chief minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting of the UP State Road Safety Council on Wednesday, the first day of the new year. He gave necessary instructions to all departments related to road safety. The chief minister said that the district Road Safety Committee should complete the meeting under the chairmanship of the district Magistrate by january 5 at any cost.
Awareness programs related to road safety rules should be organized in all schools and colleges from january 6 to 10. The chief minister also directed that the number of PRD and home Guards should be increased for better traffic system in maha Kumbh.
chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that 23-25 thousand deaths occurring every year in road accidents is a loss to the country and the state. These accidents happen due to lack of awareness. Road Safety Month should not be limited to lucknow only, but it should be conducted smoothly in all 75 districts of the state. He said that apart from this, a road safety meeting should be held every month in the districts under the chairmanship of the district Magistrate, in which Superintendent of Police/Senior Superintendent of Police, Municipal Commissioner, RTO, PWD officials, district School Inspector, Basic education Officer, Chief Medical Officer etc. should be present. The progress of the work done at the district level should be evaluated at the government level every third month. The chief minister said that those districts and places should be identified where more accidents are likely. For this, an action plan should be made to find out the reasons and solve it.