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RAWALPINDI, May 24 (APP):Chief Traffic Officer Murree Mughees Ahmed Hashmi on Saturday issued a coordinated traffic plan for the summer season Murree district as millions of tourists from all over the country visit the hilly station.
Under the plan devised as per the orders of Additional Inspector General Traffic Punjab Mirza Faran Baig, additional traffic police personnel had been deployed in Murree for the convenience of tourists, CTO Hashmi said.
More than 220 traffic staff would perform duties to keep traffic flow smoothly in the Murree district, he added.
The CTO said five roads of the Murree city had been declared one-way, while the Mall Road would be completely closed for all traffic.
He said there would be a complete ban on the entry of heavy vehicles into Murree city from 7 a.m. to 12 midnight. The heavy vehicles supplying food and water would be allowed from 12 midnight to 7 a.m.
CTO Hashmi further said the Murree district had been divided into three circles and five sectors while Traffic Officer Murree Sohail Shahzad would supervise all the duties.
He said during the summer season, parking of vehicles would be allowed only at the designated places. All the city squares had been made no-parking zones, with forklifts deployed, he added.
The CTO said the violation of one-way would not be tolerated under any circumstances, and strict legal action would be taken against the violators.
He advised the commuters to follow lines and lanes, and not to go for double-lane under any circumstances.
CTO Hashmi said that awareness about the traffic plan would be given to the tourists through pamphlets at all entry points of Murree, besides the public address system at all main intersections of the city.
He said a control room had been set up at the City Traffic Police Headquarters, Sunny Bank, which could be contacted at telephone number 051-9269200 in case of traffic problems anywhere in the district.
He asked the visitors to strictly follow the instructions mentioned on the signboards and traffic wardens officers standing at the points on the road.