The Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD) will be launched in Meghalaya tomorrow by Chief Secretary Rebecca V. Suchiang at the conference hall of the Main Secretariat here.
The central accident database management system which has been implemented in many states across the country will help in analysing causes of road crashes and in devising safety interventions to reduce such accidents in the country.
IRAD has been developed by the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) and is implemented by the National Informatics Centre. It is supported by the World Bank.
The IRAD mobile application will enable police personnel to enter details about a road accident, along with photos and videos, following which a unique ID will be created for the incident.
Subsequently, an engineer from the Public Works Department or the local body will receive an alert on his mobile device. He or she will then visit the accident site, examine it, and feed the required details, such as the road design.
Data thus collected will be analysed by a team at IIT-M, which will then suggest if corrective measures in road design need to be taken.
When it was first launched last year, the IRAD was implemented in six states, namely Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
