Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 15: On the recommendation of Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety, the State Government has accorded sanction for setting up of a Task Force under the chairmanship of Administrative Secretary Public Works (R&B) Department.
The nine-member Task Force shall comprise IGP Traffic, Chief Engineer Public Works (R&B) Jammu/Kashmir, Chief Engineer, Project Beacon, Chief Engineer, Project Sampark, Chief Engineer Project Vijayak, Chief Engineer Project Himank and Director National Highway Authority of India as Members while Additional Secretary Technical (Superintending Engineer, Road Safety Council) is the Members Secretary.
The Task Force shall meet at least once in a quarter of the year and draw up a protocol for identification of black spots on a continuing basis, their removal and further monitoring to see the effectiveness of the action.
It shall also allocate required resources, set priorities amongst the roads and resolve inter-departmental issues at the State level.
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