: Alarming rise in road fatalities casts shadow over tourism hotspot Goa #IndiaNEWS #Social <br>The Goa police have held a number of meetings and the police across the state is taking action against

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<br>The Goa police have held a number of meetings and the police across the state is taking action against traffic violators, taking photographs of the violators on the roads in mufti. However, the Congress has objected to this initiative saying the government is only trying to generate revenue.
Director General of Police (DGP) Jaspal Singh said that an analysis of the accidents was carried out and it was shown to the concerned officers. Particularly in those areas where the accident rate is very high and accordingly we have formulated strategies on how we can prevent occurrence of accidents, Singh said.
He said that strict enforcement of the Motor Vehicles Act, with a crackdown on overspeeding, drunken driving, riding a two-wheeler without a helmet and driving without seat belts is being carried out.
At the same time there is an urgent need to create awareness among people. They should follow traffic rules. Considering the population of the state, the accident rate is quite high, he stated.
He said that the police will write to the National Highways Authority, Transport department and the PWD about road engineering. Wherever it is required that should be done. It should be carried out so that accidents are not caused due to defects in road engineering.
Sources said that the concerned departments have been told to examine the road engineering wherever the accidents have occurred in the past. Government officials across the state are working on this issue.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that three departments of the government are taking measures to reduce road accidents, which are on the rise since the last one month.
Sawant said that drunken driving, not following traffic rules and overtaking are the main reasons behind the accidents.
Compared to other states the proportion of vehicles per population is more in Goa. People should cooperate with our departments to reduce accidents. They should follow traffic rules, Sawant said.
The Traffic Cell, Transport department and PWD are taking regular meetings to implement the measures to reduce the road accidents, the CM added.
He said that these three departments will work on short-term gain and long-term improvement to reduce road accidents.
The road accident numbers from 2017-2021 are horrifying. In 2017, the number was 333, then 262, 297, 223 and 226 respectively. We can reduce accidents by traffic management and taking other measures, Sawant said.
We have taken several steps under the Motor Vehicles Act 1989. Also, we are working on the suggestions of the National Road Safety Board, National Road Safety Council, Transport Development Council, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Sustainable Development Goal 3.

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