Ranchi: Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth on Monday called for increased participation of the civil society in solving traffic woes of the state capital.
Seth, who presided over a meeting of the district road safety committee here, said day-to-day problems faced by the common people have to be kept in mind before implementing any measure.
Talking to TOI, Seth said: “The authorities have been implementing several measures to solve traffic woes of the state capital but we haven’t made any significant progress. So I would urge the authorities to increase people’s participation in finding solutions.”
The meeting was attended by several members of the committee — including the district transport officer, traffic SP, municipal commissioner and representatives of the NHAI and state highway authority.
Ranchi district transport officer Praveen Prakash said: “The members discussed the works being carried out on NH-33 and NH-75 and ways to decongest city roads by removing encroachments. Traffic authorities also highlighted the current status of signalling in the city.”
On being asked what they were planning to do to increase public participation in implementing road safety measures, Prakash said: “We have decided to invite prominent people from business, academic and social sectors to get better ideas.”
On being asked about road accidents and fatalities reported in Ranchi district this year, Prakash said: “A total of 435 accidents have been reported between January and October; with 298 casualties and 265 injured.”
A review of steps taken to curb traffic violations by motorists was also conducted by district authorities during the meet and as per district transport officials a total of 1,75,880 challans were issued for traffic violations, 21,941 driving licenses were suspended and 12,370 people were counselled by traffic authorities.