Bengaluru, 12 June

Karnataka New Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Friday said an action plan would be formulated with a focus on road safety, stricter enforcement of traffic regulations, and improving the efficiency of the traffic police.

He visited the Bengaluru Traffic Management Centre and held discussions with senior officials on the City's traffic management system. The meeting was attended by Director General and Inspector General of Police MA Saleem, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh, and others.

Officers told Priyank that while Bengaluru's annual population growth rate stands at 3.7 per cent, the vehicle growth rate is around 10 per cent, a statement from his office said.

Priyank said Bengaluru's traffic was being managed effectively through the use of modern technology and that efforts would be made to further improve operational efficiency in the coming days.

“Bengaluru requires an agile Urban Mobility Plan to address congestion, last-mile gaps, public transport integration, delivery logistics, corporate commute pressure and data-driven mobility planning,” Priyank stated on X after the meeting.

“We will set up a committee that will bring together Traffic Police, Greater Bengaluru Authority, BMTC, BMRCL, BDA, DULT, Suburban Railway/K-RIDE, mobility platforms such as Namma Yatri, MoveInSync, Uber and Rapido, delivery platforms such as Swiggy, and technology clusters such as ORR and Manyata,” Priyank added. “The proposed committee will act as a mission-mode coordination and implementation mechanism with clear deliverables, working groups and dashboard-based accountability. “

The Bengaluru Traffic Police, functioning across four divisions and operating 53 police stations, manages traffic on a road network spanning approximately 14,000 kilometres. Officials said the City has around 1.25 crore registered vehicles.