Action plan to improve traffic <a href="http://www.dawn.com/2006/05/28/nat25.htm">http://www.dawn.com/2006/05/28/nat25.htm</a> <center>By Our Staff Reporter</center> LAHORE, May 27: A comprehensive action plan has been drawn up to improve traffic system in the province and a pilot project will be launched at the Ferozepur Road stretch from Qartaba Chowk to the Lahore General Hospital. This was stated by Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi while presiding over a meeting here on Saturday, also announcing that a traffic management unit would be established under the supervision of the Planning and Development Board. The meeting was attended among others by Chief Secretary Salman Siddique, IGP Ziaul Hasan Khan, Lahore Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood and P&D chairman Suleman Ghani. The chief minister said a strategy had been devised to coordinate working of six different departments to regulate traffic in the province. Implementation of the traffic management under the P&D's urban unit would be ensured through complete coordination among these six related departments, he said. He said it had become necessary to establish traffic system in Lahore and other big cities in the province on scientific grounds. This was so because a better traffic system leaves a positive impact on environment and commerce, also establishing discipline in cities. The chief minister said under the pilot project a computerised signal network was being installed from Qartaba Chowk to the Lahore General Hospital. After the success of this project the scope of the system would be extended to other roads in Lahore and all other major cities in the province. He directed the officials to clear encroachments and make parking arrangements for smooth flow of traffic. All recruitments in the traffic police should be made on merit and only those have professional capabilities be given jobs. P&D chairman Suleman Ghani briefed the participants on different aspects of the traffic management plan. The IGP said the police would play its due role in effective implementation of the plan. <div> </div> <div>Regards, </div> <div>Hassaan -- Research Analyst Urban Sector Policy and Management Unit (The Urban Unit)   Planning and Development Department, Government of the Punjab A: 4-B Lytton Road, Lahore T: (+92 42) 921 3579-84 Ext.116 M:(+92 345) 455 6016 F: (+92 42) 921 3585 </div>