Kathmandu. Chief Administrative Officer Basant Adhikari has said that the Kathmandu Metropolitan City is planning to conduct a road safety audit. He said this while inaugurating the 2-day road safety training for firefighters which started today at Judah Barun Yantra Office, New Street. It is seen that there is a need to reconsider the jurisdiction of offices, associations, and provincial and local governments working in the road, transport, and traffic management. Who should have what rights? Due to not getting that right, who is doing what, and not knowing each other, the results could not be measured. For this, the metropolis has prepared a road safety test plan. This will help formulate policy based on facts.” says the Chief Administrative Officer.
According to a study by the World Bank, 1.5 percent of the national product has suffered economic losses due to road accidents in Nepal. Nepal is one of the countries in South Asian countries with a high loss of human wealth due to road accidents. Accidents cause death, dismemberment, etc. Among road users, pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists are the most vulnerable to road accidents. The sustainable development goal to be achieved by the year 2030 is to reduce road accidents by half. Speaking at the training program, Saroj Pradhan, advisor of the Road Safety Council, expressed the hope that important information will be obtained from the road safety test plan of the metropolis. “Technical support will be available from the council for safety audits that must be done and provide information on the objective status of road safety,” Pradhan said.
According to Ravinman Shrestha, the head of the Disaster Management Department, the training includes topics such as the angle of accidents and humanity, arriving at the scene and analyzing the situation, the condition of the vehicle and how to locate it, management of physical means and equipment for search and rescue, reducing or eliminating other risks, and ending rescue operations. are According to Shrestha, experimental classes will be conducted for practical skills along with theoretical knowledge during the training. Eknarayan Dhakal, president of the Rotary Club of Darbarmarg, hoped that the feedback received from the movement would help in formulating the Amagi program.
The training was organized by the Road Safety Council, Road Safety Society, and Rotary Club of Darbarmarg in collaboration with Kathmandu Metropolis. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, World Health Organization Nepal, Nepal Injury Research Nepal, and Nepal Disaster and Emergency Medicine Center have supported for this. 40 firefighters from Kathmandu valley municipalities participated in the training. Municipalities that do not have firefighters have been made to participate as observers/observers. The training will be provided by Rowat Whittles and Johnson Snooham from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, UK.
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