DC Pulwama chairs District Road Safety Committee meeting

Excelsior Correspondent

PULWAMA, Sept 30: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Dr. Basharat Qayoom today chaired a meeting of the District Road Safety Committee (DRSC) at the Administrative Complex here, to review the road safety scenario in the district and assess the progress made on various road safety measures and decisions taken in the previous meeting.

At the outset, Superintending Engineer, R&B, gave a detailed presentation on the road safety scenario in the district, covering accident data, enforcement measures, identified hot/black spots, implementation of road safety works, PM-RAHAT scheme, Rah-Veer awareness, road safety audits and the Road Safety Action Plan for 2026-27. The presentation also highlighted the four-pronged strategy of Engineering, Enforcement, Education and Emergency Care for reducing road accidents and fatalities.

The DC sought detailed information from the ARTO Pulwama regarding the enforcement drives being conducted across the district and directed him to intensify enforcement against over-speeding, overloading, driving without seat belts and helmets, and other traffic violations, with particular focus on accident-prone and congested stretches.

Reviewing the traffic situation in Pulwama town, the DC stressed the need for effective decongestion of major roads and directed the concerned departments to conduct dedicated decongestion and traffic regulation drives twice a week under the supervision of the Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Pulwama. He called for coordinated action by the Traffic Police, Municipal Council, R&B and other concerned agencies to regulate traffic movement, ensure proper parking and address encroachments and other factors contributing to congestion.

The committee also reviewed the status of hot/black spots identified through e-DAR. Various engineering interventions, including installation of road signages, speed breakers, road markings, crash barriers, rumble strips and solar blinkers, were discussed.

The meeting was attended by Additional District Development Commissioner, Pulwama;

Additional SP Awantipora; Chief Medical Officer, Pulwama; Executive Engineers of R&B, PMGSY, PCD NH-444 and Irrigation & Flood Control, ARTO Pulwama and other members of the District Road Safety Committee.