The Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) Project is an initiative of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Government of India. It is funded by World Bank. The main aim of the project is the development of the Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) to improve road safety in the country. The project would generate various types of insights by analyzing the collected road accident data across the country through the implementation of a data analytics technique. The proposed system would represent the analysis output through the Monitoring & Reporting Dashboard & Analytics Dashboard for easy understanding and accordingly forecasting & Decision Making by Apex Authorities for formulating new policies & strategies. The outcome of the project would be enhanced road safety.
The IRAD project is developed for web-based application and mobile-based application and Mobile application will enable police personnel to enter details about a road accident, along with photos and videos, following which a unique ID will be created for the incident. Subsequently, an engineer from the Public Works Department or the local body will receive an alert on his mobile device. They will visit the accident site, examine it, and feed the required details, such as the road design as follow.