Chandigarh, Apr 3 (PTI) The Haryana Government extended its collaboration with IIT-Madras by signing a two-year MoU on Thursday for data-driven road safety interventions.

An official statement said the partnership leverages tools like the 'Sanjaya' platform, previously launched in Haryana, to visualise accident data and plan targeted interventions.

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The agreement was unveiled in the presence of Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi and Prof Venkatesh Balasubramanian, Head of the Centre of Excellence for Road Safety (CoERS) at IIT-Madras.

Earlier in 2023, the then Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal had announced the launching of a special project in the state to bring together the best practices in road safety, develop systems and provide data-driven advice to all stakeholders and the public by the CoERS.

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Meanwhile, after the MoU signing, a meeting was held on road safety measures. It was decided that enhanced monitoring and e-challaning through CCTV cameras were needed on major highways to reduce the number of deaths due to overspeeding.

Rastogi also directed the transport and health departments to develop a roadmap for upgrading trauma centres, particularly near highways, to improve emergency response.

The official note also stated that the state government has started a policy of cashless treatment of up to Rs 1.5 lakh for seven days for road accident victims if the police are informed within 24 hours of the accident.

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