25 accidents reported on Bikarnakatte -Sanoor stretch of NH 169 this year
The Mangaluru City police have reported 25 accidents, including 11 fatalities, on the Bikarnakatte-Sanoor stretch of NH-169 this year. In response, they have suggested several safety measures to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to reduce accidents. These measures include closing medians, speeding up service road construction, and installing rumble strips and street lights.
- ▪25 accidents have been reported on the Bikarnakatte-Sanoor stretch of NH-169 this year.
- ▪11 of these accidents were fatal.
- ▪The Mangaluru City police have proposed safety measures to the NHAI to help reduce accidents.
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In light of 25 accidents, including 11 fatal ones, reported on the Bikarnakatte (Mangaluru) -Sanur (Karkala) stretch of NH-169 so far till May 21 during this year, the Mangaluru City police have suggested to NHAI measures for reducing accidents on the stretch where highway widening project is on.The suggestions were made after Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic) K. Ravi Shankar drove on Wednesday through the 35-km long stretch from Kudupu Katte in Mangaluru to Barady Cross, near Karkala in Udupi district, to inspect the places, more so the ones where more than two accidents were reported. Among the officials who accompanied him included NHAI Mangaluru office project director Abdulla Javed Azmi and PWD executive engineer Raghavendra Nayak.Mr.
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