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Telangana Targets Road Deaths Across Seven High-Risk Districts

Road crashes kill more than 7,000 people in Telangana each year, according to the state police chief.

Officials have chosen seven districts for special road-safety work.

They identified 48 dangerous road corridors and many other spots where crashes or traffic violations occur.

Some locations had four or more recorded deaths.

Officials want to study why crashes happen in each place.

Their plan includes teaching people about safety, fixing road problems, enforcing traffic rules and helping injured people quickly.

They also want every crash and injury recorded in online systems.

Their goal is to prevent road deaths.

Key facts

Annual road deaths in India: More than 1.75 lakh, according to C.V. Anand.
Annual road deaths in Telangana: More than 7,000; the state ranks seventh nationally, according to Anand.
Districts targeted: Seven: Medchal-Malkajgiri, Rangareddy, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri, Sangareddy, Hanamkonda, Warangal and Jangaon.
Critical corridors: 48 identified across the seven districts.
Priority-1 locations: 230 locations where four or more fatalities were recorded.
Other flagged locations: 220 traffic-violation locations and 183 critical pedestrian accident spots.
Road-safety approach: Education, Engineering, Enforcement and Emergency Support (the 4E approach).
Next presentation: The state’s initiatives and action plan are due to be presented at a meeting in Chennai on November 3.

deccanchronicle.com · 2 hrs ago