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The Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) has instructed all road-owning and maintenance agencies, including the National Highways Authority of India, urban local bodies, and municipal corporations, to ensure roads are regularly cleaned and free from sand, soil, debris, and loose materials. This step follows a fatal accident on a key highway involving two women, including a journalist. The STA emphasized that such materials increase tyre skidding risks, particularly for two-wheelers. Agencies are required to use mechanical sweeping machines and increase cleaning frequency in high-risk and accident-prone areas, with accountability measures for lapses.
The Odisha State Transport Authority has issued a directive to all agencies responsible for roads to maintain clean and safe road surfaces to prevent accidents. This follows a recent skidding incident on a major highway that resulted in the deaths of two women, one of whom was a journalist, highlighting the dangers posed by debris and loose material on roads. Advertisement
The STA pointed out that sand, soil, construction debris, and other loose materials on road surfaces significantly increase the risk of tyre skidding. Two-wheelers are particularly vulnerable, and such conditions have been linked to multiple serious and fatal accidents in the past. The authority stressed that regular cleaning is critical to road safety.
In its circular, the STA noted that while law enforcement agencies act against unsafe transportation of sand and construction materials, it is ultimately the responsibility of road-owning and maintenance agencies to keep roads safe and traffic-worthy. Urban local bodies, including municipal corporations, municipalities, and NACs, are also tasked with cleaning streets and ensuring safety within urban limits.
The STA has recommended the use of mechanical sweeping machines and called for more frequent cleaning on high-risk sections, mining areas, locations with ongoing construction, major truck routes, and accident-prone stretches. Inspectors will monitor lapses during inspections and accident investigations, and field officers will be held accountable for failures.
This directive comes amid broader efforts by Odisha authorities to improve road safety and reduce accidents caused by debris and loose materials. Road agencies are being urged to focus on maintaining road surfaces, especially in areas with heavy traffic or construction activity, to prevent avoidable crashes.
Source PTI
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