State witnesses 175 deaths in road accidents in last three years

 

Itanagar, Jan 2: A two-day Traffic Management and Capacity Building Programme for the officers of Arunachal Pradesh Police commenced today here at the Police Headquarter along with the inauguration of a Traffic Safety Cell by the Director General of Police (DGP) R P Upadhyaya.
Expressing concern over the rising incidents of road accidents in state, DGP said that more than one hundred seventy five deaths had been reported during last three years which are mostly due to reckless driving, driving under intoxicated state, using mobiles during driving etc. 
'Loss of life can be reduced to a great extent if the laid out rules such as wearing seat belts, helmets, avoiding triple rides are adhered,' he added. 
He called on the drivers to be holders of valid licences compulsorily and drive responsibly for the sake of themselves as well as pedestrians, besides appealing the educational institutions and parents to convince their wards to drive with utmost caution. 
In this regard, the DIG appealed all stakeholders to cooperate with the traffic personnel all throughout the state and in Capital Complex and assured all support to the police department in providing facilities and equipment for improving traffic and road safety management. He further requested the expert team to prepare Master Trainers who can train police and students for better understanding of traffic laws. Talking to media, Upadhyaya said that 60 officials from Road Safety and Traffic Cell and other police officers are undergoing the training and two officials will be sent to New Delhi to get specialised training on road and traffic management who will give training to other personnel after completion of the specialised training. He also informed that at present the traffic management fleet consists of around 1500 vehicles.
Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) New Delhi, President Dr. Rohit Baluja spoke on various codes of traffic management, traffic control devices etc and emphasised on precautionary measures to be followed and appealed the denizens of Capital Complex to park their vehicles responsibly to ensure free flow of traffic. Adviser & Principal Faculty, IRTE M S Upadhye, Retd IPS spoke on the roles of police in traffic management. DIG (Estt) Madhur Verma, SP (T) Tojo Karga, SP (Road Safety & Traffic) Irak Bagra were among others who spoke on the occasion.

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Kenter Joya Riba

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