Naveen rolls out 18 highway patrolling units

Prameyanews English

Published By : Prameya News Bureau | February 01, 2021 IST

Bhubaneswar, Feb 1: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today rolled out 18 highway patrolling units in 18 stretches of various State and National Highways on virtual platform. Launching these units, the Chief Minister said that these units will play a crucial role in saving the lives of accident victims on highways. Speaking on the concern of the State over road accident related deaths on highways, the Chief Minister said that many valuable lives are lost every year in Odisha for this reason. He said that the government is committed to reduce such fatalities and is taking up several steps to contain these unfortunate incidents. Announcing the introduction of highway patrolling, he said that the timing for taking an accident victim from a point of accident to the nearest hospital is crucial in saving lives. The quicker we can take an injured person to hospital, the better is the chance of survival, he added. These patrolling units will be highly useful in these circumstances by carrying the accident victims as quickly as possible, he specified. He further said that the State Government has a target of creating 36 patrolling units in various accident prone stretches. The functioning and experience of these 18 inits in the first phase will guide us for further action and future initiatives. He asked the officials to resume more sensitization initiatives for drivers on various road safety mechanisms and laws relating to it. In the first phase, these units will function on the following stretches in different districts. Ganjam • Khurdha district border to Rambha• Rambha to Chhatrapur• Chhatrapur to GirisolaBerhampur • Gopalpur Chhak to Golanthara border Khurdha• Pittapali to Tapang Check gate• Tapang Check Gate to Tangi P.S.• Tangri PS. To Ganjam district border Angul • Angul Town to JarapadaBargarh -• Bargarh district border to Sohela Rourkela • Panposh Chhak to Kansbahal Balasore • Rupsa P.S. to Sergarh Toll Gate. Bhadrak • Balasore district border to Nalanga.• Nalanga to Jajpur district border Puri • Satyabadi to Puri Town Jajpur • Bhadrak district border to Jarka.• Kuakhia to Chhatia Cuttack • Chhatia to Manguli.• Adhala to Baladiabandh.

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