Bhubaneswar  :  About 30,000 bystanders an road side  community including Eateries, small repair shops, Fuel Stations, Police personnel, etc. shall be trained on First Aid Pre-hospital trauma care to assist the accident victims within the Golden Hour on National and state highways in the state of Odisha .

“The six month campaign to train roadside community on National and state highways will begin from November 8 next month   Provision of first aid pre-hospital care within the golden hour as well as strengthened medical facilities will greatly enhance the chance of survival of the accident victim. Rupees  Two crore have been sanctioned for the project by the state government ” Said Mr Arun Bothra, Commissioner , Odisha State Transport Corporation while speaking at the webinar  on ‘Enforcement Innovations for Road safety’ organized by the India chapter of International Road Federation (IRF) a global body working for safer and better roads world wide.

“Other than enforcing law on traffic violations the road engineering and related agencies should also be taken into consideration . In Odisha each year about 350 black spots on national and state highways are spotted and the concerned authorities informed . Most of them are removed or  rectified  on paper and same Black spots are spotted again next year. Now state government has deputed a dedicated team of experts  to remove the black spots. For improving licensing a two ay online and offline training and education has been mandatory for obtaining a driving license. State government has tied up with Red cross for training which includes First aid  . “ said Mr Arun Bothra.

“Road signages in most of highways in the state are faulty , all the road signages and traffic lights will be corrected as per global standards with next Two years About 30,000 way side First respondents on highways in including puncture  and tea stall owners will be given First respondent training in the state at most venerable places on the state and national  highways within next Six months starting October 8 Next month” said Mr Bothra  .

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