Flyover to be built between Lalghati-Airport

Bhopal: A flyover will be built between Lalghati and the Airport for the construction of which tenders have been invited. The work on the flyover will begin after July 20. Similarly Dewas bypass road will be 6-lane and its construction will begin after October. The Madhya Pradesh State Road Security Implementation Committee meeting that took place today at the Mantralaya was presided over by Additional Chief Secretary Home K.K Singh. Several topics related to Road Safety were discussed during the meeting. Director General of Police Rishi Kumar Shukla gave several important suggestions at the meeting.

Superintendent of Police to be vice-chairman of district-level committee

A decision was taken to make Superintendent of Police the Vice-Chairman of the district-level committee. Instructions were given to hold regular meetings of the committee at the divisional and district headquarters. It was told at the meeting that road safety has been included as a subject in the Class IV and Class VII curriculum. Director Public Instructions has written a letter to the Rajya Shiksha Kendra (NCERT), Bhopal to include Road Safety Awareness in the School Education Curriculum. Instructions have been given to all district education officers to impart one-day training to drivers of school buses and vans through District Road Safety Committee.

Officers up to ASI to have right to make challans

It is told that 32 trauma centres are functional and buildings of 43 centres are ready. Instructions have been given to give updated status of number of persons saved through trauma centres. Under the traffic enforcement action, decision was taken on giving rights to making challans to officers up to Assistant Sub Inspector of Police posted at police stations of Traffic District Units.

It may be told that Driving License Track centre has been built in Indore district and tracks are ready for this in 37 district offices. At least 192 driving schools are running in state. Training was given to 45 thousand 429 heavy vehicle drivers in the last four years in state. Transport officers have been issued instructions to train 50 vehicle drivers on every Tuesday under their jurisdiction.

Making chalans in special campaign

A special campaign was launched in the state from April 15 to June 30 against two-wheeler riders without helmets. A recovery of Rs 4 crore 91 lakh and 85 thousand mitigation fee was made against 1 lakh 96 thouusands 561 challans. Similarly, 2 lakh 34 thousand 521 challans were made against two-wheeler riders from whom Rs 6 crore 38 lakh, 24 thousand and 800 mitigation fee was recovered from two-wheeler riders without helmets between March 11 to June 11. In this period, 277 challans were made against minor vehicle drivers and a recovery of Rs 86 thousand 300 was made. It has been told that all Collector-SPs have been issued instructions about the sale of BIS norms helmets in the state.

Suspension of Driving License

About 4 thousand 726 challans were made against drunken drivers from June 19 to July 9 and presented before the court and 556 cases of license suspension have been sent to transport officers. Appointment of nodal officers of Excise Department was also approved at the State Road Safety Implementation Committee meeting. A suggestion to launch awareness campaign for villagers at the gram panchayat level to curb accidents caused due to cattle was made.

Principal Secretary Transport S.N. Mishra, Commissioner Transport Shailendra Shrivastav, Secretary Public Health and Family Welfare Kavindra Kiyawat, Additional Director General of Police Vijay Kataria were also present.-WTN