The Delhi government on Thursday decided to remove over 140 ‘black spots’ prone to accidents from the city’s roads in the next four months.
The decision was taken during a meeting of the State Road Safety Council, which was reconstituted by the AAP government last month.
Corrective steps soon
Talking to reporters, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said 141 black spots had been identified on the basis of three fatal accidents that occurred within a 500-metre radius of a particular stretch every year.
“The council held its first meeting [on Thursday] where we decided to remove all 141 black spots in the next three to four months. All District Magistrates have been asked to identify more such spots under their jurisdiction and share the information with the PWD, the traffic police and other agencies concerned,” said Mr. Gahlot.
He said corrective measures will be taken at the earliest. As per the government, there are certain accident-prone areas such as Shastri Park, which has 10 such black spots. Also, NH-8 (Rajokri) has the second highest number of black spots at nine, followed by eight each in ISBT Kashmere Gate, Peera Garhi, and seven in Majnu ka Tila among other areas.
