The World Bank has approved a grant of Rs 51 million to set up an integrated road safety enforcement system in Shimla and Nurpur police districts and to develop the Parampur Sirachoke in Kangra as a ‘safe corridor’, it said. Officials said here.
The project envisions setting up a traffic control room in Shimla and allocating funds for interceptor and patrol vehicles, intelligent traffic management systems, artificial intelligence (AI) cameras and rescue equipment, he said.
Shimla and Nurpur have been selected for the first phase of the project, with a total of Rs 420 crore being spent on the twin police districts to strengthen emergency response systems, said Chief of Police (DGP) Sanjay Kundu. PTI.
He said the number of accidents in Himachal Pradesh has decreased from 3,114 in 2017 to about 2,600 in 2022, saying, “We are working hard to reduce traffic accidents in Himachal, and in the mountain states alone. It has emerged as a role model for the state,” he added. In the world. The DGP added that the World Bank has approved a grant of Rs 510 crore for the project and is currently in the procurement stage.
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Police Traffic Superintendent Sandeep Dhawar said 120 locations of AI-powered cameras had been identified in Shimla district. These include the capital as well as Teog, Rampur, Roll, Kumarsain, Kokkai, Nerva, Jubbal, Chopar and Sunnis, he said.
Analysis of accident data from all districts over the past few years, site visits and examination of existing materials, especially identification of black spots and accident prone areas, Shimla, Mandi and Kangra districts are the most accident prone districts. Police said it was shown that Said.
In Himachal Pradesh, the Shimla district had the highest death toll of more than 1,170 people out of about 2,600 traffic accidents from 2017 to 2022.
In addition, Parampur-Srachoke Road in Kangra District will be developed as a safe corridor under the Safety Corridor Demonstration Program (SCDP) through safety interventions and design improvements at a cost of INR 90 crore. Selected, police added.
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