Balasore: Police are trying their best to improve the traffic management system here by involving students and taking others measures in this direction.

In all, 75 college students have been roped in to act as traffic volunteers.

The traffic wing of the police is planning to procure special wheel locks to check the parking of vehicles in the "no parking" zones. They also have a plan to activate the auto signalling gadgets at the major traffic posts.

"After procuring wheel locks the traffic violators, who are parking their cars in the no-parking zones, can no longer go scot-free," said traffic police station inspector-in-charge Paresh Rout.

The department has sent a proposal for procuring 50 wheel locks and two towing vehicles. A private bank has sponsored construction of controlling booths at the traffic posts.

Officer in charge of traffic police station Prasant Ransingh said the number of traffic volunteers would be increased to 150.

Since February 25, Balasore police have engaged students from various colleges as traffic volunteers after short-listing the applicants following personal interviews. Each volunteer is engaged for one shift for three hours a day for a daily remuneration Rs 100.

"Insurance for all traffic volunteers is on the cards. Talks are on with the industrial houses to install automated signalling gadgets as well as CCTVs at all major traffic posts," Ransingh said.

"With the sponsorship of the State bank of India, traffic controlling booths have already been constructed at eight places. At present, the traffic in the town is regulated at FM Golai, Station Square and Police Line Square. Shortly, the regulation would be enforced at ITI Square, Cinema Square and the FM College," Ransingh further said.

"Once we are equipped with wheel locks, the wrong-side and unauthorised parking will reduce drastically as the owners would have to run for the release of their vehicle," he said.