Bihar: Katihar administration plans steps to check accidents

KATIHAR: Patrolling has been intensified on NH-31 under Kursela, Pothia and Korha police stations in the district after the two major accidents last month. A proposal to set up speed-detecting devices and dedicated rescue teams to deal with accidents on the highways will also be put up at the district road safety committee meeting to be held under the chairmanship of district magistrate later this month.
“Speed-detecting devices will be installed at vantage points to catch the erring drivers unawares,” district transport officer (DTO) Md Athar said on Wednesday.
“Two light vehicles (autorickshaw and SUV) and two trucks were involved in the last two accidents, one near Sameli community health centre under Pothia police station and the other on Kosi-Kataria bridge under Kursela police station area,” he said.
The DTO said recommendation has been made to suspend the licence of erring truck drivers involved in both the accidents.
“After the receipt of proposal from different thanas of the district, we have suspended licences of 36 erring drivers so far while five policemen were suspended till the first week of March, 2021. In all the 36 accidents, trucks and buses were involved," he added.