With a view to improving civic governance and resolving traffic issues, the Telangana government has for the first time decided to post young IPS officers to key traffic positions across the Greater Hyderabad limits. The reason behind this surprising move is to introduce fresh ideas to improve traffic regulation and enforcement. This is the first time that the govt has entrusted these responsibilities to young IPS officers with about four years of experience, that too in Greyhounds, rural policing, and administration. Earlier, traffic wings used to be headed by senior IPS officers holding ranks of Superintendent of Police or Deputy Inspector General.
Telangana DGP, B Shivadhar Reddy (IPS:1994:TG), took time off to first brief the officers on how to handle traffic-related challenges before their assuming charge. Reddy opined that young and dynamic IPS officers with proven field experience have been entrusted with key traffic responsibilities to ensure effective implementation at the ground level.
The DGP reasoned out the government’s intention by saying that these transfers are virtually intended to reinforce traffic management in Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Malkajgiri as well as the new Future City Police Commissionerates. Complimenting the DGP’s opinion, Hyderabad Joint Traffic Commissioner Joel Davis (IPS:2010:TG) said the officers were expected to prepare new plans, redesign traffic management in congestion-prone areas, and implement measures to clear snarls.
Among the postings, Avinash Kumar has been appointed DCP, Traffic-I, Hyderabad, and Kajal Singh DCP, Traffic-II, Hyderabad. Both are from the IPS 2021 batch. Also of the same IPS batch, Kankanala Rahul Reddy has been appointed DCP, Traffic-I, Malkajgiri, and Shivam Upadhyay DCP (Traffic), Future City. S. Seshadrini Reddy, a year senior to them, will be DCP, Traffic-II, Cyberabad.
At the Future City commissionerate, senior IPS officer G. Chandana Deepti has been posted as additional commissioner of police (administration and traffic); B.K. Rahul Hegde as DCP, Traffic-III; and G. Ranjan Ratan Kumar as DCP, Traffic-I.
Abhishek Mohanty has been appointed DIG, vigilance and enforcement, to curb illegal activities such as sand smuggling, protect natural resources, and safeguard government revenue.
There are 20 IPS officers in totality who have been pressed into the service of tackling traffic issues, including those mentioned above. The details are as follows:
2008-batch IPS officer Gajarao Bhupal has been transferred from the post of Traffic Joint Commission, Cyberabad. He has been posted as IG, Provisioning & Logistics. He will also be holding full additional charge of Sports & Welfare as IG.
2011-batch IPS Abhishek Mohanty, who was posted as DIG in the Anti-Narcotics Bureau, has been transferred to the post of DIG, Vigilance & Enforcement.
2012-batch R Bhaskaran, posted as SP, CI Cell, Intelligence, has been transferred to the post of DIG.
2012-batch IPS officer Chandana Deepti, posted as SP/DIG Railway, Secunderabad, has been transferred to the post of Additional CP Administration and Traffic Future City Commissionrate.
2013-batch IPS T. Annapurna, serving as Superintendent of Police (SP) in Vigilance and Enforcement department, has been posted as DCP (Administration) in Cyberabad.
2014-batch IPS B K Rahul Hegde, DCP Traffic, has been posted as DCP, Traffic III, (in Rajendranagar and Shamshabad L & O zones) Hyderabad city.
2014-batch IPS K. Apurva Rao, posted as DCP in Special Branch, Hyderabad City, has been transferred to the post of Superintendent of Police, Intelligence, in Hyderabad.
2018-batch IPS officer B Bala Swamy, DCP, East Zone, has been posted as SP, CID.
2020-batch IPS officer, S Chaitanya Kumar, DCP, South East Zone, has been posted as DCP (Crime) in Hyderabad City.
2021-batch IPS officer Ms. Kajal, Addl. SP, has been posted as DCP, Traffic II, Jubilee Hills (L&O Zones), Hyderabad.
2021-batch IPS Sheshadrini Reddy, Addl SP (Admin), Jagitial Grade 1, Utnoor, has been posted as DCP, Traffic-II, Cyberabad Commissionerate.
2021-batch IPS Kankanala Rahul Reddy, Addl SP, Grade – 1, Bhongir, has been posted as DCP, Traffic- I, at Malkajgiri Commissionerate.
2021-batch IPS Shivam Upadhyaya, Addl SP (Operations) at Mulugu Headquarters, has been posted as DCP, Traffic, Future City Commissionerate.
V Sreenivasulu, DCP, Traffic II (LB Nagar), Malkajgiri, has been posted as DCP, Traffic II, at Malkajgiri Commissionerate.
J Ranjan Rathan Kumar, DCP, Traffic, Medchal, Cyberabad, has been posted as DCP, Traffic I, in the Cyberabad Commissionerate. He will also act as in-charge of administration work of the Cyberabad Traffic Wing.
K Shyam Sundar, DCP, CAR, Malkajgiri, has been posted as DCP, CAR Hqrs, Hyderabad City.
P Ashok, Addl DCP, North Zone, Hyderabad City, has been posted as SP, V&E.
A Balakoti, Addl SP, V&E has been directed to report to the state DGP in Hyderabad.
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