The police commissioner of Calcutta, Manoj Verma, said on Monday that the fatalities from road accidents in Calcutta declined from 191 in 2024 to 154 in 2025, the lowest figure recorded in any metro city. According to Verma, the subsequent decline in the city’s fatality rate was a consequence of the “Safe Drive Save Life” program, which was started in 2016. The Safe Drive Save Life project was launched by chief minister Mamata Banerjee in 2016. This drop in the number of fatalities can be attributed to the success of the Safe Drive Save Life campaign,” Verma said. However, the number of road accident deaths hasreduced over the years, he said.

Source: The Telegraph January 13, 2026 02:33 UTC