District Collector S.A.M. Rizwi has ordered a joint supervision on road accidents by officials of the transport, R&B, and police departments, and the National Highways Authority of India for initiating preventive steps.
Addressing a review meeting of the district-level Highway Safety Committee with officials of the departments concerned here on Thursday, Mr. Rizwi said that the safety committee meetings should be held regularly on the first Thursday of every month from now on.
The reasons for accidents in the previous month and the action taken for their prevention should be discussed at these meetings, he said.
Zebra lines
The Collector instructed the officials of the R&B Department to arrange for zebra lines and other steps to prevent accidents on Bandar and Eluru roads as there was heavy traffic on them.
