'Haryana Vision Zero' reduced road accidents by almost 7%: Chief Secy

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Secretary Keshni Anand Arora said that the 'Haryana Vision Zero' programme, which was started with the aim of reducing the death rate in road accidents in the state, has reduced the road accidents by almost seven percent and to achieve the goal of zero accidents, there is a need of public participation along with generating awareness of traffic rules.

Arora was speaking in the Haryana Vision Zero-Institutionalizing Road Safety function organized here today. During the program, the message of Chief Minister Manohar Lal was also shown. The website of Haryana Vision Zero was launched by Keshni Anand Arora and those, who did excellent work under Haryana Vision Zero, were also honored.

She said the Chief Minister has lauded the stakeholders for successfully implementing the Haryana Vision Zero Program in the state. She said that loss of life in road accidents not only has a negative impact on the family, but also adversely affect the economic progress of the country. Reducing the road accidents has become a major challenge today.

She directed the Police and Health Departments to provide data of road accidents so that the reasons of the accidents could be ascertained. He said that in order to stop the occurrence of accidents, there is a need to speed up the steps in this direction which include locating the roads in need of repair, making separate lines for cyclists, road for pedestrians and installation of CCTV cameras for safety.