Other States study Tamil Nadu police’s success formula in reducing accident fatalities

Delegations from Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan visited the city and met with the Director General of Police, J.K. Tripathy

December 07, 2019 12:02 pm | Updated 03:43 pm IST - Chennai

A delegation of officials from other States in a discussion with Tamil Nadu Transport Commissioner T.S. Jawahar and Inspector General of Police, Promodh Kumar of the Transport and Road Safety Council on the formula to reduce fatalities

A delegation of officials from other States in a discussion with Tamil Nadu Transport Commissioner T.S. Jawahar and Inspector General of Police, Promodh Kumar of the Transport and Road Safety Council on the formula to reduce fatalities

Following appreciation from different quarters of the State’s push in bringing down fatalities in road accidents, delegations from Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan visited the city recently to study the model adopted by the Tamil Nadu police to reduce fatalities.

According to a press release, the State was able to reduce road accidents due to strict implementation of traffic rules and by adhering to the recommendations of the Supreme Court-appointed road safety committee. To study the model, a team of officials from Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, including those from the law enforcement department met J.K. Tripathy, Director General of Police, Pramod Kumar, IG, traffic and road safety and other officials from transport and health departments.

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