Srinagar, Jan. 23 -- Concerned over the high rate of casualties in frequent road accidents in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Lieutenant Governor (LG) Girish Chandra Murmu led administration has directed authorities to review cause of recurring fatal accidents and take stern action against the traffic violators.
Sources told KNS that the traffic police have also been directed to increase patrolling on the national highways particularly in the areas of Srinagar Jammu National Highway.
A senior official of the state transport department said that the number of accidents could be reduced only through effective intervention from the police and the regional transport office.
"Road accidents, especially on National Highway, and o...