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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar connected Saturday (February 21, 2026) issued a slew of directions to the Transport Department to guarantee safer, much unafraid and convenient roadworthy entree for pedestrians crossed the State.
The measures signifier portion of the seventh solution nether the government’s flagship ‘Saat Nischay-3’ programme, titled “Sabka Samman—Jiwan Aasaan” (Respect for All-Easy Life), launched aft the NDA authorities returned to powerfulness with a thumping bulk connected November 20, 2025.
Under the resolution, the authorities aims to marque mundane beingness easier for citizens done modern technology, innovation and delicate bully governance.
In a connection posted connected X, Mr. Kumar emphasised that “walking safely and with dignity connected the roads is the foremost close of pedestrians.”
Recognising the information that pedestrians look inconvenience amid a dependable emergence successful the fig of two-wheelers and four-wheelers owed to expanding income, the Chief Minister directed officials to place crowded locations successful municipality areas and conception footpaths astatine the earliest. He besides ordered the instauration of zebra crossings astatine identified locations to guarantee pedestrians’ convenience.
Further, instructions person been issued to physique ft overbridges, escalators and underpasses astatine designated locations. All authorities and backstage conveyance drivers would beryllium provided with grooming to sensitise them to pedestrians’ rights connected the roads.
The Transport Department has besides been directed to place accident-prone “black spots” successful some agrarian and municipality areas, conception footpaths and instal CCTV cameras to alteration due appraisal and trim roadworthy accidents.
Mr. Kumar asked the section to expedite the implementation of these measures and expressed assurance that they would importantly easiness the regular lives of pedestrians.
Within a period of assuming bureau for a 5th consecutive word (2025-30), the Nitish Kumar cabinet, connected December 16, 2025, approved the rollout of “Saat Nischay-3” for the adjacent 5 years, aiming to spot Bihar among the country’s developed States.
The programme follows 2 earlier phases implemented during 2015-20 and 2020-25, respectively.
