A high-level committee in Ghaziabad has pinpointed fourteen critical locations across the city that are major bottlenecks for vehicular movement, aiming to launch a comprehensive plan to ease congestion and enhance urban aesthetics.
Key Congestion Points Identified for Immediate Action
The multi-departmental panel, formed specifically to tackle traffic snarls and improve the city's visual appeal, includes officials from the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation, the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), police, traffic department, and other administrative wings. District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Mander, after reviewing congestion data provided by traffic police, announced the list.
The identified major traffic choke points are:
- Lalkuan
- Chaudhary Mod
- Loni Trisection
- New Bus Stand
- Shipra Mall to NH-09 stretch in Indirapuram
- Bharat Petrol Pump in Indirapuram
- Shukra Bazaar Chowk
- Bhopura U-turn
- Dasna underpass in Wave City
- Duhai village cut near Muradnagar
- Ghookna Mod
- Fortune Cut in Raj Nagar
- Ajnara Cut in Raj Nagar
- River Heights roundabout in Raj Nagar Extension
Corrective Measures and Beautification Plans
Officials have been directed to implement a series of corrective measures at these problematic sites. The planned interventions include road repairs, widening of carriageways, construction of dividers and foot overbridges, and the closure of unsafe road cuts. These engineering solutions are aimed at significantly improving traffic flow.
In a parallel effort to uplift the city's appearance, the committee also reviewed ten locations shortlisted by the GDA for beautification. These sites include Hapur Trisection (Thakurdwara Trisection), Hapur Road, Madhuban Bapudham Junction, Govindpuram Junction, Hindon Chauraha in Raj Nagar, Seth Mukund Lal Chauraha, Navyug Market, Shastri Nagar Crossing, Ajnara Crossing, and River Heights Crossing in Raj Nagar Extension. The municipal corporation and other urban bodies are also finalising their own lists of sites within their jurisdictions for similar upgrades.
DM Mander's Directives for a Cleaner, Smoother Ghaziabad
DM Ravindra Kumar Mander issued specific instructions to concerned departments, prioritising several key areas. He emphasised the need for pothole-free roads, regular cleaning, and denting-painting works. Other focus areas include the repair and cleaning of dividers and drains, beautification of green belts and footpaths, resolving waterlogging issues, pruning trees, improving night-time lighting, and removing or securing hanging and defunct electric wires in coordination with the power department.
Mander stressed the importance of inter-agency coordination, asking bodies like the NHAI, PWD, GDA, Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation, and the traffic police to expedite work at the identified spots and to flag any issues requiring intervention at the district level. He stated that making Ghaziabad clean, visually appealing, and free from traffic congestion should be treated as a shared responsibility by all stakeholders.
