Bhubaneswar: While the first two months of the year have always been those with a higher number of accidents, this year January and February witnessed a drop in road mishaps.
The decline is by 15.34% in accidents and 10.33% in fatalities during two months of January and February 2022 compared to the same period of the previous year, the I&PR Department informed.
There has been a decline in accidents and fatalities in the first two months of the year. Accidents are less by 327 and deaths by 99, the Department stated.
“This has been achieved due to strict enforcement measures and with great support from DGP. The work done by Transport Commissioner is quite commendable. It’s expected that the trend will continue,” it added.
Below are the detailed figures: