Shri Nitin Gadkari Appeals To People To Obey Traffic Rules And Help Reduce Road Accidents
The
Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin
Gadkari has appealed to people to obey traffic rules and exercise utmost
care and caution on the roads. He has requested people not to drink and
drive, and not to violate traffic rules. The appeal has come in wake of
the growing number of road accidents in the country and the related
fatalities. The Minister said that the growing number of road accidents
in the country is a matter of grave concern, and it is extremely sad
that so many innocent lives are lost everyday due to these accidents.
The Minister reiterated his commitment to bring down the number of
accidents and related fatalities and said that his Ministry is working
in earnest towards this end. 726 black spots have been identified and
work is on to rectify these. Rs 11,000 crore will be spent for this
work. Crash barriers are going to be installed in hilly terrains like
Himachal Pradesh. A Group of Ministers is working on recommendations to
make Indian roads safer. This will pave the way for introducing a new
Motor Vehicles Act in the Parliament soon. The Minister also informed
that 10 % of the CRF funds given to each state is to be used for
identifying black spots on state and other highways. He called upon
state governments to send proposals for the same. He also said that NGOs
have also been roped in to create awareness on the subject.
Shri Gadkari has said that the government alone cannot ensure safety on
roads, and has appealed to people to do their bit by obeying traffic
rules and helping create awareness about the subject.
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UM/NP
(Release ID :146168)
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