India, Feb. 12 -- The authorities in Gurugram rolled out their "zero fatalities district" initiative earlier this week, starting from four major points --- Jharsa Chowk, Atlas foot-over-bridge (FOB), Basgaon Chowk and Delhi-Ajmer Highway in Manesar, district administration officials said.

A district road safety committee, consisting of five representatives from different civic bodies, inspected the identified stretches on February 4, officials added.

Recommendations were issued to zonal/regional officials of traffic police, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to introduce phase-wise changes such as improving road design, disconnecting illegal cuts to main carriageway,...