Mangalore: 'Karmika Parishat' Volunteers to Be City Traffic Wardens
Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RS/CN) 

Mangalore, Mar 23: In an effort to improve the traffic system of the city, Karmika Parishath, the association of bus workers and auto drivers, has formed a 35-member traffic warden system under the leadership of Ivan D’Souza, president, Karmika Parishat.

Karmika leader - Ivan Dsouza

D’Souza said that the traffic system of the city is in chaos because of the increase in the number of vehicles and his organization had decided to provide their service in this matter. 

D’Souza is the chief traffic warden for this system. The traffic wardens who have been trained by the police are stationed at main places in the city and are engaged in signaling to vehicles and helping aged people cross the road. 

Each warden will be on duty at signals for two hours every day during rush hour.

“It is a volunteer system formed by the police department as the wardens are trained under deputy superintendent of police D Dharmayya, circle inspector G V Subrahmaniam, and sub-inspectors Siddappa, and Guru Kamath”, said D’Souza. 

The city has a shortage of traffic police and violations in traffic rules are the main causes for accidents. 

School going children and elderly people find it hard to safely cross the roads. Ongoing roadwork has also made the city too crowded with vehicles and the traffic warden system will work to avoid accidents and help curb traffic violators.  

The traffic warden system was inaugurated by former DGP Shrikumar in February this year. 
The uniforms for the wardens have been provided by Corporation Bank.

Jayaraj Jeppinamogaru will be the supervisor for wardens.