Kathmandu, Feb. 13 -- In a bid to control the increasing number of accidents along the eight-lane Kalanki-Koteshwor road section of the Ring Road, the Department of Roads has launched 'Road Safety Audit'.

"There are numerous technical glitches. Our team will submit an audit report within a month and we will work accordingly." City planners, traffic police, locals, cyclists and pedestrians have showed widespread concern regarding fatal accidents on the road section due to its 'faulty design'.

Rabindra Shrestha, director general of the department, said a team has been formed under Traffic Expert Dr Padma Bahadur Shahai that includes the department's engineers, representatives of Shanghai Construction Group Co Ltd, road safety experts, Tra...