Chief secretary Utpal Kumar Singh sought details about the causes of five major road accidents which happened in the state so far this year and the steps taken by the transport and police departments to stop recurrence of them while reviewing the recommendations given by the road safety committee formed by the Supreme Court at a meeting held at the secretariat on Thursday. He instructed PWD, police and transport departments to work together to stop road accidents.
He also sought information about the steps already taken on the road safety action plan framed by the Supreme Court. He also sought information about the progress of the repair of the 130 ‘Black Spots’ of the roads across the state. He asked the chief engineer PWD to repair the ‘Black Spots’. He further said that the works going on under the working agencies of National Highways, NHI and BRO should also inspected and reviewed frequently.
The chief secretary also called for effective steps on priority to check roads accidents in Nainital, Udham singh Nagar, Haridwar and Dehradun districts from where majority of the road accidents have been reported.
He also instructed the officers concerned to hold regular meetings of the district level road safety committees headed by district magistrates.
CS stressed on regular campaign against the causes of road accidents like riding sans helmet, talking on mobile, reckless driving, drunk driving and over- loading.