This story is from January 17, 2021

Officials gear up to identify black spots in Katihar

Officials gear up to identify black spots in Katihar
KATIHAR: Top officials have claimed that Katihar reported lesser number of accidents during the last two financial years and geared up to identify all the black spots in the district. A meeting in this regard was held under the chairmanship of JD (U) MP Dulal Chandra Goswami on Saturday as part of the Road Safety Month which is to be observed from January 18 to February 17.
Speaking on the issue of road safety, the Katihar MP said, “The officials have been instructed to identify the black spots in the district and get them rectified.
They have also been told to improve signage for motorists and pedestrians on several service and arterial roads.”
He added, “The construction of flyovers on NH-31 is on the cards at Kursela and Gerabari in order to minimize accidents and traffic congestion.”
According to the official figures, the district reported 189 road accidents in 2019-2020 and 142 in 2020-2021.
While Katihar SP Vikas Kumar discussed the role of conducting seminars and workshops on road safety, ADM Vijay Kumar laid stress on identification of all the black spots.
“We have chosen four students from each college of the town for being our ambassadors, who will train 20 others and tell them about road safety norms,” district programme officer Kameshwar Prasad Gupta said and added, “Theme-based vehicles and wall murals will disseminate information on road safety. Medical check-up camps will also be conducted for bus, truck and auto drivers during the Road Safety Month.”
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