[1]The high-power committee appointed by Bombay high court to monitor traffic woes in the city and suggest corrective and remedial measures for smooth traffic flow, has not been able to submit its report yet.
The committee was supposed to submit the report by August 2012, but it jumped its deadline by more than six months. The Maharashtra government was asked to appoint this committee by June 7, 2012 and it had to submit the report by the first week of August 2012.
The committee was formed after a PIL filed by the Bombay Bar Association, urged for a direction to the authorities to ensure disciplined vehicular traffic on city roads.
“The matter was to be heard on August 2, 2012, but with the Mantralaya fire accident taking place, the members of the committee got a cover to delay the report,” a transport activist claimed.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a member of this committee, said, “We have valid reasons for the delay…all the field work and inputs have been collected and compiled. We have had four to five meetings and are now in the process of drafting the report. We will submit it to the CM’s office very soon.”
This committee is chaired by additional chief
secretary (home) and the other members include principal secretaries of the Urban Development and Transport
departments, the transport commissioner of Maharashtra, joint commissioner of the MMRDA, joint commissioner of police (traffic) etc.
However, a transport expert Rishi Aggarwal said, “I don’t believe such committees will help solve the problem. The issue is to be dealt with the BMC, MMRDA and the traffic police.”
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