Odisha to roll out integrated road safety dashboard, reviews real-time data monitoring

In a move aimed at tightening road safety governance through real-time data and coordinated monitoring, the Odisha government on Sunday reviewed a newly instituted integrated road safety dashboard designed to support evidence-based interventions and inter-departmental decision-making.

The centralised dashboard has been developed by RBG Labs of IIT Madras and is intended to provide real-time data and analytics on key road safety metrics across the state, reported The New Indian Express.

The platform is expected to help improve compliance, enable continuous monitoring, and support timely corrective measures to reduce road accidents and fatalities.

RBG Labs had earlier conceptualised the Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD), a national-level platform used for data-led road safety interventions. The Odisha dashboard draws on similar principles, focusing on the consolidation of datasets and the structured analysis of crash trends and responses.

Human-Centric Design And Analytical Tools

The TNIE reports cited Prof Venkatesh Balasubramanian, technical consultant from IIT Madras for the State Transport Authority, said the dashboard has been designed with a human-centric and intuitive interface to ensure ease of use for both officials and citizens.

He added that the platform will support systematic analysis of crash data, tracking of road safety interventions and structured evaluation of outcomes over time.

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Part Of Broader Road Safety Push

The rollout of the dashboard comes amid a broader push by the Odisha government to reduce road accident fatalities. From November 16 to 30, the state observed a ‘zero fatality fortnight’, involving coordinated enforcement, engineering measures, awareness drives and emergency response planning.

The Commerce and Transport department, in coordination with district administrations, police, RTOs and other agencies, implemented a zero-tolerance approach to traffic violations, identified accident black spots and carried out corrective engineering measures during the period.