India, June 22 -- After a series of fatal road accidents on key highways and mounting concerns over worsening congestion, the Thane Rural police have set up a dedicated traffic branch for the first time since the creation of the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) commissionerate in 2020.

The newly constituted unit, comprising 45 personnel drawn from various police wings, will oversee traffic management across more than 2,000 sq km under the Thane Rural jurisdiction. The force has been deployed across 11 police stations covering Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Ganeshpuri, Kulgaon, Kasara and Murbad, and will monitor major routes, including the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Mahamarg, Mumbai-Vadodara-Delhi Highway and Mumbai-Nashik Highway.

Since the MBVV comm...