Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Collector O Anand Orders Measures to Prevent Road Accidents
Officials in Anantapur met to discuss how to make roads safer.
Collector O Anand and SP Jagadeesh led the meeting.
They said more vehicles are contributing to road accidents and loss of life.
Officials will find dangerous road locations called black spots.
They will add speed breakers in some places.
They will also put reflective signs near culverts.
Police will strictly act against drunk driving and people not wearing helmets or seat belts.
The authorities also want organized parking and cleaner vacant plots in cities.
District Collector O Anand and SP Jagadeesh chaired a Road Safety Committee meeting at the Collectorate on Thursday.
Officials were told to identify accident-prone black spots and install speed breakers.
Radium signboards were ordered at culverts to improve road visibility.
Authorities were instructed to strictly enforce rules against drunk driving and violations involving helmets and seat belts.
Officials were directed to establish paid parking, enforce designated parking, and remove garbage from urban vacant plots.
- Who
- District Collector O Anand, SP Jagadeesh, and other officials.
- What
- A Road Safety Committee meeting focused on measures to reduce road accidents.
- When
- Thursday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- At the Collectorate in Anantapur.
- Why
- To curb road accidents and prevent loss of life amid rising vehicle usage.
- Meeting
- Road Safety Committee meeting
- Location
- Collectorate, Anantapur
- Chaired by
- District Collector O Anand and SP Jagadeesh
- Road measures
- Identify black spots and install speed breakers
- Visibility measures
- Place radium signboards at culverts
- Enforcement
- Act against drunk driving, missing helmets, and seat belt violations
- Parking and cleanliness
- Establish paid parking, enforce designated parking, and clear garbage from urban vacant plots