PANJIM: The Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) will launch a campaign to remember the road traffic victims and to push for an efficient public transport system in Goa so as to address the huge rise in fatalities in road accidents.
The campaign will begin on November 19, on the occasion of the ‘World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims’ and end on November 26, the ‘World Sustainable Transport Day’.
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The campaign will highlight the need for justice for road traffic victims by all government agencies implementing the recommendations of the Supreme Court Road Safety Committee and putting in place the required institutional mechanisms.
Some of the key points will be setting up of an exclusive website to be hosted by the Lead Agency and supported by the Directorate of Transport and Goa Traffic Police to provide updates on Court cases filed due to drunken driving, rash and negligent driving and hit and run cases, which have resulted in grievous injuries and deaths.
To upload minutes and Action Taken Reports (ATR) of the District Road Safety Committees on the websites of the respective District Collectorates and the Public Works Department; to upload minutes & Action Taken Reports (ATR) of the State Road Safety Council on the website of the Directorate of Transport
Regular site inspections will be conducted and reports prepared by the Police Station wise Sub-Committees on Causes and Analysis of Motor Vehicle Accidents will also be discussed.
During the campaign, GOACAN will mobilise volunteers of the village based Consumer Forums and campus based Consumer Welfare Clubs to create awareness about the huge rise in fatalities in road accidents and to remember the Road Traffic Victims in a special way.
GOACAN will also reach out to the Village Panchayat and Municipal Road Safety and Traffic Management Committees so as to remember the road traffic victims and to also initiate a discussion & prepare an action plan for an efficient public transport system in the villages and towns so as to reduce road accidents and fatalities.
