Kolkata Police has intensified road-safety measures across the accident-prone Majerhat-Tartala belt after a 12-year-old student, Anmol Jha, was fatally run over by a truck, while seeking urgent repairs and better lighting from the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port authorities.
The Southwest Traffic Guard wrote to the port authorities on Saturday, acting on instructions from Lalbazar traffic headquarters. The letter urged the port to improve street illumination and undertake surface repairs along Helen Keller Sarani and Goragacha Road, two stretches that police and residents have identified as accident black spots.
The action follows a fatal crash involving Jha and comes amid concerns over repeated risks to pedestrians and schoolchildren in the area. According to the report, Helen Keller Sarani and Goragacha Road have recorded the deaths of three students over the past three years.
Six speed bumps have since been constructed at strategic points along the two roads following recommendations from local residents. The measures are intended to slow heavy vehicles near pedestrian crossings and residential lanes, where people moving between neighbourhoods and nearby facilities share road space with freight and other traffic.
The police drive includes both physical interventions and public outreach. Officers visited adjoining neighbourhoods on Saturday to conduct awareness programmes and live demonstrations on safe riding practices. The sessions focused on helmet use, compliance with speed limits and safety guidance for pedestrians and students.
The police appeal to the port authorities places responsibility for road conditions and lighting alongside enforcement and awareness measures. The reported request covers two basic elements of the road environment—visibility and surface quality—that can affect how drivers and pedestrians navigate a corridor, particularly around crossings and residential access points.
The immediate measures do not yet establish a broader reconstruction or traffic-management plan for the Majerhat-Tartala belt. The supplied report also does not specify a completion timeline for the requested lighting and surface repairs, or identify the agency responsible for maintaining the newly installed speed bumps. The next steps will depend on the response from the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port authorities and continued implementation of the police safety drive.
