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| Claims of improving road network in J&K hoax, accidents kill 774 people in 2021 | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 3: Negating all claims of the J&K government to develop the road network in the Union Territory after the abrogation of Article 370, as many as 774 persons have lost their lives in 5422 road accidents during the year 2021.
During the eight Road Safety Council (RSC) held at Civil Secretariat under the chairmanship of Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, it was informed that more than 22 lakh vehicles have been registered from the past decade.
It was informed that in the year 2021, 5452 road accidents had happened, killing 774 persons and injuring 6972 persons.
It was further given that a ‘Road Accident Victim Fund' has been created to provide a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to family in case of death of a person, Rs 75000 for a permanent disability, Rs 50000 for grievous injury, and Rs 10000 to a person receiving a minor injury.
Data shared in the meeting revealed that every day 15 accidents took place in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Speaking during the meeting, Advisor Bhatnagar maintained that it is not enough to collect the data from police stations only at the time of accidents but visiting the accidental spot and finding the real causes behind these unfortunate incidents is essential. He observed that only after this scientific study, an effective roadmap can be formulated to reduce such fatalities.
The Advisor remarked that the up-gradation of infrastructure and strict enforcement by the concerned departments has alleviated the problem to some extent but yet much needs to be done to save human lives from getting spoiled. He asked the officers that a holistic approach needs to be adopted to address the multiple causes as there is a role for everybody to play.
Advisor Bhatnagar also stressed on the concerned officers to utilize the funds effectively meant for procurement if necessary equipment of road safety measures. He asked them to procure motorcycles, mobile interceptors, cranes, high tech cameras at the earliest as funds for the same are available with them. He asked them to address the black spots on roads on priority for reducing accidents in hilly areas along with rigorous enforcement of laws. |
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