Tabs to record details of road accidents

Bhubaneswar, May 9(Reporters Today Bureau):  The Transport Department on Monday gave 150 tabs to police To record the details of motor vehicle accidents under Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) project.

The tabs were handed over to DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal by Principal Secretary, Commerce & Transport Department Bishnupada Sethi.

Bansal on the occasion said that data is the key to find the root cause of road accidents in the state. These tabs will enable collection of accident data on the spot by the investigating officer and facilitate timely exchange of information.

This will help to establish an accurate and uniform accident data collection mechanism towards improving road safety in the State, ” he said.

The tabs will be used by the investigating officers of road side police stations to maintain a database of road accidents. It will be easy for an investigating officer to enter the required information in a tab instead of filling the form manually.

Sethi said that the Police and Transport department can work cohesively to reduce road accidents in the state.

“Accident data will help us to analyse the problem and find a solution accordingly,” he said.