SC-constituted committee to camp in Puducherry to assess high accident rate: Minister
Puducherry (PTI): Transport Minister Chandira Priyanga said a high-level committee constituted by the Supreme Court will visit the Union territory on Sunday to carry out a field survey to assess the high rate of road accidents.
She said the committee had been visiting states and Union territories that report a high rate of accidents.
In 2021, Puducherry had reported the second highest rate of accident mortality (58 per cent), after Chhattisgarh (59 per cent).
"With Puducherry being one of the states with high cases of road accidents, the committee will camp here and assess the reasons," the minister said.
She said the government has already enforced compulsory wearing of helmets for both riders on two-wheelers to ensure their safety and minimise fatal injuries in case of accidents.
The government was also planning to earmark specific time periods for the movement of heavy duty vehicles, the minister added.
"Further, we are considering asking school managements to rework their time so that the children do not have to face heavy traffic," she said.
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Woman Police Commissioner goes undercover to assess women's safety in Hyderabad
Hyderabad (PTI): Soon after taking over as Malkajgiri Police Commissioner B Sumathi went undercover and took up a field visit after midnight on May 1 to assess law and order, including women's safety.
Sumathi assumed charge as the Malkajgiri Police Commissioner on May 1.
On the same night, the senior IPS officer, in plainclothes, moved through the streets of Dilsukhnagar here, standing alone for some time to get a first-hand knowledge of law and order situation, official sources said on Wednesday.
"It was a general checking and she later interacted with police officials," they said.
The sources said about 30-40 individuals who approached her were counselled regarding their behaviour towards women in public places.
Sumathi, who earlier headed the Special Intelligence Branch (SIB), of the Telangana Police, oversaw the long drawn process of the Maoists joining the mainstream.
