Staff shortage cited main reason for rise in J&K road accidents

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Srinagar, Sep 6 (UNI) Shortage of staff is one of the major reasons of increased road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir, a senior traffic official today said and suggested adoption of Delhi model for smooth flow of vehicles on congested roads of the state.

Interacting with media here, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Traffic, Mohammad Amin Shah said the department was facing acute shortage of staff in manning traffic in the state.

He said the newly-created districts in Jammu and Kashmir were without the traffic officials. ''The state government is expected to provide us with more manpower in the immediate future. This would help us in strengthening the existing system and also take care of new districts of the state,'' Mr Shah added.

The IGP said they have received several suggestions for smooth flow of traffic in the state and as a first step the twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar would be taken up on experiment basis.

Mr Shah said the traffic management in the state would be based on the model of the national capital. Despite hundreds and thousands of vehicles on Delhi roads, the traffic was being managed in a more scientific and systematic manner, he added.

The IGP said one of the immediate measures of controlling heavy rush of traffic on Jammu and Kashmir roads was to minimise the number of diversions as these were found to be a major cause as far as road accidents and traffic snarls were concerned.

At a high-level meeting chaired by Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda here last evening, a number of decisions were taken regarding improving the traffic management.

It was decided that more police officers of the rank of Deputy Superintendents of Police would be deployed for effective traffic management in the state.

They would be made accountable for strict implementation of traffic rules and regulations across the state, the meeting said.

UNI

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