A day after a traffic police constable was allegedly fatally knocked down by a motorist when he tried to stop his vehicle for checking, Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday approved the formation of district-level Road Safety Committees in Delhi.
The committees, which have been constituted under the provision of Section 215 of the Motor Vehicle Act 1988, will have the mandate to ensure a closer engagement of the local administration and the citizen with the issue of road safety, apart from identifying the black spots on the city roads and suggest remedial measures.
“Apart from the area District Magistrate and the Deputy Commissioner of Police, senior officers of other government agencies, including the civic bodies, have been made member of each committee.
The District Road Safety Committees will hold its meeting at least once in three months or as per requirement,” an official said.
Apart from identification of black spots on the roads and suggesting remedial measures, the other major roles of the committee include deployment of ambulances, development of trauma care and blood bank facility, enforcement of traffic regulation, creation of wayside amenities and checking the functioning of the district transport offices, officials said.
