Motor Vehicles Department convened a meeting on road safety under the chairmanship of Advisor for Transport and Technical Education, Temjenmenba at the Conference Hall of the Transport Commissionerate, Kohima on October 3. (DIPR Photo)
DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 4 (MExN): In the backdrop of upsurge in road accidents in the State, most of which are fatal or critical, the Motor Vehicles Department convened a meeting in the conference hall of the Transport Commissionerate, Kohima on October 3.
Advisor for Transport & Technical Education, Temjenmenba, chaired the meeting. The department officials, including the Regional and District Transport Officers and the Assistant Regional Transport Officers of both the general and the enforcement attended the meeting.
Taking a very serious note of the road accidents in recent times, the Advisor impressed upon the department officials to put in strengthened effort and programmes to prevent road accidents. He emphasised the fact that accidents lead to loss of precious lives and often incur huge economic costs.
The department must stringently enforce all the provisions of the MV Act to ensure that vehicles are perfectly fit for road use with all valid documents, he added. Furthermore, he insisted that drivers must be well- sensitised and periodical tests must be conducted to upgrade their skills.
State Transport Commissioner, Elias T Lotha, gave an overview of the department as the ‘Lead Agency’ for road safety in the State. He also highlighted the initiative taken by the department till now in coordination with the line departments through adoption of a multi-prolonged strategy based on 4 (four) E's (Enforcement, Engineering, Emergency Services and Education) of Road safety.
The Advisor, meanwhile, assured his support and assistance for the progress and strengthening the department. He called upon all the officers to adopt a holistic approach to prevent road accidents in the state.
