Hyderabad: State Director General of Police (DGP) Anjani Kumar on Thursday said that the traffic control in Hyderabad is better as compared to the major cities of the country.
The proof of this is the large scale foreign investments coming to the city of Hyderabad, said Anjani Kumar while speaking after unveiling a book titled ‘Traffic Accident – Investigation’ written by Retired Police Officer Tirupati Reddy at a program held here.
He observed that better traffic regulation can be implemented only when every person in the society is involved in traffic control.
Rapid urbanization has become a challenge for traffic control, he said in given situation, every citizen is advised to follow the traffic rules and regulations voluntarily.
He said that the crimes faced by the police department such as physical assaults, thefts and other crimes are related to individuals, but traffic accidents cause problems for everyone.
Speaking on the occasion, Kamal Kumar, a retired Director of the National Police Academy, said that 4.5 lakh people are involved in road accidents every year in the country, out of which about one lakh people die.
He said that the victims of accidents are only giving priority to claim the insurance amount but they are neglecting the investigation of the accident and the punishment of the culprits.
Kamal Kumar said that road accidents will be reduced only when the cases of traffic accidents are properly investigated and punished.
He said that this book written by Tirupati Reddy will be useful for traffic accident investigation officers.
On this occasion, Anjani Kumar and Kamal Kumar honoured Tirupathi Reddy, the author of the book.
Additional DGs — B Shivadhar Reddy, K Srinivasa Reddy, Ms Abhilash Bisht, Sanjay Kumar Jain, M Ramesh, Dr Tarun Joshi, VB Kamlasan Reddy, S Chandrasekhar Reddy and other senior police officers attended the event.
