Construction materials kept on the road have emerged as one of the major causes of road accidents in the State. According to the 2018 record of traffic directorate 13 cases of road accidents were reported due to construction material on roads.
Senior officers from traffic department have stated that the number of accidents is higher in this category, but many of such cases do not get registered unless the victim suffers serious injury or the vehicle suffers serious damage.
It is pertinent to mention here that in the year 2018, 13 such cases of road accidents were reported in the state, in which 15 people lost their lives and eight were reportedly injured.
A senior officer of State Transport Authority (STA) said that they have made policies regarding these issues for both private and public entities.
However, it is the duty of law enforcers to make sure that such things are kept in check. Also, people should come forward and file a complaint against construction materials that can cause accidents. This step can stop another accident from happening.
Dehradun Superintendent of Police (traffic) Prakash Chandra Arya said, “We have provisions under the Police Act for filing complaints against the owners of such materials at the level of police station concerned.
We have filed such complaints in the past also. If the construction material belongs to National Highway department or Public Work Department (PWD) and we think that it can cause traffic related problems then we send letters to the department concerned. They have also been advised to put up a sign or reflector tape to mark that this area is not safe for the traffic to pass.”