The major road mishap that took place on May 29 in Guwahati’s Jalukbari area claimed the lives of seven students of Assam Engineering College (AEC). The tragic incident has shaken the people of the state as well as the state administration.
AEC Tragedy
Assam Director General of Police (DGP) GP Singh has issued strict instructions to seven accident-prone districts. To combat such incidents, the police department has drafted a special action plan.
The seven accident-prone districts are: Nagaon, Kamrup (Metropolitan), Barpeta, Sonitpur, Kamrup, Dhemaji and Nalbari.
It is noted the Lead Agency for Road Safety has collected data of the number of accidents that has occurred in the districts. A few days before the tragic incident, a meeting was held at the DGP office where the decision was made.
According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), India witnessed 1,130 road crashes and 422 deaths daily or 47 crashes and 18 deaths every hour on an average. The number of crash-related deaths increased by 16.9 per cent in 2021 from the previous year.
