MARGAO
Kushavati district Collector Gurudas Desai has called for coordinated efforts by all departments to implement Supreme Court Committee for Road Safety (SCCORS) directives in Quepem, Sanguem, Dharbandora and Canacona amid rising road fatalities.
At the first meeting of the Kushavati District Road Safety Committee (KDRSC), held at the Matanhy Saldanha Administrative Complex, Margao, Desai said accident-prone zones in all four talukas would be inspected with the respective SDMs and mamlatdars.
Viraj Borkar, State Rollout Manager, eDAR, presented September 2026 accident data, stressing coordination among the District Police, PWD, Transport Directorate and Health Services for timely accident-spot inspections and data uploads.
The committee decided to examine road widening proposals, encroachments along major district roads and State and National Highways, stray cattle, inadequate lighting, and civil works at KTC bus stands and railway stations. A monitoring cell will assess these issues and report to the State Road Safety Council.
Attendees included Lead Agency chairman Rajesh Naik, Roland Martins and Lorna Fernandes of GOACAN, PWD SE-IV Armstrong R B Fernandes, Anna Rita Maria Paes, Nixon Soares, Rajesh Kale, Pritesh Naik, Rajiv Samant and Clarence D’Mello, besides representatives of health, police, KTCL, traffic, education and veterinary departments.
