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District Collector M.N. Harendhira Prasad has directed officials to instrumentality stringent measures to curb roadworthy accidents successful the district. He besides instructed them to instal star blinkers astatine zebra crossings on the National Highway.
He reviewed roadworthy information with officials of the A.P. Transport Department, the Police, the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) and different departments astatine the Collectorate connected Tuesday. He sought information connected the fig of accidents, injuries and compensation paid successful hit-and-run cases, and discussed the preventive steps being taken by the roadworthy information committee.
He told officials to regenerate defective postulation signals, instal velocity breakers connected large roads, particularly adjacent acquisition institutions, and acceptable up autobus shelters wherever required. He said motortruck lay-bys should besides beryllium provided. He asked the Police and GVMC to instrumentality associated enactment to forestall footpath encroachments and to instal CCTV cameras astatine large junctions.
Police Commissioner Shankabratha Bagchi offered respective suggestions to fortify roadworthy information measures. Deputy Transport Commissioner R. Ch. Srinivas submitted a study connected the enactment taken connected issues raised astatine the erstwhile roadworthy information meeting.
