LUCKNOW: Due to the sustained efforts of the UP government, injuries in road accidents have come down by 23%, while road accidents have reduced by 20% and deaths by 16% as compared to the figures recorded in 2019 and 2020.
Senior police officers said that the Chief Minister Yogi AdityanathSpecial efforts have been made for systematic traffic management across the state. As a result, there has been a decrease in road accidents, deaths and injuries in 2020 as compared to 2019.
Additional Chief Secretary Home Avnish Kumar Awasthi said that the government has made efforts to make the traffic unit of the state police alert and active and has provided necessary resources to it.
The number of traffic personnel has been increased from 5,080 to 10,080 in the last one year. The accident prone sites have been identified as black spots and steps have been taken to ensure better coordination with the Transport Department.
Additional Director General of Police, Directorate of Traffic, Jyoti Narayan said that Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) is prevalent in ten districts of the state including Lucknow, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Moradabad, Saharanpur and Jhansi.
Apart from this, its process is going on in six districts including Gorakhpur, Firozabad, Mathura, Shahjahanpur, Ayodhya and Meerut.
The official also informed that Integrated Control Command Center is being set up in districts having Integrated Traffic Management System.
He said that vehicles violating traffic rules are being e-challaned.
Senior police officers said that the Chief Minister Yogi AdityanathSpecial efforts have been made for systematic traffic management across the state. As a result, there has been a decrease in road accidents, deaths and injuries in 2020 as compared to 2019.
Additional Chief Secretary Home Avnish Kumar Awasthi said that the government has made efforts to make the traffic unit of the state police alert and active and has provided necessary resources to it.
The number of traffic personnel has been increased from 5,080 to 10,080 in the last one year. The accident prone sites have been identified as black spots and steps have been taken to ensure better coordination with the Transport Department.
Additional Director General of Police, Directorate of Traffic, Jyoti Narayan said that Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) is prevalent in ten districts of the state including Lucknow, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Moradabad, Saharanpur and Jhansi.
Apart from this, its process is going on in six districts including Gorakhpur, Firozabad, Mathura, Shahjahanpur, Ayodhya and Meerut.
The official also informed that Integrated Control Command Center is being set up in districts having Integrated Traffic Management System.
He said that vehicles violating traffic rules are being e-challaned.
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