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Telangana Establishes Specialized Bureau for Traffic, Road, and Rail Safety
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News18•24-09-2026, 23:00
Telangana Establishes Specialized Bureau for Traffic, Road, and Rail Safety
- •The Telangana government has formed a specialized bureau, TG-TMARS, for traffic management, highway patrolling, road crash investigation, and rail safety within the state.
- •The Telangana Traffic Management, Road and Rail Safety Bureau (TG-TMARS) will be led by an Additional DGP or Inspector General of Police (IGP) rank officer.
- •A "road accident response officer" will be appointed in every police station to transport accident victims to hospitals during the "golden hour."
- •The bureau's vision is to ensure scientific traffic management across Telangana, particularly in the Core Urban Region of Hyderabad.
- •Its mission includes ensuring free movement on roads, enforcing traffic and railway laws, investigating crashes, and analyzing data to prevent offenses and reduce road crashes, fatalities, and injuries.
Key Questions Answered
The Telangana government established the Telangana Traffic Management, Road and Rail Safety Bureau, abbreviated as TG-TMARS, to oversee traffic management, highway patrolling, road crash investigation, and rail safety policing.
The newly established Telangana Traffic Management, Road and Rail Safety Bureau will be headed by an officer of the Additional DGP or Inspector General of Police rank.
A road accident response officer will be appointed in every police station to promptly shift traffic accident victims to hospitals during the critical golden hour.
