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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Stating that any further delay in expanding all the roads in the State, particularly those within the capital districts, would lead to serious problem in the coming years, Works Minister Dr Kh Ratankumar said need for widening the road even in the commercial areas upto 150 feet wide cannot be overlooked.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Speaking as the chief guest at a workshop on &#39;Road Safety Audit and Mitigation Measures&#39; organised today by the Public Works Department at its Khoyathong office campus conference hall, Dr Ratankumar noting problems likely to be faced if road expansion work is delayed any further highlighted that road expansion is inevitable to ensure unhindered movement of people as well as essential items.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">With road expansion work unavoidable the Government of Manipur too needs to earmark necessary fund from its own source, said the Minister while conceding that both motorists and pedestrians using the same 125 feet wide road is a contributory factor for frequent unwanted incidents.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Asking contractors to ensure that prescribed norms for maintaining quality control is strictly complied with to reduce accidents, he also appealed to motorists to avoid rash driving.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Dr Ratankumar, who also holds the Transport portfolio, strongly advocated involvement of the general public in awareness campaigns about road safety.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">As part of road safety measures, motor rally, panel discussion, painting competition, penalties against traffic rules offenders, etc should be disseminated to the common people, opined the Minister.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">LEA Associates&#39; Road Safety Specialist Dr TS Reddy was the resource person during the technical session on &#39;Road Safety&#39; .</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Among others, PWD chief Engineer M Lokendro Singh and former CE (PWD) Th Joykumar Singh also attended the workshop.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Source-On Request</span></span></span></p>