Nabarangpur, (Ranjit Naik) Date: 08.01.2026 Rik: Yesterday Date: 07.01.2026 Rik: At 5.30 pm in the evening at Ashok Mehta conference hall in the District Collector’s office under the chairmanship of District Collector Maheshwar Swayku, the meeting of the District Road Safety Committee has been held on the occasion of National Road Safety Month! Regional Transport Officer Jitendra Bhoi welcomed everyone and spoke in the House on various programs in this month according to the agenda! CDMO, SER&D, DSP, DIPRO, Deputy Collector’s Office, AEE, NH, EE, RD, Assistant Manager, OSRTC, DPEO, DPM, NHM, AE, Municipal, Domestic Bus Owners’ Association and Truck Owners’ Association, Committee members were present in the meeting. And the journalist Bank Bihari Bisoyai, Savya and Samvadik Phamagi Bisoyi were present! In the meeting, there was a special discussion on road safety awareness, LED displays, banners, posters, awareness through leaflets, special enforcement drives, various competitions in schools and colleges, eye tests of road users, walkathons, guard training camps, joint checking of police and transport departments, warning information boards! Speeding, not wearing a helmet and seat belt, drinking, overloading, transporting passengers in cargo lanes, using mobile phones, violating traffic rules and driving will be fined, confiscated, DL will be cancelled! It was expressed in the house that there is a government system of Rs 2 lakh to the families of those who died in hit and run accidents by unknown vehicles, and Rs 50,000 to those who were seriously injured. Good Samaritans who help during the first hour will be rewarded with an incentive of Rs. 2000! 8 black spots have been identified in the district in 2025! In the district in 2025, total road accidents from 249 to 190 people died, 41 people were seriously injured and 17 people were slightly injured! The District Governor ordered to reduce the accident mortality in the district and to emphasize on creating special awareness on road safety! Ranjit Naik’s report from Nabarangpur First News Odisha !