BHUBANESWAR: Chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Monday asked the police and regional transport officers (RTOs) to strictly enforce the traffic related rules. Mohapatra, who reviewed the road safety status in a high level meeting with senior officials of different departments, district collectors and SPs through video conference, laid stress on crackdown against violators of the helmet and over-speeding laws.
“District administrations should set targets to reduce accidents. Besides, road safety action plans should be drawn in districts to bring down the fatality rate. Enforcement activities should be intensified,” Mohapatra told the officials in the meeting.
The transport department said fatality rate in road accidents in the state came down by nearly 11% in 2020 as compared to 2019. Total 4738 persons were killed in road mishaps in the state last year as against 5333 deaths in 2019. The deaths came down due to the lockdown and restriction on the movement of vehicles.
BHUBANESWAR: Senior IPS officer Saumendra Kumar Priyadarshi, who assumed charge as the commissioner of police of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack cities on Tue.