The Outer Ring Road, in the Rachakonda Police Commissionerate limits, has proved to be a death trap, given that 20 lives were lost on account of road accidents so far, this year. The number is more than that recorded last year.
At the annual press conference here on Thursday, Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M. Bhagwat elaborated on the good work done by the department during the year. The Commissioner not only spoke about crime statistics but also threw light on some of the the sensational cases they had unraveled. The officer also elaborated on the role of SHE Teams, SHE for Her programme to create a safer environment for girl students inside the college campuses, Naya Savera – to control drug menace, Smile and Muskaan for prevention of child labour.
In 2016, as many as 15 deaths and 42 injuries were reported on Rachakonda ORR limits, a 65 km-stretch between Tukkuguda and Shamirpet. The number has increased by five this year, while 31 injuries were reported.
The police manning ORR, have booked as many as 44,060 over-speeding cases so far, with the help of speed laser guns.
Laser guns
“Traffic regulation and speed control measures have been initiated on ORR in association with Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. We have installed five speed laser guns, which will capture the image of over-speeding vehicles and impose challans,” said Mahesh M. Bhagwat, Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda.
The dip
While the ORR recorded a larger number of deaths this year, accidents in other parts of Rachakonda police limits has dipped, compared to last year. Out of the 2,846 recorded last year, the figure dropped to 2,367 this year.
As many as 752 deaths were recorded on account of vehicle accidents last year. However, the number has declined to 619 deaths so far.
Even the number of people injured in the road accidents has seen a dip when compared to last year’s data. “Last year 2,974 people were injured in road accident, while the number has come down to 2,692 so far this year,” Mr. Bhagwat said.
