The Haridwar senior superintendent of police (SSP) Senthil Avoodai Krishnaraj S has directed that a joint team mark the hazardous spots be marked once again. He said this while attending a meeting of the District Road Safety Committee.The SSP said that the joint team comprising the police, sub divisional magistrate and the transport department identify risky sites again.
He said that accidents can be controlled only if the number of such spots is ascertained correctly. The district in-charge Vineet Kumar Tomar also reviewed the cases of compensation money disbursed from Uttarakhand Accident Relief Fund.
He said that for the distribution of the compensation amount within the stipulated time, the SDM, the police station concerned and the transport department should ensure that all the action is done in a timely manner.
The police, traffic department and departments concerned should comply with their responsibilities promptly while adopting sensitivity in road accidents. National Highways officials said that the process of replacing the old boards with a new board has been started.
Crash barriers on the roads of the district, information boards and other aspects were also reviewed in the meeting. He instructed the ARTO and the police to disseminate information about road safety, traffic rules and work to be done by the police and administration in the event of an accident.
