Lucknow, Sept. 6 -- In a move to curb road fatalities, the Uttar Pradesh government has signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur to implement the globally recognized Safe System Approach - an evidence-based framework proven to reduce traffic injuries and deaths.
The MoU was signed during the Uttar Pradesh Transport event here on Saturday in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, UP Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh and state Transport Commissioner BN Singh.
The urgency of the collaboration is highlighted by the MoRTH 2023 report, which recorded 23,652 deaths and over 44,500 accidents in Uttar Pradesh, the highest in the country.
Fatalities in the state rose by 4.7 per cent compared to 2022, with o...