Any sensible government would be very concerned about the continuing loss of lives on a daily basis on account of road accidents. This very sad state of affairs cannot go on.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on 21st October last year had publicly made a very tall solemn promise that the PWD, RTO and the Traffic Police would within 15 days prepare a plan to curtail road accidents. It is now over three long months and yet no sign of how the authorities plan to deal with the ever rising number of accidents. Was that assurance by the Chief Minister just like the rest, one never to be honoured? The Chief Minister would be well advised that instead of making meaningless promises everyday, to please restrict himself to one assurance a month that he can fulfill.
Goa desperately needs proper traffic management as the now regular traffic jams in the cities across the State is a matter of great distress and concern. Will the situation improve only when the Governor, Chief Minister and his Ministers find themselves trapped in a traffic jam? The Goa Police needs to get its act together and ensure free flow of traffic by implementing a proper traffic management plan that works. There has to be a concerted effort to save precious lives by preventing accidents that are claiming human lives everyday.
The Goa Police have a lot to explain as to how they cannot even ensure that the law is enforced on Panaji’s very busy Dayanand Bandodkar Marg which is designated as a No Parking- No Stopping Road. The cops obviously on political directions are not acting against the Casino vehicles which are parking all over in absolute breach of law. Is our DGP so helpless to get his cops to enforce the law? A very sad and sordid State of affairs.