‘Make IDTR, ICC functional by July at Jammu'
Jammu Tawi, Mar 03:
Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar Thursday emphasized on the officers of Transport Department to do the analytical study of road accidents so that the major causes of these mishaps can be identified and suitable measures for rectification of same can be taken to reduce such adversities in future.
The Advisor made these comments while chairing the meeting of 8th Road Safety Council (RSC) at Civil Secretariat here today.
Bhatnagar maintained that it is not enough to collect the data from police stations only at the time of accidents but visiting the accidental spot and finding the real causes behind these unfortunate incidents is essential. He observed that only after this scientific study, an effective roadmap can be formulated to reduce the such fatalities.
The Advisor remarked that the upgradation of infrastructure and strict enforcement by the concerned departments has alleviated the problem to some extent but yet much needs to be done to save human lives from getting spoiled. He asked the officers that a holistic approach needs to be adopted to address the multiple causes as there is role for everybody to play.
Advisor Bhatnagar also stressed on the concerned officers to utilize the funds effectively meant for procurement if necessary equipments of road safety measures. He asked them to procure motorcycles, mobile interceptors, cranes, high tech cameras at an earliest as funds for the same are available with them. He asked them to address the black spots on roads on priority for reducing accidents in hilly areas along with rigorous enforcement of laws.
The Advisor further asked the Police and Transport Department to make a plan for creating awareness among people regarding road safety.
He asked them to double their efforts for making both Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) and Inspection and Certification Centre (ICC) here at Jammu functional till July this year.
The Advisor was informed that more than 22 lakh vehicles have been registered from past decade and number of accidents per thousand vehicle is reducing by each passing year. It was given out that in 2021, 5452 road accidents had happened killing 774 persons and injuring 6972 persons.
It was further given that a ‘Road Accident Victim Fund' has been created to provide a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to family in case of death of a person, Rs 75000 for a permanent disability, Rs 50000 for grievous injury and Rs 10000 to a person receiving a minor injury.
Regarding other measures promulgated by the government, the Advisor was informed that an incentive of Rs 5.00 lakhs is given for replacing old buses, introduction of 40 electric buses in Srinagar/Jammu cities, procurement of 36 new buses for Chenab region besides adding a fleet of 226 buses for the benefit of travellers.
