Smooth trafc movements in any city depict its liveliness and Kolkata despite limited roads and all other odds has established its vivacity. It has earned citation as the City of Joy and Kolkata Police has brought remarkable changes in trafc management. Trafc Control Room (TCR) of Kolkata Police at its headquarters Lalbazar is the central nervous system of traffic operation in the city.
Meanwhile, Traffic Computer Cell (TCC) is the backbone of Traffic Department which provides technical back up and updates information relating to Traffic department. Computerised database is very important for the smooth functioning of Traffic Department. Trafc Computer Cell was set up with the objective of computerisation for day today operation of Traffic Department. This cell has number of high end servers for keeping various data of Traffic Department and Motor Vehicle Department.
Website of any establishment especially in government is no more decorative now but a need of the hour. Kolkata Police like many other government establishments has its websites. Kolkata Trafc Police has its separate Website “kolkatatrafficpolice.gov.in”. This website of Kolkata Trafc Police is maintained by TCC. Besides, providing various trafc related regulations, accident information and trafc news, this website also facilitates people to deposit
nes for trafc rules violation. Trafc Computer Cell keeps data of trafc cases and ne on offending vehicles in Kolkata Police jurisdiction. Lok Adalat is being organised at regular interval by Trafc Department for the disposal of huge trafc cases, said Tridip Datta, the Ofcer in Charge. TCC provides all the technical support for organizing Lok Adalat. It prepares notices for Lok Adalat and informs stake holders. Trafc Computer Cell (TCC) also updates database on basis of disposal of cases in various courts as well as Lok Adalat.
TCC is responsible for extending technical and software support to all 25 Trafc Guards and other related section. It also keeps record of Pre-paid Taxi Booths at Sealdah and Kolkata Station Complex. This cell maintains liaison with GPO for serving Citation Notices to the owner of offending vehicles. No Case Pending Certicate is necessary for obtaining duplicate documents of any vehicle or any update in ownership details from Regional Transport Ofce (RTO). TCC issues such No Case Pending Certicate to the stakeholders. It is also entrusted for organizing some special events on trafc safety. Meanwhile, for a greener tomorrow, all the communication between Trafc Guards, Sections and Headquarters have been made paperless.
