Prime Minister Narendra Modi During Dehradun’s visit to Dehradun and the inauguration program of Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, Dehradun Traffic Police once again demonstrated its excellent working style. During the entire program, the traffic system in the city remained completely normal and smooth, due to which the general public did not face any kind of inconvenience. This event was the result of well-planned “homework” and micro level planning by the traffic police.
Preparations had started from March 27 itself.
Preparations for this big event were started from 27 March 2026 itself. Under the supervision of Superintendent of Police Traffic Jagdish Pant, six special teams were formed, which were assigned different responsibilities. Traffic Inspector Jitendra Joshi was given the responsibility of coordination and correspondence with various departments during VVIP movement along with office work. Traffic Inspector Pradeep Kumar was given the responsibility of preparing the diversion plan and coordinating with other departments.
Different responsibilities given to officers
The responsibility of operation and parking of buses was handed over to Traffic Inspector Samarveer Rawat, while Traffic Inspector Lalit Mohan Bora prepared a plan to ensure error-free traffic system through human chain. Traffic inspector Kamal Sajwan handled the task of marking new parking spaces and arranging vehicles there systematically. Meanwhile, Traffic Inspector CPU Naresh Kumar was assigned the task of removing illegally parked vehicles through cranes at night and monitoring the CPU team.
Apart from this, Sub Inspector Kunwar Singh, Head Constable Hemant, Head Constable Kailash, Constable Mukesh Farswan, Constable Jasveer Singh, Constable Dharmendra, Constable Bharat, Constable Ravi and Home Guard Ayush Ramola were included in a dedicated traffic team. This team ensured duty distribution, preparation of flex boards for parking and diversion, preparation of route maps and arrangement of necessary materials like barriers, cones and ropes etc.
The entire route was divided into 54 sectors
Planning was done at the micro level by dividing the entire route into 54 sectors and the parking system into 22 blocks. Drop points and parking arrangements for the visitors were made as per the pre-determined plan. For guidance, flex boards and indicators were installed at major places in the city, so that people do not face any kind of problem.
Five crane mobile teams are active
To maintain smooth traffic, five crane mobile teams remained continuously active from 10 pm to 5 am every day from 10 April to 13 April. During this period, about 150 vehicles were removed from the road and parked at safe places. Along with this, by establishing better coordination with the Administration, Public Works Department, Electricity Department, Municipal Corporation and Transport Department, all the necessary arrangements were completed on time.
43 teams from 14 police stations were deployed on duty.
During the program, 43 teams from 14 police stations were deployed on traffic duty and additional police forces were also deployed as per requirement. Along with controlling the operation of buses, special attention was also kept on vehicles coming from other districts. Necessary guidelines were given to all the officers and employees through continuous briefing.
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The traffic plan was widely publicized from April 8 through FM, Facebook, Instagram and other media, so that people could get information in advance. The special thing is that despite the closure of the expressway from April 12, the traffic system of the city was not affected and remained completely normal.
During the entire program, continuous monitoring was done from the traffic control room and the police station was also included in the traffic plan. This scheme was effectively implemented under the direction of the Senior Superintendent of Police and the leadership of the Superintendent of Police Traffic.
It is noteworthy that this was the second visit of the Prime Minister within the last six months, which was successfully completed by the Dehradun Traffic Police without any jam. This success is the result of their better planning, coordination and hard work.