Shri
Gadkari calls upon highway engineers to take up the work of rectifying
accident black spots in mission mode : inaugurates workshop on Road
Safety Engineering Measures
The
Minister of Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has said
that the government is committed to reduce the number of road accidents
by 50 percent in the next two years and is employing various measures
to achieve this objective. These measures are geared to tackle the
problem through a multi-pronged strategy which include effective road
engineering solutions at the design stage, rectification of accident
black spots, improvement in automobile engineering, driver education,
revision and effective enforcement of laws. Shri Gadkari was
speaking at the one day national level workshop on Road Safety
Engineering Measures organised by the Ministry of Road Transport &
Highways in New Delhi today. Speaking about the importance of road
engineering in preventing accidents and the resultant loss of lives, the
Minister said that simple and well thought out designs like the height
of road dividers, placement of over-bridges and underpasses at
appropriate places or the placement and design of speed breakers can
often be very effective in ensuring safety on roads. Shri Gadkari called
upon all Project Directors and Regional Officers of Highway Projects to
adopt a sensitive, sensible, time-bound and result oriented approach to
tackle the problem of road accidents and take up the work of
rectification of accident Black Spots in mission mode. He also called
upon all highway engineers to ensure that sound engineering solutions
are put in place at the design stage of the highway itself.
Stressing the importance of proactive measures the Minister of State for
Road Transport & Highways Shri Mansukh L Mandaviya said that local
problems of a highway site should be taken into account when preparing
the DPR for a highway project. Giving the example of frequent
landslides in the North Eastern and hilly states, Shri Mandavia said
that appropriate solutions should be built into the road designs at the
DPR stage. He also emphasized the importance of developing indigenous
technology in this area and said that long term vision and initiative
are keys to tackling the problem.
The workshop was organised by the Road Safety Cell of the Ministry of
Road Transport and Highways. Road safety engineering experts from
different parts of the country, highway engineers of all states and UTs,
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, NHAI, NHIDCL and other
central and state organizations participated in the workshop. Various
experts gave presentations on issues like Policy Initiatives and
Challenges, Design Considerations for Safe Merging and Diverging
sections, Highway Safety in India, Design for Safety. Many
manufacturers and suppliers of road safety engineering products also
exhibited their products at the venue.
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