Mohali, July 31
All districts of Punjab would be covered under the Road Safety Project (RS -10) being run by the United Nations Organisation, said Satish Chandra, Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, here on Friday. While addressing the participants at a high-level review meeting of the project, the Principal Secretary said presently Jalandhar had been identified for the implementation of this project on a pilot basis. Once the first phase ends in December, the project would be extended to the whole of Punjab.
He said the project had been initiated by the United Nations in collaboration with several international agencies. The project was being implemented in 10 different countries, including India. Two states, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh, were selected for this project.
He said the objective of the project was to strengthen the road safety mechanism and curtail roadside trauma cases by effective traffic management as well as improved infrastructure.
He said Punjab had achieved some success in tackling road trauma cases, but much more was still to be done. He lauded the role of ‘Dial-108 Emergency Response Services’ in handling road accidents. He, however, emphasised upon modern gadgets and equipment like speed radar and alcometer and assured that funds would not be any constraint in this regard.
The three trauma centres set up at Amritsar, Pathankot and Jalandhar were functioning well and another such centre would be set up at Khanna, he added.
ADGP (traffic) RP Singh emphasised on awareness about traffic rules and change in the mindset of people towards traffic norms. He said eight lakh challans for different traffic violations were issued during the past one year. The help of new technology like GPS system was being taken to curtail traffic violations and the aim was to reduce roadside trauma cases by half in the near future.
Dr Ashok Nayyar, Director of Health & Family Welfare-cum-Nodal Officer RS-10 Project, said that out of the various factors resulting in road traffic injuries, drunken driving and over speeding were identified for a detailed study.
The enforcement of the project would begin from August and the results would start emerging by the end of this year. He disclosed that the UNO had declared the 2011-20 decade as Global Road Safety Decade. He impressed upon the media to play a more proactive role in creating further awareness on road safety.
All districts of Punjab would be covered under the Road Safety Project (RS -10) being run by the United Nations Organisation, said Satish Chandra, Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, here on Friday. While addressing the participants at a high-level review meeting of the project, the Principal Secretary said presently Jalandhar had been identified for the implementation of this project on a pilot basis. Once the first phase ends in December, the project would be extended to the whole of Punjab.
He said the project had been initiated by the United Nations in collaboration with several international agencies. The project was being implemented in 10 different countries, including India. Two states, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh, were selected for this project.
He said the objective of the project was to strengthen the road safety mechanism and curtail roadside trauma cases by effective traffic management as well as improved infrastructure.
He said Punjab had achieved some success in tackling road trauma cases, but much more was still to be done. He lauded the role of ‘Dial-108 Emergency Response Services’ in handling road accidents. He, however, emphasised upon modern gadgets and equipment like speed radar and alcometer and assured that funds would not be any constraint in this regard.
The three trauma centres set up at Amritsar, Pathankot and Jalandhar were functioning well and another such centre would be set up at Khanna, he added.
ADGP (traffic) RP Singh emphasised on awareness about traffic rules and change in the mindset of people towards traffic norms. He said eight lakh challans for different traffic violations were issued during the past one year. The help of new technology like GPS system was being taken to curtail traffic violations and the aim was to reduce roadside trauma cases by half in the near future.
Dr Ashok Nayyar, Director of Health & Family Welfare-cum-Nodal Officer RS-10 Project, said that out of the various factors resulting in road traffic injuries, drunken driving and over speeding were identified for a detailed study.
The enforcement of the project would begin from August and the results would start emerging by the end of this year. He disclosed that the UNO had declared the 2011-20 decade as Global Road Safety Decade. He impressed upon the media to play a more proactive role in creating further awareness on road safety.
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