An organisation having specialty in making proposals to suggest improvement in traffic and prevent accidents should be hired for in -depth study of the transport system of the state, said the Transport minister Yashpal Arya while undertaking a review meeting at Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday. The agency would recommend measures to check accidents in the state.
The Minister said that this agency would also undertake a study of traffic in Dehradun, Kashipur, Rudrapur, Haldwani and Haridwar districts . Arya directed the officials to include renovations of bus stands and metro rail in the proposed project. He also recommended inclusion of black spots earmarked by the PWD in the project.
Arya directed the officers to devise a strategy so that a revenue collection in excess of targeted 660 crores is achieved. He said that the funds available in the green cess should be spent on construction of Passenger sheds and establishment of Depots.
The minister said that hoardings causing hindrance of vehicular traffic on national highways and state highways should be removed immediately. He said that the Good Samaritan guidebook should be circulated to create awareness in the masses on preventing accidents. The minister also recommended increase in posts of technical officers, creation of more enforcement squads and motor bile ambulances.