Coimbatore traffic cops to get air-conditioned booths
COIMBATORE: Traffic wing personnel need not sweat it out during summer as Coimbatore city police have started to install air-conditioned booths at several busy road junctions in the city. An air conditioned booth was installed at Oppanakara Street junction in March 2023 on a trial basis. Based on the positive feedback, police are extending it across the city, sources said.
The booths are designed like a room rather than a conventional traffic umbrella usually set up at junctions. They are light in weight and can be transported easily and set up wherever required. Glass windows have been given so that the police personnel can monitor the road staying in cool comfort.
“The AC booths will be set up at about 20 places across the city, including Avanashi road, where traffic personnel are required for monitoring. The booths are being set up to keep their belongings safe,” said M Rajarajan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic).
“The booths are equipped with cameras on the outside and the 360 degree feed can be monitored from inside. All booths will be installed before the onset of summer. Once the flyover construction is completed on Avinashi Road, this facility will be established on the stretch,” Rajarajan added. The booths were procured with the support of a private partnership. One-third of the outer walls would be given to them for their advertisements.