Overview

• The Hyderabad City Security Council and Hyderabad City Police hosted a two-day Traffic & Road Safety Summit at Jal Vihar, inaugurated by Governor Jishnu Dev Varma.
• Varma said traffic policy must focus on saving lives, improving liveability, and building public trust rather than only easing congestion.
• Speakers warned that vehicle growth has outpaced road capacity and urged integrated public transport, parking reforms, and safer infrastructure for walking and cycling.
• Police detailed measures including Operation ROPE, advanced signal control, VIP convoy coordination, drone and high-rise camera monitoring, collaboration with Google on AI solutions, and deployment of 120 trained traffic marshals backed by corporate partners such as Apollo Hospitals.
• Additional CP Vikram Singh Mann said summit suggestions will be recorded and implemented, though the press note did not specify the full attendee list or the recommendations submitted.