Bhagwant Mann, the chief minister of Punjab, announced on Friday that the state will soon establish the Sadak Suraksha Force (SSF) in an effort to improve road safety and reduce accidents.
The SSF will have its own uniform, Mann declared in a speech to a crowd at Tolewal village in the Amargarh constituency of Malerkotla district following the opening of the Ashok Leyland driving school.
“The personnel will have a separate uniform and will be given good vehicles. They will help people on the roads, help in removing stuck vehicles, trees or any obstructions on the roads with the help of cranes that will be provided to them.”
He added, “The SSF will reduce the load from Punjab Police which can then focus on other works related to solving crimes, law and order problems etc.”
The driving school is the second of its kind in the state; Parkash Singh Badal opened the first one in the Lambi constituency. Mann said, “We will open many more in Punjab.”
He added, “Punjab tops in road accidents. According to data, daily around 14 people die in Punjab due to road accidents while 70-80 get injured. Annually, around 5,500 accidents take place but they can be avoided if we have better driving schools to teach the drivers and better road discipline while driving.”
CM Mann citing the death of famous personalities in road accidents said, “Our former president Giani Zail Singh, popular actor Jaspal Bhatti, several other artists and many authors have died in road accidents. When Bhatti died, the then Punjab government had found 138 dark spots or accident-prone areas on the roads but nothing was done after that. We will rectify all these spots and if needed, we will acquire land to broaden roads to correct the dark spots.”
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