20 State Dists on Radar to Curb Road Mishap Deaths by 50%

In a push to curb rising road accident deaths, 20 worst-affected districts are chalking out action plans even as the state transport department is gearing up to engage IIT Kharagpur as its technical partner to analyse accident data and support road safety measures across Uttar Pradesh, a senior transport official said.

- Brajendra K Parashar

LUCKNOW:

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, while chairing the State Road Safety Council meeting last month, directed the transport department and other stakeholders to implement a detailed action plan aimed at reducing road accident fatalities in the state by 50% by the end of this year.

The CM ordered targeted interventions in 20 districts with the highest accident death rates. These districts are Hardoi, Mathura, Lucknow, Bulandshahr, Kanpur Nagar, Prayagraj, Sitapur, Unnao, Barabanki, Lakhimpur-Kheri, Bareilly, Aligarh, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Shahjahanpur, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Badaun and Meerut.