Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Puttaparthi Orders Joint Action Plan to Prevent Road Accidents
Officials in Puttaparthi want different government departments to work together to reduce road accidents.
They held a road safety meeting on Friday.
They checked safety problems at a dangerous location in Mallapalli.
Roads and Buildings officials must repair dangerous curves on the Pulivendula–Mudigubba highway.
Hospitals must keep organized records about people hurt in accidents.
Education officials must check whether school areas are safe.
Police and transport officers will strictly enforce helmet rules for people riding two-wheelers.
The plan is intended to help prevent deaths and injuries on the district’s roads.
District Collector Shyam Prasad and SP Satish Kumar chaired a District Road Safety Committee meeting on Friday.
Police, Roads and Buildings, Transport, Health, and Education departments were directed to coordinate on road safety.
Safety improvements were reviewed at the Mallapalli blackspot, while dangerous curves on the Pulivendula–Mudigubba highway are to be fixed.
Hospitals must systematically record data on accident victims across the district.
Police and RTA teams were ordered to enforce helmet rules for two-wheeler riders, while the DEO will audit school-zone safety.
- Who
- District Collector Shyam Prasad, SP Satish Kumar, and officials from Police, Roads and Buildings, Transport, Health, and Education departments.
- What
- Authorities ordered a coordinated road-safety action plan, including infrastructure repairs, accident-data collection, school-zone audits, and helmet enforcement.
- When
- The District Road Safety Committee meeting was held on Friday.
- Where
- Puttaparthi district, including Mallapalli and the Pulivendula–Mudigubba highway.
- Why
- To eliminate road fatalities and improve safety for road users.
- Meeting
- District Road Safety Committee meeting
- Chaired by
- District Collector Shyam Prasad and SP Satish Kumar
- Departments involved
- Police, Roads and Buildings, Transport, Health, and Education
- Blackspot review
- Safety works at Mallapalli
- Road repair
- Dangerous curves on the Pulivendula–Mudigubba highway
- Data requirement
- Hospitals must systematically document accident-victim data
- Enforcement
- Police and RTA teams must conduct helmet-safety drives for two-wheeler riders