Telephone booths on Xpressway

The Noida-Greater Noida Expressway is as much a motorist’s delight as a nightmare. The speed the 23 km-long smooth road allows is also responsible for a large number of accidents. Addressing the problem, the city administrators are constantly evolving ways towards making the highway safe, secure as well as a convenient road network.

Giving shape to the first phase of a plan outlined several months ago, six telephone booths have been contracted for between the Noida Authority (NA) as well as the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to ensure trouble-free driving on the expressway. Three each of these emergency telephones have been installed on either side of the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. Explains Mukesh Mandal, general manager, Noida Telecom, "These phones which can be operated by pushing a button available in the booth will be linked directly to the police control room as well as patrol cars for immediate action in case of emergencies." Continues a senior officer of NA, "The idea is to provide the road-user with a certain measure of safety and security. The telephone booths will aid the commuters in seeking immediate police, medical or fire assistance in case of an emergency."

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