The Hindu 22.12.2010
Panel takes serious note of damage to roads
Staff Reporter
KAKINADA: The road safety committee which met here on Tuesday passed a
resolution unanimously to levy fine on those who were resorting to
damage the roads and highways in the district. The meeting chaired by
district Collector M. Ravi Chandra said there were potholes on many
roads, due to which accidents were taking place often.
“A few businessmen who set up shops on the roadside occupied some
portion of the roads and damaged them making the lives of road users
vulnerable,” Mr. Ravi Chandra said.
He said officials of the electricity department and municipalities
were already instructed to stop electricity and drinking water supplies
to such shops. Notices would be issued to the encroachers and action
would be initiated against the erring traders, he said.
Steps were initiated to register cases under the provisions of Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, he said.
The meeting observed that some highways passing through rural pockets
were turned into dumping yards, as people made it a practice to dump
their wastes on them.
Issues including movement of tractors on the highways, absence of
caution boards, drunken driving, absence of wearing helmet and seatbelt
while driving were discussed at length in the meeting.
Deputy Transport Commissioner M. Praveen Rao, project director of
National Highway Authority of India M.V. Nirmala and other officials
were present.
