Big rise on road crash tragedies in Nepal

Deadly road accidents and fatalities continue to register a dramatic increase nationwide, according to the latest statistics of Nepal Police.The number of road accidents recorded during the year 2011/12 has increased by 10.22 per cent to reach 21,577 as compared to 19,575 in the preceding year. As many as 1,754 people were killed in road accidents during the fiscal 2011/12 against 1,664 in 2010/11. It is 5.40 per cent increase in road deaths.With the beginning of new fiscal 2012/13, a total of 126 people were killed including 110 in seven major accidents that occurred elsewhere in the country. Despite the harrowing details of road fatalities, the government is yet to step up its efforts to strengthen safety measures and law enforcement side to cope with it.Also it seems authorities and stakeholders have done nothing more than passing the buck to other departments for poor handling of the situation.