Nitin Gadkari worries about rising road accidents in country
Road traffic accidents occur every day across the country and a large number of people die in these accidents. Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has also been talking about how to stop road accidents. Gadkari said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday that our country’s record in road accidents is so bad that they have to hide their faces at international events.
Union Minister Gadkari, while replying to a supplementary question during Question Hour in the House, said that his ministry has made various efforts to reduce road accidents, but the number of accidents has not reduced but has increased. He also said, “Unless we get the support of society, change in our human behavior and fear of the law, road accidents will not be curbed.”
Gadkari: Instead of decreasing, accidents are increasing
Nitin Gadkari said the number of road accidents is increasing in the country. More than 170,000 people die in traffic accidents every year. Among them, 60% of the victims are between the ages of 18 and 34. Regarding the number of people killed in traffic accidents, he said: “So many people died neither from any war, nor from an epidemic like COVID-19, nor from riots.”
Talking about the poor record related to road accidents, Roads Minister Gadkari said, “Whenever I go to international meetings and discuss road accidents there, I try to hide my face. We are in this matter The record is the dirtiest.” He told MPs they should also do their best to prevent road accidents. Organize awareness campaigns in all schools, institutions etc. with the help of transport department.
Driving license should be strict
According to Gadkari, NITI Aayog reported that 30 per cent of road accident victims died because they did not receive life-saving treatment at the right time. He said, “Therefore, the government has come up with cashless treatment scheme. The pilot project is being launched in Uttar Pradesh and will be implemented across the country later.
Union Minister Gadkari stressed the need for strict management of driving licenses. “If there is any place in the world where it is easy to get a driving license, the name of that country is India. But we are improving it,” he said.
