A study report on road safety conducted by an independent organisation, the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE), was discussed at a meeting held here under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Friday where in Principal Secretary Exercise SP Thakur outlined the objective of the study.
IRTE president Dr Rohit Baluja tabled the report for discussion. Replaying to a media query after the meeting, Chief Secretary Padhi said that the institute made a detailed study about road safety stretching over 45 km from Pitapali on NH-16 to OMC square in Cuttack. The study focuses on road and traffic engineering, training of police and traffic personnel, public awareness, sophisticated traffic tools and systems and drunken driving etc. The recommendations will be carried over and implemented in close collaboration among stakeholders like NHAI, Transport, Police and Excise departments. The State has already set up a traffic training institute. This will be strengthened for advanced training to urban police and traffic.
The Odisha Government took the initiative for curbing down fatal accidents on NH. For the purpose, IRTE was invited to make a road safety study on the NH. At the initial level, IRTE conducted an in-depth study from Pitapali to OMC square including Kalpana square to Rasulgarh.
The survey was conducted by a team of experts from April 6 to May 4. The methods like mobile road crash investigation and crash lab analysis were used in the study. The study project was supported by ISWAI.