Setup
The total city is divided into 25 Traffic Guards. These Traffic Guards implement the policing with regard to traffic in the city. They are:
- HEAD QUATER TRAFFIC GUARD
- HOWRAH BRIDGE TRAFFIC GUARD
- SHYAMBAZR TRAFFIC GUARD
- JORABAGAN TRAFFIC GUARD
- SEALDAH TRAFFIC GUARD
- SOUTH TRAFFIC GUARD
- EAST TRAFFIC GUARD
- SOUTH EAST TRAFFIC GUARD
- BHAWANIPORE TRAFFIC GUARD
- SOUTH WEST TRAFFIC GUARD
- VIDYASAGAR TRAFFIC GUARD
- ULTADANGA TRAFFIC GUARD
- BELIAGHATA TRAFFIC GUARD
- TOLLYGUNGE TRAFFIC GUARD
- PIRK CIRCUS TRAFFIC GUARD
- METIABRUZ TRAFFIC GUARD
- JAMES LONG SARANI TRAFFIC GUARD
- D H ROAD TRAFFIC GUARD
- REGENT PARK TRAFFIC GUARD
- JADAVPORE TRAFFIC GUARD
- GARIA TRAFFIC GUARD
- KASBA TRAFFIC GUARD
- PURBA JADAVPORE TRAFFIC GUARD
- TILJALA TRAFFIC GUARD
- THAKURPUKUR TRAFFIC GUARD
The Traffic Control Room functions round the clock to co-ordinate the field work of the fourteen Traffic Guards. The Traffic Control Room is responsible for traffic arrangements for special occasions, as well as, for piloting.
The Fatal Squad of this unit investigates cases of serious street accidents involving deaths. Road safety programmes are also organized by the Traffic Department. The Traffic Training School imparts training to the traffic police personnel regarding traffic control and regulation and traffic signaling.
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