Banswara District Important Contact Details

From K.C.Bohra,
Retired SE PWD, and Consultant to NHAI Maintenance Project in Maharashtra.

To,
The District Collector,
Banswara.

Sub: -Observations with regards to road safety, leading to reduction o
in fatal accidents.

Sir,
I retired as SE P.W.D. in the year 2004, since then worked as Team Leader in various road project of NHAI. I want to put my observations, if remedial measures are initiated that will certainly reduce the chances of accidents.My son is at Banswara thereby use to come down there frequently.
1. During my last stay at Banswara in the month of May, Bus passenger sitting on a bus got electrocuted, and number of casualties were quite high, warrants an action to avoid recurrences of such accidents.
In accordance with Indian Road Congress provision, all the overhead hanging should should have a clearance of 5.5 meter above the road level, for LT line. For 11KV and above an additional 30cm height.For additional high power line this height should be increased by 30cm per 11kv additional power.
I am sure the last accident near Sajjangarh was on account of non complying this provision.
I request to your good self to direct the Electricity and PWD authorities to inspect all the locations where electric power lines are crossing the road, be it village road or any other and identify the locations where it is not complying with the provision. Ensure that corrective measures have been taken for non recurrence of such accidents.
2. Banswara Udaipur road is maintained under BOT and riding quality is satisfactory. Light Motor Vehicle can speed up up-to 130Km/ Hr. Width of road at cross drainage portion is quite less, and speeding vehicle faces problem at the time of overtaking or a vehicle suddenly approaches near the Cross Drainage portion. At number of locations, protective parapet are absent, thus every chances are there to overturn the vehicle at such location. Where protective Parapet wall is there the vehicle will certainly hit it.
Cationary board are to be installed and widening of road width is taken up on an urgent basis. I will further request that accidents took place at these location be asked from Police Department and PWD, to asses gravity of the problem.
3. Retro reflective Road signage at acute curve are required to be ascertain.

Submitted for your king information, and requested for action from your end for reduction in chances of accidents.

Yours truely,
K.C.Bohra.