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Road Sector Development Directorate, WSD, GOS.

Road Sector Development Directorate, WSD, GOS. Under ADB Assisted Sindh Road Sector Development Programme “Seminar on Road Safety” By SEF Marriot Hotel, Karachi 26 th July, 2007 Presentation By AJAZ ALI KHAN , DG, RSDD. ROLE OF RSDD. Management and Financial guidance

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Road Sector Development Directorate, WSD, GOS.

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  1. Road Sector Development Directorate, WSD, GOS. Under ADB Assisted Sindh Road Sector Development Programme “Seminar on Road Safety” By SEF Marriot Hotel, Karachi 26th July, 2007 Presentation By AJAZ ALI KHAN, DG, RSDD.

  2. ROLE OF RSDD • Management and Financial guidance • Active leadership role in the new proposed Sindh Road Agency • Introduction of “best practice” at all levels of the road management in Sindh. • Community participation. • Poverty Reduction, thru creation of increased job opportunities in road sector. • Provide guidance on PSP, Environmental Mgt & Resettlement issues

  3. SECTOR REFORMS COMPONENT, TOR AREAS • Governance and Institutional Development • Developing Standard Road Designs, Management, Preservation, and Development of Road Assets. • Resource Mobilization and Financial Management. • Road Safety and Traffic Engineering • Environmental Management and Resettlement Issues. • Private Sector Partnership/Community Partnership. • Poverty Reduction / Community Development. • Human Resource Development and Management.

  4. Facts about Road Safety: Globally 1.17 m road deaths annually, 70% in Dev Countries; 65% Pedestrians and 35% Children. Over 10m people crippled each yr. Asia Pacific accounts for almost half of global road accident deaths. In Pakistan about 5000 people are killed in road accidents annually, 20% of all such deaths are under 15years of age. By 2020 Road Accidents will be 3rd leading cause of death worldwide, in 1990 it was 9th . Road accidents cost DMCs 1-3% of GDP annually. Road Safety

  5. Estimated Global Traffic Fatalities by Region • Asia Pacific Region includes • China, India, Indonesia, Korea Rep., Malaysia, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.

  6. Death and Traffic Accidents 1990 rank 2020 rank Disease / Injury Disease / Injury Respiratory 1 1 Ischaemic heart disease Diarrheal disease 2 2 Unipolar major depression Perinatal 3 3 Road traffic accidents Unipolar major depression 4 4 Ceribrovascular disease Ischaemic heart disease 5 5 Pulmonary Ceribrovasular disease 6 6 Respiratory Tuberculosis 7 7 Tuberculosis Measles 8 8 Diarrheal disease Road traffic accidents 9 9 HIV Congenital abnormalities 10 10 Prenatal Malaria 11 11 Congenital abnormalities Pulmonary 12 12 Measles This Chart is projection indicating that by 2020, road accidents will be the third leading cause of death worldwide.

  7. Components of the Road Safety Plan • Children Road Safety Education Plan • Sindh Road Agency • Road Safety Awareness Campaign • Road Management Units • Road Safety Audit • Road Accident Data System Plan • Seminars/Workshops

  8. RSEP---Recommendation • Results Show positive impact on the awareness level of Children as well as Community. • Need for sustained application by inclusion of Road Safety in regular curriculum. • Need for replication thru PSP.

  9. Thank You

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