13% decline in road accidents in Bihar: Government

PATNA: State transport minister Sheela Kumari on Thursday said road safety was a sensitive issue and all the departments should make efforts together to reduce the road accidents.
At a review meeting of Bihar Road Safety Council here, she said several steps were taken and an action plan was made to avoid road accidents in the state.
“The measures have resulted in a sharp drop in road accidents and fatalities in the state,” the minister added.
State transport department secretary Sanjay Kumar Agrawal said efforts were being made to reduce road accidents in the state. “There had been a 13.7% decline in road accidents in 2020 when compared to the 2019 data. Also, there has been a reduction of 7% in fatalities due to road accidents,” he said, adding the NHAI should put up signage related to speed limit and other safety aspects on the highways.
State transport commissioner Seema Tripathi highlighted the work done by Bihar Road Safety Council in 2020-2021 and presented the action plan for 2022.