Chandigarh, Jan 24: Haryana authorities have accelerated efforts to eliminate dangerous road sections and improve school transport safety as part of a comprehensive traffic management strategy. Recent data reveals that of 339 black spots identified between 2020 and 2024, 109 have already been successfully rectified to prevent future collisions.
The identification process has become more sophisticated with the integration of the eDAR/iRAD system. This digital tracking method helped pinpoint 183 specific high-risk locations, a list of which was submitted to the Public Works Department (B&R) in August 2025 for urgent engineering interventions.
“Between 2020 and 2024, 339 black spots were identified across the state. Of these, 109 had been rectified,” DGP (Traffic & Highways) Hardeep Doon noted regarding the infrastructure improvements.
The safety drive extended to school transportation under the Safe School Vehicle Policy. In 2025, officials inspected 26,931 school buses across the state. These inspections resulted in 5,909 challans for various safety violations and the impounding of four vehicles. Additionally, the department addressed illegal road infrastructure by closing 411 out of 600 identified illegal cuts.
Community outreach remains a pillar of the department’s strategy. Police organized 3,334 awareness campaigns last year, reaching 438,286 students and residents. These efforts included large-scale traffic quiz competitions designed to instill road safety habits in younger generations.
