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Home / News / India News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Road Safety Force launched in Punjab to control traffic and accidents

IN PHOTOS: Road Safety Force launched in Punjab to control traffic and accidents

Updated On: 27 January, 2024 05:15 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday rolled out a specialised `Sadak Suraksha Force` or Road Safety Force to streamline traffic movement and check road accidents in the state. Pics/CM Bhagwant Mann/X

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday rolled out a specialised `Sadak Suraksha Force` or Road Safety Force to streamline traffic movement and check road accidents in the state. Pics/CM Bhagwant Mann/X

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday rolled out a specialised `Sadak Suraksha Force` or Road Safety Force to streamline traffic movement and check road accidents in the state. Pics/CM Bhagwant Mann/X
<p>Punjab CM Mann said the force will have 144 vehicles and 5,000 employees who will be deployed on the roads every 30 kilometres to protect people</p>

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Punjab CM Mann said the force will have 144 vehicles and 5,000 employees who will be deployed on the roads every 30 kilometres to protect people

<p>As per data available, road accidents claim 17-18 lives in the state every day, Mann said</p>

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As per data available, road accidents claim 17-18 lives in the state every day, Mann said

<p>Addressing a gathering on the occasion of the launch of the road safety force here, he said Punjab is the first state to come out with such an initiative and expressed concerns over fatalities in road accidents</p>

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Addressing a gathering on the occasion of the launch of the road safety force here, he said Punjab is the first state to come out with such an initiative and expressed concerns over fatalities in road accidents

<p>"More than 500 people die every month and in a year, nearly 6,000 people die (in road accidents)," he added</p>

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"More than 500 people die every month and in a year, nearly 6,000 people die (in road accidents)," he added

<p>The chief minister went on to cite the names of various personalities, including former President Giani Zail Singh, Congress leader Rajesh Pilot and actor and comedian Jaspal Bhatti, who died in road accidents</p>

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The chief minister went on to cite the names of various personalities, including former President Giani Zail Singh, Congress leader Rajesh Pilot and actor and comedian Jaspal Bhatti, who died in road accidents

<p>Punjab minister Balkar Singh, MP Sushil Rinku, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav and Additional Director General of Police A S Rai were present on the occasion</p>

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Punjab minister Balkar Singh, MP Sushil Rinku, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav and Additional Director General of Police A S Rai were present on the occasion

<p>Punjab is the first state in the country to have a `Road Safety Force` for its citizens, Mann said</p>

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Punjab is the first state in the country to have a `Road Safety Force` for its citizens, Mann said

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