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Bhopal Launches Six-Month Drive to Rectify 16 Accident-Prone Black Spots

Enforcement teams are withholding fuel for safety-rule violators, marking the start of first-phase black-spot upgrades.

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Overview

  • Work has begun at Platinum Plaza and Tarun Pushkar Tiraha with plans to clear obstructed left turns within a month.
  • Redesign proposals for rotaries at the Red Cross Hospital and District Court intersections will be submitted to PWD ahead of upgrades at East BHEL, Awadhpuri and Ratnagiri junctions.
  • Traffic police data records 121 crashes and 27 fatalities at the targeted spots over the past four years, underscoring the campaign’s urgency.
  • The directive applies uniformly, barring petrol supply to all helmet and seatbelt violators, including on-duty police staff.
  • Additional high-risk crossings at Mubarakpur, Kilol Park Main Road and MANIT Tiraha are under review for possible inclusion in the six-month overhaul.