Assam: Meeting organized for Kamrup (M) district road safety committee

GUWAHATI: The Kamrup (M) District Road Safety Committee organized a meeting in the auditorium of the DC office on Wednesday. The District Commissioner of Kamrup Metropolitan District, Pallab Gopal Jha, chaired this meeting and discussed the possible reasons for the increase in the number of traffic incidents in recent times.

The DC took stock of the work done for mitigation measures at the black spots to prevent accidents. He also informed that a team with an additional district commissioner and an assistant commissioner investigated these black spots to find possible causes. He also mentioned that the Transport Department, Lok Nirman Department, and NHAI have been given the task of collecting information about all major and minor incidents that have taken place in recent times, compiling a new list of black spots, and preparing a list of possible corrective actions.

Pallav Gopal Jha also said that the consumption of alcohol has been a major cause of accidents and ordered the officials concerned to take action against the illegal sale of alcohol, especially in the dhabas that allow this. He also ordered the police and transport departments to undertake checks for drunken driving. He also encouraged the organisation of awareness campaigns regarding road safety.

He also mentioned that the authorities must be intimidated regarding any construction work undertaken by any department so as to take corrective action and avoid possible traffic issues. Several key officials from multiple departments attended this meeting, including Additional District Commissioner Bikram Chetri, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic Branch) Jayanta Sarathi Bora, Assistant Transport Commissioner, and Additional Acting District Transport Officer for Kamrup Metropolitan Gautam Das.

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