thane during the closing ceremony of thane traffic safety campaign the guardian minister eknath shinde announced the sanctioning of funds for cctvs and automatic signals to be installed in thane on wednesdaythe traffic safety campaign started last month on january 18 and it was for the first time that the otherwise weeks program went up till a month the campaign concluded at kashinath ghanekar auditoriumthe guardian minister also the public works minister eknath shinde pointed out how the vehicular traffic is increasing in the city and appreciated the work being done by the traffic department in managing the same he mentioned about the projects that are underway and also the future ones like metro 4 kopri bridge extension elevated road from anand nagar to saket etcaround 11 per cent of accidents in the world happen on road and in every four minute a person dies so it becomes crucial for the department and us mmrda to take precautions and make the roads safer and the same is being done we have sanctioned rs 3 crore funds from dpc district planning committee funds for automatic signals in the city and to reduce accidents for surveillance of the same and even to keep tab on any crimes rs 2 crore has been sanctioned for cctvs in thane kasara road said shindethe traffic department during the program had also shown audiovisual regarding the history of the traffic department as to how and when it came into existence in the world followed by skit and price distribution to the ones who won various programs that were organised during the traffic safety month