KISHTWAR,
AUGUST 07: District Development Commissioner Angrez Singh
Rana today chaired a meeting of District Road Safety Committee to review the
Road Safety Action Plan (2018-2020).
The
meeting was attended by District Road Safety Committee members comprising ADC,
CPO, XENs R&B, XENs PMGSY, ARTO, Dy. SP(HQ) , I/c CEO, Dy.
CMO, OC GREF, besides other officers.
At
the outset, ARTO Kishtwar Abhay Indu Sharma presented in detail
various objectives of District Road Safety Action Plan
(2018-2020 ) through Power Point Presentation. The Plan envisages creation of
District road safety corpus fund, improving of road marking and signage, road
safety Audit and implementation of recommendations on State highways and other
roads, identification of black spots, elimination of high risk
stretches , improvement of junctions on state highways and other roads,
developing of a model stretch of safe highway on an accident prone
stretch, initiatives regarding imparting education on Road Safety,
Health Checkups points for drivers, establishment of Road Safety Clubs in
Schools/ Colleges, universities and establishment of trauma care facilities
etc.
After
threadbare deliberations, the DDC issued instructions to concerned line
departments to formulate their respective action plan in consultation with ARTO
and project the year wise requirement of funds.
He
directed EO Municipal Committee to remove all hoardings falling along side of
roads which may cause inconvenience and seem to be objects of distraction for
safe driving.
He
further laid emphasis on giving wide publicity to Road Safety measures in
schools, colleges, universities through co-curricular activities, video clips,
puppet shows, painting, poster competition, rallies in collaboration
with Department of Transport, Information, School Education, Health and
Police.
The
DDC directed GREF to ensure the implementation of Ribbon Development Act in
letter and spirit to prevent and remove encroachments on roads,
pathways and pedestrian paths. The DDC also proposed to develop
Kishtwar to Dool a model of safe highway stretch. He further
directed the concerned heads of the line departments to conduct Road Safety
Audit and mapping of roads at an earliest and identify two streets
in the town as traffic free zones.
The DDC further passed directions to the Health
department to explore the possibilities of establishment of Trauma
Care centres at Chatroo, Kishtwar, Padder and submit financial requirement.
Further, DDC directed to deploy ambulance on national highway and sensitize
rural areas by imparting free medical Aid training to locals.
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