Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Adhikari Launches Live Traffic Control Room Across West Bengal
West Bengal has opened a new room to watch traffic across the state.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari opened it on Friday in Salt Lake, Kolkata.
Staff can use live camera feeds to see problems on important roads and checkpoints.
The control room will focus on busy places such as Dankuni, Kaliachak, Farakka and Islampur.
People can call 18003458922 to report traffic problems.
A WhatsApp complaint service and a mobile link are planned for later.
More traffic personnel may be sent to crowded areas.
Officials also plan to repair broken cameras and improve traffic kiosks.
They are looking for more parking in Darjeeling and Kalimpong.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari inaugurated a live traffic control room at Arakshya Bhaban in Salt Lake, Kolkata.
The facility will monitor roads and checkpoints statewide through live feeds to identify and address congestion.
A traffic helpline, 18003458922, was launched, while WhatsApp and mobile complaint facilities are planned.
Additional personnel, automated traffic controls, repaired CCTV cameras and upgraded traffic kiosks are among the proposed measures.
Officials will examine parking solutions in Darjeeling and Kalimpong and investigate alleged deliberate traffic jams at several locations.
- Who
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and the West Bengal Traffic Police.
- What
- A live traffic control room was inaugurated, alongside a helpline and proposed measures to improve traffic movement.
- When
- Friday; the articles do not specify the inauguration date. Adhikari may discuss hill parking measures during a scheduled visit on 7 October.
- Where
- Arakshya Bhaban, the West Bengal traffic headquarters in Salt Lake, Kolkata, with monitoring extending across the state.
- Why
- To identify congestion quickly, improve traffic flow, receive public complaints and strengthen traffic management.
- Inaugurated by
- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari
- Facility
- Live traffic control room at Arakshya Bhaban, Salt Lake
- Helpline
- 18003458922
- Monitoring coverage
- Roads and checkpoints across West Bengal
- Reported focus areas
- Dankuni, Kaliachak, Farakka, Islampur, Palsit and Dhulagarh
- Planned measures
- Additional personnel, automated traffic controls, CCTV repairs and upgraded traffic kiosks
- Hill parking
- District Magistrates in Darjeeling and Kalimpong were asked to develop parking solutions with the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration
