The Haryana government has finalised an integrated state-level traffic plan to prevent road accidents on highways.
The plan would be implemented in all the districts of the state. It will ensure implementation of traffic rules on national and state highways with the help of technology, identify accident-prone areas and undertake consequent remedial measures, besides regulating traffic where maintenance or road widening work is in progress or encroachment exists and remove road engineering defects, an official spokesman said.
The government also plans to curb the menace of overloading of material and passengers in commercial vehicles, ensure quick response of concerned PCRs/riders, medical aid and units and site photographs.
The plan also aimed at ensuring quick spot visit by the staff of concerned police station alongwith crane and ambulance and removing obstruction for smooth regulation of traffic, diverting traffic through alternate routes, when required, making proper lighting arrangements in darkness/fog situations, initiate simultaneous action to catch offenders of road accidents and educating people regarding traffic rules.