UP for scientific traffic management to curb accidents

Varanasi, Oct 6 (UNI) Courtesy a World Bank project, Uttar Pradesh Traffic Directorate and the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE), New Delhi are working at putting brakes on rising accidents on National Highway II, through scientific traffic management.

A two-day workshop today started at the Traffic Police Lines here to sensitise and train traffic police personnel in scientific management of traffic on NH II.

Inaugurated by Inspector General (Varanasi Zone) A C Sharma, the workshop will not only focus on training traffic police in the use of sophisticated traffic machinery, but increasing awareness of traffic rules among the people.

The workshop is part of month-long drive at various places in Uttar Pradesh located on NH II -- connecting Delhi and Kolkata -- to not only train traffic police for reducing accidents, but ensure active public participation in the drive.

Special educative programmes will be conducted in villages edging the NH-II, to make people more traffic conscious.

Meanwhile, Deputy Director of UP Traffic Directorate Purnima Singh informed for proper scientific managment of traffic, three cities of UP including Agra, Lucknow and Varanasi have been provided hi-tech mobile traffic control van -- Interpretor.

The mobile van among other sophisticated devices is equipped with digital speed radar/detector, advanced breath analyser and video cameras. ''This facility will greatly help the traffic police in monitoring and regulating traffic hold-ups, and also in getting hold of traffic rule breakers, especially inebriated youngsters.'' Dr Singh informed the UP government has decided to award Rs 200 to anyone, who rushes those injured in road accident to a health care centre. ''This arrangement will be introduced shortly and committed funds will be released to every district police chief.'' UNI ARS VS YA BS1655