Five squads to be deployed in Keralam’s Ernakulam to ensure safe travel on NHs
Ernakulam district authorities are deploying five specialized squads to clear encroachments and illegal parking along national highways to improve road safety. This initiative follows a series of fatal accidents in the region, including a recent incident involving students.
Why it matters
This reflects a proactive administrative response to infrastructure safety concerns and the enforcement of traffic regulations to prevent future fatalities.
Ernakulam District Collector G. Priyanka has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the police, Motor Vehicles department (MVD), Public Works department (PWD)’s NH wing and the Revenue department to initiate measures to ensure the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians along national highway (NH) corridors in the district, in the wake of a spree of fatal accidents in Thrissur and other districts in Keralam recently.
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