Supreme court panel to assess road safety across Jharkhand

Ranchi: The Supreme Court committee on road safety has sent a team to Jharkhand to assess and audit the compliance of its guidelines on road safety in the state.
The committee comprising members from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Delhi Integrated Multi-Transit System would visit Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad and Bokaro and also conduct separate meetings with officials of different departments.
The committee members held introductory session with different departments on the first day. It appreciated implementation of helmet wearing in the state, said a state official.
The apex court committee had issued direction to various departments including police, road transport, health, and education on road safety. The guidelines relate to driving training centres, digitization of driving license, safe road engineering, trauma centres with doctors on roads and education on road safety in schools.
The committee would be staying in the state till May 28 for the review.