Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 16: In order to ensure smooth traffic flow and curb the road accidents in Srinagar City, a meeting of District Road Safety Committee(DRSC) was held under the Chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner(DC), Srinagar, Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat here at Meeting Hall of the DC office Complex.
SSP Traffic, Muzaffar Ahmad Shah, Chief Engineer R&B, Sajid Naqeeb, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Syed Ahmad Kataria, SP Headquarter, Umer Shah, Officers of other line Departments and other concerned were present in the meeting.
The meeting was held in the backdrop of the recent tragic accident at Tengpora Bemina on Thursday where two students lost their precious lives.
During the meeting, threadbare deliberations were held on various issues particularly to curb road accidents, strict enforcement and emergency management plan.
Besides, other issues regarding management of traffic system in Srinagar City, identification of black spots, improvement of lighting on vital roads, decongestion of traffic pressure on various routes, behavioural change towards road safety, analysis of accidental data, rescue and evacuation measures by health Department etc.
While speaking in a meeting, the Deputy Commissioner, who is also the Chairman District Road Safety Committee reiterated that adoption of technology in the form of Apps having features to catch live traffic violations is a way out to prevent the accidental deaths. He added that scientific networking among stakeholders would be effective in minimising road accidents. He also said that education, awareness and behavioural correction through psycho analytical approach would be a sustainable measure in this regard.
On the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner, who is also the Chairman District Road Safety Committee laid emphasis on adopting multi-pronged strategy by all line departments for strengthening road safety and better traffic regulation in the district. He stressed on all the Officers to be proactive in implementation of the Road Safety Action Plan on priority basis for better management of the traffic system. He stressed on the concerned officers to take all required measures to decongest the City roads to ensure smooth flow of traffic.
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