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.