DELHI GOVT MULLS TO LIVE STREAM ALL OFFICIAL MEETINGS

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Monday held wide-ranging discussions on the draft Road Safety Policy for the national Capital. The discussions were part of the second meeting of the reconstituted Delhi Road Safety Council. The meeting was attended by officials, academicians and experts from organisations and think tanks working on road safety and sustainable transportation. It was chaired by the Transport Minister, Kailash Gahlot.

As per the directions issued by the Supreme Court of India, the Road Safety Council of each state has to mandatorily meet at least twice a year. This was the first meeting of Delhi's Road Safety Council in the year 2018, and the focus of the meeting was to discuss and finalise a comprehensive Road Safety Policy for Delhi.

Delhi figures among the most unsafe cities in India for road users. During 2016, 7,375 fatal road crashes occurred in Delhi in which 7,154 people were injured and 1,591 people lost their lives. The aim of the Road Safety Policy for Delhi is to prevent, reduce and check road injuries and fatalities on various roads of Delhi in coordination with all stakeholders and government agencies, and by focusing on four Es – Education, Enforcement, Engineering and Emergency Care.

Several valuable suggestions were received at the Road Safety Council meeting to ensure that Delhi government adopts a progressive policy that can lay the foundation for it to emerge as the safety Indian city for road users in next 5 years.