Archive · 20 May 2025
Ludhiana Administration Releases Road Safety Booklet, Announces Improvements
The Ludhiana administration, with the help of experts, made a booklet to make roads safer.
The booklet points out dangerous spots where many accidents happen.
They are going to make changes to fix these spots and make sure people follow traffic rules.
Because of better enforcement, fewer people died in accidents this year compared to last year.
They also announced plans to build a foot bridge and make a road two-way to improve traffic flow.
More traffic police have been hired to help, especially near schools.
The Ludhiana administration released a booklet identifying 12 road accident black spots.
Road safety experts compiled data for the booklet to reduce road fatalities.
Fatalities decreased from 403 in 2023 to 377 in 2024 due to enforcement.
140 new traffic police personnel deployed to improve traffic management.
A foot overbridge and two-way road implementation were announced.
- Who
- Ludhiana administration, road safety experts Rahul Verma and Navdeep Asija, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora, police commissioner Swapan Sharma, and MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal.
- What
- A booklet on road accident hotspots and safety measures was released, along with announcements of infrastructure improvements.
- When
- The booklet was released on Monday. Data pertains to road accidents in 2023 and 2024.
- Where
- Ludhiana, India.
- Why
- To reduce road fatalities and streamline urban mobility by identifying and addressing accident hotspots.
- Booklet Title
- Road accident black-spot improvement plan for Ludhiana Municipal Corporation roads
- Identified high-risk zones
- 12
- Fatalities in 2023
- 403
- Fatalities in 2024
- 377
- New traffic police personnel deployed
- 140