NEW DELHI, Jan 19 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said, efforts by all were necessary to reduce road accidents by 50 percent in the country, by the end of 2025.
According to a statement issued by the road transport and highways ministry yesterday, the minister said, a law will soon be brought into the country, to determine the working hours of truck drivers.
“Let us make a resolution that we all will participate in the road safety campaign, and before the end of 2025, we will contribute towards reducing 50 percent of accidents and 50 percent of deaths,” Gadkari said.
“By obeying road safety rules, let us save our lives and those of the people.”
The ministry said, it was committed to a reduction in road fatalities and injuries, and has undertaken multiple initiatives across all 4Es of road safety, i.e., Engineering, Enforcement, Education and Emergency Care.
Road Safety Week was observed in India from Jan 11 to 17, to propagate the cause of safer roads for all.
Deadly road accidents are common in India, often caused by overloading, bad condition of roads and reckless driving.
Around 150,000 people are killed every year, in around half a million road accidents across India, officials said.– NNN-PTI
