Siliguri Metropolitan Police have opened a traffic guard and an office for the additional deputy commissioner of police in the northern and southern ends of the city for better traffic management.

On Friday, Gaurav Sharma, commissioner of police, inaugurated a traffic guard at Canal Road in Nowapara under New Jalpaiguri police station.

“Canal Road is one of the busy thoroughfares insouthern Siliguri. It is also the main road that connects Bhorer Alo (mega tourist hub). That is why the traffic guard has been opened to facilitate safer and better movement of traffic,” Sharma said.

Bhorer Alo has been developed by the state government at Gajoldoba near the Teesta Barrage. Located under Rajganj block of Jalpaiguri district, it is barely 25km away from SIliguri.

The commissioner said a sub-inspector of police would be in charge of the traffic guard that would have its jurisdiction from Murder More to Gajoldoba and its surrounding thoroughfares, all in southern and south-eastern outskirts of Siliguri.

“There are plans to install more traffic signals and kiosks to streamline traffic,” said a source.

Earlier on Thursday, Sharma had opened an office of the additional deputy commissioner (traffic) of Siliguri Metropolitan Police off NH 31 at Matigara on the northwest end of Siliguri.

“Police officers and other personnel posted at this office will take care of traffic along NH31 in Matigara, Khaprail More, City Centre and Uttorayon township, which are on the way to Darjeeling More, the principal entry point to Siliguri,” an officer said.

Siliguri Metropolitan Police have its jurisdiction spread over an area of 640.62sqkm, covering eight police stations which are in Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district and parts of neighbouring Jalpaiguri district.