PUNE: The Pimpri-Chinchwad New Township Development Authority (PCNTDA) has decided to appoint a private agency to develop facilities at its traffic park in Moshi.

PCNTDA's chief executive officer Yogesh Mhase said on Monday that the authority has developed basic facilities at the traffic park. "However, a lot remains to be developed, like simulators and indoor and outdoor training facilities. We will also need two- and four-wheeler vehicles to train. people. We need the help of a private organisation in our initiative," he said.

Mhase said, "We want the project to be run by a private company as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative for three years to begin with."

The traffic park has been developed on a five-acre plot off Spine Road in Moshi at a cost of Rs 7 crore. Various facilities have been created to teach sitizzens driving skills and help them hone their skills. Different types of road surfaces have been made at the park which will eventually help people drive on actual roads, PCNTDA officials said.

Mhase said the traffic park has an administration and maintenance centre near the entrance. There will also be a workshop nearby that will teach visitors the basics of repairing a vehicle. The park will have adequate parking space for visitors, information centre about traffic safety rules, a 1-km-long jogging track and a cafeteria.