Kerala to launch 24/7 enforcement on national highways
The Kerala government is launching a 24/7 enforcement system on national highways to reduce accidents and traffic violations. The state will be divided into six zones, with specialized teams monitoring speed and safety around the clock.
Why it matters
This initiative represents a significant administrative effort to improve road safety and reduce fatalities on high-traffic infrastructure.
The State government will introduce a continuous 24/7 enforcement system on the national highways (NHs) in the State to curb over-speeding, accidents, and other traffic offences. For this, the NHs passing through Kerala will be divided into six enforcement zones of approximately 100 km each, and special enforcement teams will be deployed in each zone, Transport Minister C. P. John informed here on Tuesday.
The main objective of the enforcement system is to prevent over-speeding, accidents, and traffic violations while ensuring increased visibility on the NHs. The new decision comes against the backdrop of an assessment that over-speeding is the main cause of road accidents. Apart from preventing traffic violations, reducing accident-related deaths is another major objective of the State by deploying Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) enforcement teams around the clock on the NHs.
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