Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (JD/MS)
Udupi, Sep 15: Superintendent of police (SP) Hakay Akshay Machhindra brought to the notice of roads safety committee officials about the scientific upgradation that is not carried out on black spots on national highway and said, “If no action is taken by the concerned and accidents take place in such spots, concerned officials will be made responsible for the accident.”
Machhindra was speaking at the road safety committee meeting that was held at the DC office auditorium.
The SP further said, “So far from January 2022 till date, more than Rs 1.96 crore fine is collected in 42,944 cases of violation of road rules. Vehicle drivers and riders should make use of seat belts and helmets without fail.”
PWD executive engineer Ravikumar, RTO Ravishankar, joint director of industries department Nagaraj, district news officer Manjunath B and nationa highway engineer Nagaraj were present.
Indrali railway over bridge work to begin from Oct 1 - DC
“The road development works of Indrali railway over bridge should begin from October 1 and completed within one month by the NHAI officials. Cooperation required to carry out this work should be given by police, city municipality and railway department officials,” said deputy commissioner (DC) M Kurma Rao.
Rao was speaking at the district road safety committee meeting that was held at the auditorium of DC’s office.
Rao further said, “More than 30 black spot accident zones are identified in the district. Immediate action needs to be taken by officials concerned on national and state highways to reduce the fatalities in accidents. Permanent work needs to be done in future. They should provide a report to the district road safety authority on the actions they have taken in this regard.
“When pedestrians follow road safety rules without fail it is possible to avoid accidents. Everyone should be aware of this,” he said.
PWD executive engineer Ravikumar, RTO Ravishankar, joint director of industries department Nagaraj, district news officer Manjunath B and national highway engineer Nagaraj were present.