Collector Pravin Kumar has directed the Police and Transport officials to ensure that autorickshaws drivers do not stop on roads irregularly and cause traffic problems. Awareness programmes should be conducted for auto drivers from time to time so that they adhere to traffic rules.
Presiding over the Road Safety Committee meeting on Friday, he directed the R & B officials to take up patch works to close potholes on the roads. Bushes should be cleared on the curves at various roads to provide a clear view to motorists. Similarly, speed breakers and blinkers should be provided wherever necessary on the roads. Reflective paints should be used to prevent accidents on the Sabbavaram-Anandapuram culvert. All R & B roads should be jointly inspected by the R & B officials along with the police and the necessary works should be completed.
R & B Superintending Engineer Muralikrishna said ₹58 lakh was sanctioned for the Sabbavaram – Anandapuramroad and other roads. Tenders would be called for the works and they would be completed. The speed breakers on the Anakapalle – Pudimadaka Road were removed. An agency was identified for doing patch works on the roads and they would be completed by July 10. He said the DPR was submitted for construction of a 5-km, 4-line road in Araku panchayat at a cost of ₹22 crore.
Traffic violations
Deputy Transport Commissioner S. Venkateswara Rao said the Transport Department was extending its services to villages in 90 panchayats and nine tribal mandals. He said 12,152 cases were booked for traffic violations at various places in the district between Jan. 18 to May 18.
Later, the Collector distributed breath analysers and speed governors to the officials of the police and transport departments.
Superintendent of Police (Visakhapatnam rural) Rahul Dev Sharma, Additional DCP Ramesh Kumar and officials of GVMC and Panchayat Raj attended.
