Gurgaon will deploy cops at 14 spots round-the-clock

GURGAON: Smarting from criticism of mismanagement during the rains, the Gurgaon Police on Saturday decided to deploy inspector-rank officers at 14 key points on

GURGAON: Smarting from criticism of mismanagement during the rains, the Gurgaon Police on Saturday decided to deploy inspector-rank officers at 14 key points on the Gurgaon-Delhi Expressway and Sohna Road to monitor traffic round-the-clock.

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Police commissioner Navdee p Singh Virk said, “Fourteen crucial points have been chosen mainly on the NH8 (Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway) and NH-24 (Sohna road) and forces will be deployed 24x7… At each point inspector-rank officers have been deployed along with police personnel as per requirement of each spot.”

The officers and other personnel will be deployed in two shifts — from 8 am to 8 pm and 8pm to 8 am.

The points listed are Hero Honda Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, Jharsa Chowk, Signature Tower Chowk, IFFCO Chowk, Shankar Chowk, Subhash Chowk, Golf Course Extension Road intersection on Sohna Road, Main Chowk in Sohna and Maharana Pratap Chowk. Atul Kataria Chowk, IMT Manesar Chowk, HUDA City Center Station and its vicinity and Sector 31 red light signal.

The Gurgaon Police came under severe criticism when Gurgaon came to a standstill for nearly 24 hours due to waterlogging after two days of rain.

Thousands of commuters were stranded on a stretch between Rajiv Chowk and Hero Honda Chowk on Delhi Gurgaon- Expressway. The ripples reached all the way up to Delhi.