Patna. The Transport Department has given targets to the districts to reduce road accidents. Now the officers in all the districts will have to work to reduce road accidents by at least 10 percent and the districts will have to prepare a report every month and send it to the department. In which the data of accidents and complete details of the work done to reduce accidents will be there.
Mobile squads will be formed in the districts, more work will be done on accident prone areas
The department has given instructions to form mobile squads in all the districts. Which will inspect all those areas. Where road accidents occur most. After technical investigation in those areas, the deficiencies will be removed immediately. In this, cooperation of all those departments which are associated with the road safety campaign will be taken. The leadership of the team will be at the level of DM in the districts.
Training will be given to common people
Across the state, drivers and common people will be given training to provide immediate first aid and pre-hospital treatment to the injured in road accidents, so that there is no problem in taking the injured to the hospital and their lives can also be saved. The Transport Department has decided that Bihar Road Safety Council will provide training in first aid, pre-hospital and CPR to auto and bus drivers in districts including Patna. In which common people will also be included.
Special advisory committee will be formed at the district level, will help the officers
A special advisory committee will be formed at the district level. Who will assist the officials regarding the accident area. District administration, transport, road construction, public representatives, youth, NCC students and women will also be kept in these. All of them together will present their views regarding those areas and what is the reason for the accident. What needs to be done to improve it?
year @accident @death
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2017 @8855 @5554
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2018 @9600@6699
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2019 @9553 @7660
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2020 @8639 @6697
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2021 @9553 @7659
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2022@5630@4684 by June
Most accidents occur in these districts
After the review report of the Transport Department, maximum road accidents occur in Kaimur, Supaul, Buxar, Madhepura, Katihar, Banka, Bhojpur, Arwal, Siwan, Khagaria, Shivhar, Gopalganj, Sheikhpura, Muzaffarpur, Rohtas, Nalanda, Aurangabad, Jamui, Purnia. Is.
A separate report will be prepared on road safety standards
Many departments work together to meet road safety standards. The work of all these departments will be audited again. In which it will be seen where road safety rules have not been followed. The review of the department has revealed that due to non-fulfillment of many road safety standards, road accidents occur more at night.
License is renewed every five years, there will be strictness
Driving licenses of commercial vehicle drivers are renewed every five years. In which medical certificate is also taken, but through brokers, there is negligence in the DTO office and the license is made without investigation. But the Transport Department has instructed the districts that at the time of renewal, no driver should be subjected to an eye test.