Odisha misses target to reduce road accident fatalities, instead records sharp rise
The Hindu
With an exception of four districts — Deogarh, Ganjam, Puri and Subarnapur — there has been an increase in fatalities in all the districts in the State.
Odisha has registered a sharp rise in road accident fatalities in the five years ending in 2020 against the target reduction in deaths by 50% during same period. The State transport department has directed all District Collectors to conduct stringent enforcement of violation of helmet law as almost 40% of the persons killed were found to be two-wheeler riders. Besides, emphasis has been laid on optimum use of devices like such as highway interceptors, breathe analysers and portable weigh bridges for detection of traffic rule violators.More Related News