Port Blair, Apr 04: Port Blair has witnessed a number of fatal road accidents recently but instead of taking safety of public on road seriously, authorities are taking things too lightly. It has found that many roads and speed breakers are without proper road markers, which is a serious threat for road users.
According to public many roads, such as the link road connecting Secretariat and Goal Ghar has been recently reconstructed and after this reconstruction the road level has risen up. As there is no reflective road markers on the both side driving vehicles during night hours have become risky, especially when there is a load shedding in the area.
Forget about city area, most of the road stretches of nearly created wards of Port Blair city do not have road markers. In these areas street lights often do not work and driving at night hours is a risky job for people.
As far as remote areas of South Andaman is concerned, reflective road marker is still a dream.
Adding to the pain most of the speed breakers in city do not have any kind of reflective marking, which is a serious threat for two wheelers.
There is an urgent need to conduct a survey and put white road markers on important road stretches so that driving at night becomes safe for public.
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