GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Chandigarh Administration Gazette
Published by Authority
NO. 87] CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2022 ( ASADHA 23, 1944 SAKA)
CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT
Notification
The 14th July, 2022
No. 2/7/241-H-III(7)-2022/10327.—In supersession of the Chandigarh Administration, Transport Department Notification bearing No. H-III (7)-2018/3913, dated 20.3.2018 and in pursuance of the Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Road Safety Section) letter No. RT-25043/03/2017-RSC- Part (1)(204522), dated 06.4.2022 wherein it has been requested to comply with the directions of the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety (SCCoRS), the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh in exercise of the powers conferred under Sub-Section (3) of Section 215 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, is pleased to constitute the District Road Safety Committee for U.T., Chandigarh.
1) The District Road Safety Committee, U.T., Chandigarh shall comprise of following members :—
I) District Magistrate and Collector (Ex-Officio) = Chairman II) Rep. of Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chd. = Member III) Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic) (Ex-Officio) = Member Secy IV) Director Health Services, U.T., Chandigarh = Member V) Secretary, STA, U.T., Chandigarh = Member VI) Representative of Regional Office, MoRTH = Member VII) Project Director, NHAI
= Member VIII) Arrive Safe, Road Safety NGO, = Member #268, Sector-21-A, Chandigarh
(IX) Superintending Engineer / Executive Engineer (Roads) = Member O/o Chief Engineer, U.T., Chandigarh
(X) Highway Administrator of State Highways and = Member Major District Roads (MDRs)
(715) 716 CHD. ADMN. GAZ., JULY 14, 2022 (ASAR. 23, 1944 SAKA) 2) The Term of Reference (ToR) and functions of the above said District Road safety Committee is as under :—
I) Periodic review of the road accidents in the district.
II) Monitor the implementation of State Road Safety policy and the targets set under it.
III) Implement directions of the SCCoRS, Government of India and the State Government as may be issued from time to time on matters of road safety.
IV) Implementation of decisions of the State Road Safety Council in the district.
V) Regularly track and update State Road Safety Council on details of Road crashes that took place in the district, which shall include :
a. Details of the vehicle
b. Cause of crash
c. Details of spot investigation, evidence if any
d. Details of offender/s (if any)
e. Details of Victim/s and victims latest condition
f. Types of injury caused
g. FIR registered if any
VI. Publish road accident data on monthly basis on public domain on :
i) The district website portal (to be widely publicised)
ii) The MoRTH Portal (http://morth-roadsafety.nic.in/edisha/index.aspx)
VII. Develop a district road safety plan
VIII. Ensure forensic crash investigation u/s 135A of the Motor Vehicle Act for all mass fatality crashes in the district.
IX. Ensure optimal placements of ambulances to help improve response time and handover time to hospitals.
X. Ensure adequate availability of different ambulance types as per historic caseload in the district. XI. Prepare an Emergency Medical Plan for mass fatality accidents in the district.
XII. Ensure linkage between hospitals and ambulances through setting up a prior notification system. Ensure linkages between hospitals to find out the availability of beds in case of emergency.
XIII. Act as the nodal body for placing, requirement/s, and disbursal of road safety funds and interact with State Road Safety Council as and when required.
CHD. ADMN. GAZ., JULY 14, 2022 (ASAR. 23, 1944 SAKA) 717XIV. Provide regular inputs to the State Road Safety Council/Lead Agency of State and recommend road safety measures especially with regard to identification of major accident-prone areas/ Black spots etc. and also in parts regarding the important of 4Es viz Engineering, Education, Enforcement & Emergency.
XV. Promote Good Samaritans to assist the road accident victims
XVI. Provide suggestion/s to State Government as and when requested to formulate or amend :
a. Rules U/s 107, U/s 138, U/s 176, U/s 210D, U/s. 215D of the MV (A) Act, 2019 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
b. Schemes U/s 135 of the MV (A) Act, 2019
3) The DRSC shall hold its meeting at least fortnightly on a virtual platform and meet physically at least once a month at a venue prescribed by the Chairman.
4) The minutes of the meeting shall be made public on the district website within 48 hours of the meeting, and also be uploaded to the web portal of MoRTH as given in VI (ii) above, in the format designed and approved by MoRTH.
NITIN KUMAR YADAV, IAS,
Secretary Transport,
Chandigarh Administration.
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