Odisha Transport Authority Asks Agencies to Regularly Clean Roads to Prevent Accidents

STA directs NHAI, agencies to clear sand, debris from roads - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) directed all road-owning agencies, including the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), to ensure regular cleaning and prompt removal of sand and debris from roads to prevent fatal accidents. The directive was issued following the death of two women, including a journalist, on the Puri-Bhubaneswar highway due to skidding. The STA said it was observed that spillage of sand, soil, const…

Odisha transport authority asks agencies to regularly clean roads to prevent accidents

Bhubaneswar, Jan 11 (PTI) The Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) directed all road-owning agencies, including the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), to ensure regular cleaning and prompt removal of sand and debris from roads to prevent fatal accidents.The directive was issued following the death of two women, including a journalist, on the Puri-Bhubaneswar highway due to skidding.The STA said it was observed that spillage of sand, …

Days after woman Journalist’s death, Odisha Minister flags unsafe road conditions

Bhubaneswar: Days after two women, including a Journalist, were killed on National Highway-316 after their two-wheeler skidded on sand spilled on the road, Odisha’s Minister of Commerce and Transport, Bibhuti Bhusan Jena, today expressed serious concern over unsafe road conditions and directed the Transport Commissioner to ensure roads remain clean and traffic-worthy at all times. Following the minister’s direction, the Transport Commissioner is…