Chandigarh

Himachal govt constitutes DRSC to formulate, coordinate and monitor road safety programmes

PNS

The Himachal government has constituted District Road Safety Committees (DRSC) in all the districts to formulate, coordinate and monitor road safety programmes, a spokesperson of the State Transport department informed. The committee to be chaired by District Magistrate and collector (Ex-officio) will monitor the implementation of State Road Safety Policy and the targets set under it. It will regularly track and update State Road Safety Council (SRSC) on details of road crashes that took place in the district including detail of vehicle, cause of crash, spot investigation, evidence, offenders and details of victims and their latest condition, type of injury caused and FIR registered etc.  He said that the committee will promote good samaritans to assist the road accident victims. DRSC will publish road accident data on monthly basis on public domain on the district website portal and on the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) portal (http://morth-roadsafety.nic.in/edisha/index.aspx) of the central government.