CHANDIGARH: With a view to reduce road accidents and accidental death rate in the state, Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Friday, launched the Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) project in the state, thus making Punjab the first state in the country to initiate ultra-modern technology equipped with GIS maps for reducing road accidents to the minimum level, improving road designs and identifying accidental black spots.
After inaugurating intra-departmental mobile application based project related to the Public Works Department (B&R), National Highways, Health and Family Welfare, National Highways Authority of India and Punjab Mandi Board during the brief function held at Punjab Bhawan here, Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar said, each day 10-12 road accident fatalities are being reported in Punjab, which is more than the National average of 8-9 deaths per day, adding that each life is precious for us and the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led government is committed for reducing road mortality to the minimum level.
Bhullar said that seven major states – Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan started using iRAD projects and the Punjab is first amongst all and in the country, which launched iRAD after integrating it with GIS maps with Police Station boundaries.
He main objective of this project was to create an Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) for compiling accident databases from the states and every part of the country. The project will implement data analysis techniques and analyze road accident statistics collected across the country and make various suggestions.