The Kurukshetra district administration has intensified road safety measures by enforcing strict action against traffic violations, illegal road cuts, and encroachments. Safety protocols at road construction sites have also been mandated.
Accident Statistics and Enforcement Actions
According to official data, 17 people lost their lives in 38 road accidents recorded across the district in March. In response, the police issued 17,835 challans last month and collected Rs 3.81 crore in fines. These included 10,155 for overspeeding, 1,716 for helmet violations, along with cases related to seat belts, mobile phone use while driving, drunk driving, lane violations, triple riding, wrong-side driving, and lack of high-security number plates. Ten school buses were also penalised for violations.
Overloaded Vehicles and Monitoring
ADC Vivek Arya stated that the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) collected Rs 84.40 lakh in fines from 230 overloaded vehicles in March, warning violators of strict action. A dedicated team has been deployed for round-the-clock monitoring of overloaded vehicles.
Committee Meeting Directives
Presiding over the monthly District Road Safety Committee meeting at the mini secretariat, Arya instructed officials to ensure proper barricading at all road renovation sites to prevent accidents. He also called for streamlining of online challan systems on NH-44 and NH-152D to curb overspeeding.
Highlighting safety concerns, Arya ordered the immediate closure of illegal cuts on highways and removal of encroachments. He stressed that no complaints should remain pending on the ‘Mhari Sadak' app, and directed SDMs to submit reports on hit-and-run cases during the next meeting, while also notifying hospitals.
Night Patrolling and Encroachment Drive
Police officials were directed to increase night patrolling, while a special drive was ordered to clear encroachments on Ladwa road within a week to reduce accidents.
Waterlogging and Infrastructure
The ADC announced the formation of a committee comprising officials from PWD, municipal council, HSVP, and public health engineering to address waterlogging issues. Additionally, demarcation work was ordered for a key road stretch near Lotus Green City to facilitate construction. Authorities also confirmed that a proposal for installing CCTV cameras between Dhand and Pehowa road stretch had been sent for approval.
Zonal Traffic Management
Officials said the district has been divided into East, West, and Highway zones for better traffic management, with continuous monitoring by PCR units and traffic personnel.
