Union Minister Nitin Gadkari calls for reducing road accidents by half by 2025
The Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari has asked state governments to accord top priority to road safety, in a statement released by the ministry. Nitin Gadkari was addressing 19th meeting of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) on Tuesday (January 19) in New Delhi. he meeting was attended by Transport Ministers from the states of Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.
Jan 20, 2021, 16:21 PM IST
Accidents cost India Rs.1.7 lakh crore losses annually
India loses $35 billion each year in road accidents, which is slightly less than the nation's defence budget, a road safety expert said here on Thursday.
Mar 03, 2016, 21:08 PM IST
