Shimla, June 30 -- Union minister Anurag Thakur on Monday urged the Himachal government to adopt modern, digital systems to tackle traffic snarls and develop the state as the country's best tourist destination.

Expressing the need to maximize the use of technology, the Union minister said, "Merely widening roads will not solve the issue, instead, the system needs to be improved through traffic discipline and modern technology. Traffic jams stretching 8 to 9 kilometers often occur in Shimla, while people also face hours-long delays in the Khadota (Dharamshala) and Kangra areas. Relying solely on the police to solve this problem is not feasible so a technology-based traffic management system is required."

Thakur, who was in Shimla, paid o...