Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- Announcing measures to monitor and speed up vehicular movement across the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday inaugurated a live control room, announced a public helpline besides the deployment of additional personnel, and said the automated traffic control systems were also being considered.
Adhikari, who launched a new live traffic control room at Arakshya Bhaban, the state's traffic headquarters, at Salt Lake here, said it would help regulate traffic on the state's roads and swiftly identify congestion issues.
"It allows for the monitoring of conditions at various key roads and checkpoints- spanning from Kolkata to Darjeeling- from a single location," he said.
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