Presiding over the State Road Safety Council meeting, Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that road accidents must stop within a period of one year. “Road accidents in Jharkhand should be an exception. The damage of human resources in road accidents must stop. Trauma centers should be made in accident prone areas of highways. Traffic rules should be strictly abided. Driving in drunk position, without helmet and over speed driving must stop. The person sitting on the back of the bike must wear a helmet. Breath analyzer will be used by patrol police. Bus and truck owner association should spread awareness among drivers. In case of accidents, highway patrolling and ambulance should reach the spot soon,” the CM said.
Additional Chief Secretary Health and Family welfare department Sudhir Tripathi said that in such cases, the doctors will attend to the victim first. The civil surgeons should display information regarding treatment on notice board of all hospitals in December. The CM said that careful, instant and intensive action should be taken in this regard. On highways, the 108-ambulance services should be there at the distance of 50 km so that the victims should be accessed soon. He said that girls from remote areas should be provided bus facilities from January.
The CM directed to conduct a meeting with the bus and truck owners association on December 16. He also ordered that vehicles should move with lights switched on during day time also to control accidents. He directed to fine the vehicles which do not abide by the new system from January.
He laid stress on issuing permits to connect rural and urban areas. Those who are interested in running such bus services will be provided loans from banks under Startup India scheme.