DMs to ensure turns, cuts on dividers on NHs are closed

Lucknow: Taking note of accidents taking place on the national highways, the Yogi Adityanath government on Saturday directed all district magistrates to carry out an exhaustive survey of the road stretches within their jurisdiction to make the commute on the national highway safer for the motor vehicle owners.Officials have been directed to take steps to repair and close all unauthorised 'cuts and turns' created by breaking down or removing the road median or divider.Notably, the illegal cuts and turns created on the national highways often result in fatal accidents. In some cases, school buses have also been involved in such road accidents, said officials.The state government was committed to bringing down road accidents and fatalities, they added. Transport department principal secretary L Venkateshwarlu issued guidelines to all district magistrates of the state recently, regarding closure of illegal cuts on national highways.The senior officer stated in his order that in the meeting of the implicit legislation committee (Pratinihit Vidhayan Samiti) of the state assembly that took place on November 20, discussions were held to amend the motor vehicle rules to ensure safety of school children.In this sequence, the committee expressed serious concern over the frequent accidents occurring due to illegal cuts on the national highways in the state and urged officials concerned to repair and seal illegal cuts on national highways immediately.

Moreover, the district magistrates have also been instructed to to regularly monitor and review the situation periodically.We also published the following articles recently4 killed, 2 injured in accident on Bengaluru-Pune HighwayA truck collided with two parked cars on the Bengaluru-Pune Highway, resulting in four deaths and two injuries. The deceased include three individuals from Hassan and one from Bengaluru. Police had to make a significant effort to extract the injured victims from the severely damaged cars.

The injured individuals have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.[1]Father-son duo killed in accident on Agra-Aligarh highwayA father-son duo, Sanjay Kumar (36) and Abhishek (14), residents of Dori Nagar, were killed when a speeding canter collided with their motorcycle on the Agra-Aligarh highway. They were returning from Hathras. Sanjay died on the spot, while Abhishek succumbed to his injuries at a community health centre.

The bodies have been sent for postmortem, according to Ram Pravesh Rai, a police circle officer.[2]State lost five lives in road accidents every week in 2023The number of fatal road accidents in Goa increased in 2023, with five people dying every week. Data from Goa police's traffic cell shows that there were 2,832 road accidents reported in 2023, compared to 3,011 the previous year. Of the 256 fatal accidents in 2023, 70% involved two-wheelers.

DGP Jaspal Singh emphasized that road safety should be a top priority, and called for collaboration with driving schools, rent-a-car and motorcycle taxi services to promote a road safety culture.[3]

References

1. ^ 4 killed, 2 injured in accident on Bengaluru-Pune Highway (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
2. ^ Father-son duo killed in accident on Agra-Aligarh highway (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
3. ^ State lost five lives in road accidents every week in 2023 (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)