In a major resolution geared toward saving the valuable lives from highway accidents, the Punjab authorities on Friday gave nod for constituting Sadak Surakhya Force (SSF) within the state that contains 5, 000 police personnel.
A call to this impact was taken on the assembly of the Council of Ministers held right here.
A spokesperson for the Chief Minister’s Office mentioned the Cabinet gave its consent to launch this pressure as a plan for highway security for masking 5, 500 km of state and nationwide highways.
The Cabinet opined that Punjab has witnessed a major enhance in visitors and highway infrastructure over the previous few a long time. The state has a 72, 078-km-long highway community, together with the nationwide and state highways, which represent 5.64 per cent (4, 025 km).
The Cabinet expressed issues that 65 per cent of highway fatalities happen on the nationwide and state highways. In 2021, 4, 476 lives had been misplaced in 580 highway accidents. Most of those deadly accidents happen between 6 pm and 12 am, when the presence of police on these roads is minimal.
As per the Cabinet, freeway patrol routes have been recognized primarily based on the previous years’ highway accidents traits.
As many as 144 patrolling autos, fitted with specialised tools to test drunken driving and over rushing, can be deployed on these routes, every masking a distance of 30 km. A sum of Rs 30 crore can be spent on buy of autos and the tools put in in them.
Around 5, 000 police personnel can be deployed in Sadak Suraksha Force out of which round 1, 200-1, 500 police personnel can be instantly supplied out of the newly recruited police personnel.
As a mark of respect to the good freedom fighters and nationwide heroes, the Cabinet additionally gave consent to arrange a martyrs memorial in a number one park of each district.
This memorial could have the names of the martyrs and nice freedom fathers, from that respective district, who had sacrificed their lives through the freedom wrestle in order that their huge contribution could be perpetuated to the youthful generations.
The memorial will additional encourage the approaching generations for selfless service in the direction of the nation and its folks.
‘Sadak Surakhya Force’: Punjab constitutes 5, 000-man police pressure for highway security