LUCKNOW, Sept. 9 -- The Uttar Pradesh transport department has drawn up a proposal for a community-based road safety programme aimed at cutting road crashes and fatalities in the state by 50%. The plan follows chief minister Yogi Adityanath's remarks at a transport department function on Saturday, where he voiced concern over rising road mishaps and deaths.

A proposal for in-principle approval of the 'Uttar Pradesh Sadak Suraksha Saathi (SSS)' volunteer support system has been sent to the state government. Notably, the recent 'Road Accidents in India 2023' report shows that UP lost 23,652 lives in 2023, the highest in India

Transport commissioner Brajesh Narain said the programme, based on the 5E model of Enforcement, Engineering, Educa...