previous to his promotion as Mysuru police commissioner, Saleem labored as the extra commissioner of police (visitors) between 2011 and 2015. Throughout his stint, he streamlined visitors administration within the metropolis, which began adapting know-how with the B TRAC venture underneath Praveen Sood. Saleem was christened “One Method Saleem”, as he launched a method on 122 key roads. He launched a number of junction enchancment programmes, streamlining visitors stream after a scientific research throughout town.
He’s credited with new initiatives: Secure Routes to Faculties initiative, Native Space Site visitors Administration Committees and Public Eye for higher participation of public, establishing Automation Enforcement Centre and Auto Drivers Show Playing cards within the metropolis.