Vizag officials ordered to intensify road safety and drug surveillance
Visakhapatnam District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore has directed departments to coordinate on accident prevention, emergency medical response and highway safety. Police were told to audit crashes monthly, while officials were also instructed to strengthen surveillance of narcotics routes; police reported 30 cases and 77 arrests by the Eagle team.
Visakhapatnam District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore has directed government departments to intensify efforts to prevent road accidents and improve emergency medical care for victims. He issued the instructions at a District Road Safety Committee meeting at the Collectorate on Friday.
The meeting reviewed accidents, preventive measures, medical services and action taken on decisions from the previous meeting. Kishore asked officials to coordinate and ensure that corrective measures were taken at locations where accidents had occurred. He also requested details of ambulances available with the National Highways Authority and the number of people transferred to hospitals through them.
Police officials were directed to conduct monthly audits of accidents and fatalities, including separate records for two-wheeler and four-wheeler crashes. They were also told to record the causes of deaths and upload victim information on the iRAD app. The Collector called for a reduction in highway black spots and the installation of CCTV cameras.
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority officials were asked to complete works within their jurisdictions, with priority given to non-financial works. Municipal officials said work had started on six of 11 non-functional traffic signals and that the rest would be completed by month-end. Kishore also directed officials to take immediate steps to shift the Anandapuram flower market.
City Police Commissioner Shankhabrata Bagchi identified speeding as a major cause of accidents and called for inspections of buses and drivers. At a separate meeting on intoxicants and narcotic drugs, Kishore ordered strict surveillance, check-posts and surprise raids along routes used to transport ganja. Bagchi said police had 600 drug-detection kits and nine dog squads.
He added that drones, decoy teams and other surveillance measures were being used, while the Eagle team had registered 30 cases and arrested 77 people.
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