The 90 degree turn in Sector 150 of Noida, where the fatal accident took place, had been declared an accident prone area by the Road Safety Committee. symbolic picture
Arpit Tripathi, Greater Noida. The 90 degree turn in Sector 150 of Noida, where the fatal accident took place, had been declared an accident prone area by the Road Safety Committee. In the meeting of the committee held in the last week of December, it claimed to prepare a report and submit it to the Noida Authority as to what effective steps should be taken to prevent accidents at this juncture, but the authority did not make any security arrangements.
limited to meetings only
The authority claims that no report was given by the committee. Even the report of the truck that fell on the turn on December 30 has not been given by the traffic police till now. In such a situation, it can be estimated to what extent there is a lack of coordination between the departments. This is a perfect example of how the committee formed on the directions of the Supreme Court and the instructions given by the government from time to time remains limited to meetings only.
Warning has to be given one kilometer in advance
When a place is marked as an accident prone place, warning information has to be given to the drivers one kilometer in advance. Arrangements for a direction indicator board, speed breaker, barricade etc. have to be made, but nothing like this was done.
Lessons not learned even from previous accidents
On the night of 17 June 2025, a bike had fallen in the underpass under construction at Gaur Chowk. A young man and a girl had died in the incident. Security arrangements and warning boards were not installed. Questions were also raised on the functioning of the Greater Noida Authority and the Traffic Department, after which warning boards were installed 500 meters before the spot, arrangements for barricades, speed breakers etc. were made before the underpass. But no security arrangements were made at the 90 degree deadly turn of Sector 150.
The work of the committee is to find and improve such areas.
Road Safety Committee meets every month. Its chairman is the District Magistrate. Officials from all three authorities, traffic police, transport department, transport corporation, basic and secondary education department, DIOS, electricity corporation, CDO etc. participate in the meeting. The committee makes arrangements for road safety by identifying black spots and preparing reports on their improvement, road designing, awareness campaigns, enforcement action, etc.
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