Delhi Police to learn traffic mgmt tips from religious sect

The Delhi Police, gearing up to meet the maddening traffic challenges during the wedding season, is seeking traffic and crowd management tips from the Radha Soami sect, which organises three huge congregations every year with minimal disruption for the public.

In a letter to owners of farm houses in the city, the preferred venue for marriages, Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi has asked them to closely monitor how the Radha Soami sect manages traffic whenever they host a religious function that is attended by hundreds of followers, sources informed.

‘They deploy numerous volunteers all around the premises whenever they host a function and you hardly ever witness a traffic jam. It’s remarkable,’ a police officer requesting anonymity said. The volunteers ensure that the cars are parked at the right spot and that no one strays into the opposite lane while waiting, he added.

The owners have also been asked to give inputs on additional measures that the police can take to better manage the traffic around the marriage venues.

Every year Delhi witnesses over a thousand marriages. For each marriage, around 400-500 cars are parked at the venues, causing huge traffic situation for police, the officer said.