Doda, Apr 24: The district administration Doda said it has been conducting a monthly review of the infrastructure upgradation and measures taken to ensure road safety and to sensitise the stakeholders to make road transportation easier, safer and better. It said the topmost priority is given to road safety in the mountainous district to safeguard the precious lives of the commuters,
In this regard, Deputy Commissioner, Vishesh Mahajan (Chairman District Road Safety Committee) along with SDM Assar Lekh Raj, GM NHIDCL NS Gill, Tehsildar Assar Fareed Ahmed and other concerned officers on Monday inspected the maintenance, and upgradation of the NH244 initiated as per the decisions taken in the last District Road Safety Committee (DRSC) meeting. The DC inspected the Crash barriers installed at the identified black spots and other vulnerable stretches of the National Highway from Batote up to Pull Doda.
He directed the authorities to set up new control and monitoring points with all the latest gadgets to measure the speed and other details of the vehicles crossing the point. He issued instructions to ensure better roads and safer driving on NH 244.
The executing agencies were directed to immediately install CCTV cameras on the identified points and complete the installation of crash barriers at the remaining black spots. Besides other directions, he asked the authorities to construct parking bays and remove encroachments along the sides of the road.
