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Delhi Sets 2030 Goal to Halve Road Crashes With New Safety Plan

Officials moved to restart coordinated enforcement and engineering fixes after a two-year gap in council meetings.

Overview

  • The first phase introduces Safe School Zones at 100 institutions with redesigned crossings, clearer signage, speed-calming features and trained volunteers.
  • Ring Road, Outer Ring Road and NDMC-managed stretches will be declared Zero Tolerance Zones with marked bus lanes and stricter lane-discipline enforcement.
  • Forty-seven AI-based cameras are already active as Delhi Traffic Police teams with IIT-Delhi to map additional high-risk corridors for continuous automated monitoring.
  • Remediation of 18 crash-prone black spots is being accelerated, with officials citing improvements at Delhi Gate and ISBT Kashmere Gate due to better geometry and signal coordination.
  • PWD and Traffic Police must file monthly progress reports, and a 2026 Delhi Road Safety Summit is proposed to maintain coordination as the city recorded 2,235 crashes and 577 deaths between January and May 2025.