91-yr-old Joe Gonsalves led Traffic Warden Squad launched

 

Mangaluru, 03 Oct 2015: The Traffic Warden Squad, an initiate led by nonagenarian Joe Gonsalves with the aim of solving traffic congestion and snarls in the city was flagged off by Mangaluru Bishop Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza on Friday, October 2.

 

The squad held a march from Hampankatta junction to Police Commissioner’s office, where addressing the gathering Unity Health Complex Medical Director Dr Habeeb Rahman congratulated 91-year-old Gonsalves and his squad for the rare initiative.

 

 

Joe Gonsalves addressing the gathering thanked the police department, and institutions like Milagres College, St Aloysius Technical Training Institute, School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, St Joseph’s College, Jeppu and St Agnes College for supporting him the initiative.

 

Meanwhile, Police commissioner S Murugan said that practice similar to Traffic Warden Squad had been a success in Bengaluru and Mysuru, and following the same, the government has given permission to Mangaluru to start this service.

 

The TWS will have Joe Gonsalves as chief traffic warden, and Alan, Deenath D’Sa, Nelson and O D’Cunha as deputy chief traffic wardens. There will be around 30 traffic wardens and the squad would be enhanced eventually if necessary. The chief traffic warden would be working with ACP (traffic). Traffic police officials like Mohan Kotary, Suresh Kumar, Manjunath, Shivaprakash and other officials of the traffic department will coordinate with the squad to ensure implementation of traffic rules.

 

The organisation will make sure that the vehicle drivers are aware of their responsibilities in respect of road rules, conduct road safety and traffic education campaigns in collaboration with the traffic police for the benefit of motorists, pedestrians and school children, assist traffic police in directing and regulating the vehicular and pedestrian traffic on request, collect or formulate suggestions for improvement of traffic and forward the same to the higher authorities, report traffic violations to the traffic police, assist the traffic police department in any other activities like organising special drives and organise traffic education campaigns and traffic training camps for school children in association with the traffic police.