Government Expresses Dissatisfaction Of Rising Accidents In Mayurbhanj
Government Expresses Dissatisfaction Of Rising Accidents In Mayurbhanj
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Bhubaneswar: The state government has voiced its displeasure with the National Highways Authority of India (MHAI) for their apathy to the issue of numerous traffic accidents on NH 49 in Dwarasuni ghat of Mayurbhanj district due to inadequate upkeep of the stretch.
Principal secretary, Transport department Bishnupada Sethi wrote to the NHAI's chief general manager, Odisha region, on Friday, claiming that Dwarasuni ghat has become a dangerous area where accidents have occurred regularly due to a lack of road maintenance.
Sethi stated that the matter is often discussed at the District Road Safety Committee (DRSC) meetings, but that the NHAI's project director (PD) in Balasore never felt it was important to attend. "Despite notice, the project director did not attend the meeting and instead sent his agents, demonstrating his irresponsible attitude regarding road safety, Mayurbhanj collector orders, and Supreme Court committee directions," he added.
At the same time, the project director's representative insisted that the length could not be repaired until the district's four-laning work was completed.
The state government has complained to the National Highways Authority of India (MHAI) about poor maintenance on a stretch of NH-49 in Mayurbhanj district's Dwarasuni ghat. The administration has been concerned about frequent road accidents on the ghat road.
Mayurbhanj is one of the most dangerous areas in terms of road safety. In 2021, at least 312 people were killed in 540 accidents in the district. According to a letter from the commerce and transport secretary Bishnupada Sethi to the NHAI's chief general manager, Odisha region, on Friday, Dwarasuni ghat is a dangerous place in Mayurbhanj where accidents occur every month.
Despite the fact that the Mayurbhanj district collector mentioned the issue of the unsafe ghat road at district road safety committee meetings on a regular basis, the NHAI did very little to improve it. "Human lives are not cheap," Sethi remarked, "and they cannot be sacrificed until the road is upgraded to four lanes."
Sethi, who enclosed a Mayurbhanj RTO road survey report and photographs of NH at various sites, said the photos paint a bleak picture because NH roads lack safety measures. Sethi stated that the state government has always placed a high premium on road safety in order to reduce fatalities, but that the NHAI's approach toward it is disappointing.
He advised the NHAI to perform a survey at Dwarasuni ghat and repair the road as soon as possible to avoid accidents.
