Nagpur: Amitesh Kumar City Police Chief has formed 12 accident prevention teams, based in different police pumps, to analyze ‘black’ or vulnerable spots where maximum fatal accidents occur in the past year.
In addition, orders have been issued for strict action against heavy vehicles because they are behind the death of 140 victims last year.
In addition to writing to the agents concerned, such as the NMC, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), and PWD, the city police have also studied the assessment, supervision and risk management of 90 places intended as black and vulnerable places.
Most of 257 fatal accidents have occurred at these points in 2021.
A survey with police and other departments have occurred for risk assessment and mitigation measures on these accident-prone spots.
CP Kumar said the police deputy commissioner (DCP) of traffic and his team had surveyed black spots for risk assessment studies.
“We have now formed 12 additional teams at various police stations for assessing micro-level from accident spots.
The police station forces will be under the Zonal DCP to ensure the cause of accidents in such places and will work to bring it,” said Top police.
He has repeatedly wrote a letter to different agents referring to the discussion and decision of the District Accident Prevention Committee.
City police have recorded Higna, Wadi, MIDC, Gittikhadan, Mancapur, Wathoda, Bottarodi, Hudeshwar, Kampee Baru, Yashodhara Nagar, police station Jaripatka and Kalamna as ‘high risk’ for accident prevention.
The accident prevention team has been activated at this ‘high-risk’ police station.
CP said the police had visited Roadside Dhabas, restaurants, gas stations and so on to create awareness and also act on liquor consumption.
“We have initiated anti-liquor drives and asked police personnel to be very sensitive about plying heavy vehicles in and around the city.
Direct action found on errors has been ordered on heavy vehicles.
This is because the rash and driving heavy vehicles that neglect have claimed 140 lives of the year.
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According to the plan, the accident prevention team will follow up with related institutions for modifying black spots.
“We will strictly enforce traffic rules and regulations on killer vehicles.
We will prioritize actions against behavior that causes serious accidents and injuries in excessive things, parking without proper precautions, drunk driving and high-risk practices,” said Top police.
He has also started talks with related institutions to improve dividers and strengthen the gap between them.