District Road Safety Committee Reviews Road Safety Measures; DC Sachin Gupta Directs Time-Bound, Outcome-Oriented Action to Prevent Fatal Accidents

Rohtak, February 16, 2026: A meeting of the District Road Safety Committee (DRSC) and Surakshit School Vahan Policy was held today under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Sachin Gupta to comprehensively review road accident trends, enforcement effectiveness, and the status of corrective measures across the district. The meeting focused on time-bound, measurable, and outcome-driven interventions to further reduce road accidents and fatalities.

A detailed review of road accident data for 2025 and January 2026 was undertaken. It was noted with satisfaction that road accident fatalities in 2025 declined by nearly 20 percent compared to 2024, reflecting the impact of sustained enforcement, engineering improvements, and public awareness initiatives. However, the Deputy Commissioner expressed serious concern over fresh fatal accidents reported in January 2026, particularly involving pedestrians, two-wheelers, and night-time crashes, and emphasised that any loss of life on roads is unacceptable.

The Chair observed that recurring accident-prone locations and common causes such as poor lighting, unsafe median openings, lack of pedestrian infrastructure, speeding, incomplete road works, and unmanaged access points continue to pose serious risks. He directed all road-owning and enforcement agencies to move decisively from identification of issues to time-bound closure with visible on-ground outcomes.

Key Directions Issued includes:
• Top fatal accident locations to be treated on priority through permanent engineering solutions, including improved lighting, safe pedestrian crossings, channelisation, access control, and traffic-calming measures.
• Pedestrian safety to be accorded the highest priority, especially near schools, markets, hospitals, and highways, with footpaths, zebra crossings, refuge islands, signage, and road markings strictly as per prescribed standards.
• Red-zone police stations with high accident concentration to be identified and subjected to joint inspections by Police and concerned engineering agencies for focused corrective action.
• Temporary safety measures—including barricading, reflectors, warning signage, blinkers, and speed control—to be made mandatory at all road repair and construction sites without exception.
• Risk-based enforcement to be intensified, with focused action against speeding, drunk driving, helmet and seat belt violations, wrong-side driving, and overloading.
• Traffic signal optimisation in urban areas to reduce congestion and collision risk at major intersections.
• Encroachments and roadside visibility obstructions to be removed promptly to improve sight distance and road safety.
• All pending agenda points to be reviewed with clear timelines, fixed accountability, and photographic evidence of compliance.

The Deputy Commissioner also directed immediate district-specific action on identified high-risk stretches, including improvement of lighting and access control on national highways, optimisation of traffic signals at major junctions, accelerated pedestrian infrastructure works in urban and market areas, and strict safety compliance at all ongoing road works being executed by agencies including the National Highways Authority of India.

Further, it was directed that pedestrian safety and black spot rectification shall remain standing agenda items in all future DRSC meetings. All departments were instructed to submit Action Taken Reports (ATRs) with completion dates and geo-tagged photographs to ensure transparency, monitoring, and accountability.

Reiterating the district administration’s commitment to safer roads and zero tolerance for avoidable fatalities, Deputy Commissioner Sachin Gupta said that engineering interventions, strict enforcement, and sustained public awareness must work in close coordination to achieve a durable and further reduction in road accidents and loss of life.

The meeting was attended by senior officers from the Police Department, Transport Department, Public Works Department, HSVP, Municipal Corporation Rohtak, and other concerned departments.