Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Nandan Dubey on Tuesday inaugurated a seminar to discuss the ways and means to curb road accidents and immediate treatment and help for road accident victims.
Dubey after inaugurating the one day seminar at Police Training and Research Institute (PTRI) said, “Mobile patrolling service should be ensured on all the National Highways and other important routes besides comprehensive medical facilities should be made available in the hospitals located near the highways and other important roads. The staff in the hospitals adjoining highways and other roads should be well qualified and trained.”
Dubey further said that such arrangements should be made that in case of accidents the medical team should immediately reach on the spot so that first aid could be provided for saving the life of the accident victims.
He said that well equipped emergency medical centres are necessary near the national highways and other important roads so that in case of accidents the medical team could be rushed at the earliest. Over 13 lakh people die in road accidents in a year in the world of them over ten per cent people hail from India, he added.
He said that the police department, roads construction department and health department should remain alert for providing immediate help and treatment to the accident victims besides adopting ways to curb accidents. The DGP said that besides the government agencies those driving vehicles should also drive cautiously and should compulsorily use equipments like air bag while driving on the highways.
Advisor to the Union Ministry of Road, Government of India OP Sigmar said that the centre through the seminar would identify the private and Government hospitals near the highways so that the staff of these hospitals should be trained to treat road accident victims. IPS DC Sagar and Joint Secretary of Union Home Ministry Suresh were also present on the occasion.