The Maharashtra transport department on Monday launched a month-long drive and campaign to mark road safety, lining up a host of programmes, events and enforcement targets with promising announcements expected in sync with the Road Safety Month launched at the Centre, by Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.

With 11,452 deaths in 2020, Maharashtra has figured among the top three states that have reported the highest number of deaths in road accidents in the country, state transport minister Anil Parab said during the launch of the event, with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray expressing concern.