Post list of speed breakers online, HC tells Delhi govt

NEWDELHI:The Delhi government has been directed by the Delhi High Court to post online a list of all speed breakers on the city’s roads.

The court also told the government to ensure that all illegal speed breakers are removed.

Keeping in view the interest of citizens, the court said that monitoring of the issue concerning unauthorised speed breakers should be done in an “overall and consistent manner.”

A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Chander Shekhar was informed that out of 929 speed breakers on Delhi roads, 589 are authorised and 340 are unauthorised.

Additional standing counsel of Delhi Police and Public Works Department, Naushad Ahmed Khan filed a status report of traffic police containing list of nodal officers and copy of minutes of the meeting convened by the special commissioner of police (traffic).

The bench noted that the report was silent on a letter which authorised such speed breakers and said that list of authorisation should be provided by the Delhi Police to each of the agencies concerned.

It said the report of the surveys was incomplete as all roads are not covered.

The bench directed constituting a committee that will meet from time to time and review the situation.

“The special body/committee shall meet at frequent intervals and collect data and also ensure that unauthorised speed breakers in terms of the location as well as the dimensions are appropriately removed within the timeframe indicated with regard to each of the localities/zones,” the court said.