Road Safety Campaign: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that a law will be brought to fix the working hours of truck drivers and efforts are being made to reduce road accidents by 50 percent before the end of the year 2025.
Participating in a public outreach campaign – ‘Sadak Suraksha Abhiyan’ during the Road Safety Week, he said that the Road Ministry is committed to reduce road accidents and all 4E’s of road safety – Engineering, Enforcement, Education Several steps have been taken in the field of ) and emergency care.
Law will be brought for truck drivers
According to a government statement released on Wednesday, the minister said that a law will be brought to fix the working hours for truck drivers. This year, the Ministry observed Road Safety Week (RSWM) from January 11 to 17 under Swachhta Pakhwada to promote ‘Safe Roads for All’.
#road_safety_campaign Through this we want to reach the children. Today’s children will become tomorrow’s road users: Mr. @SrBachchan Yes#RoadSafety#SadakSurakshaAbhiyan#RoadSafetyWeek2023 pic.twitter.com/zmTI4Vm2vW
— Office Of Nitin Gadkari (@OfficeOfNG) January 17, 2023
Special focus on awareness campaign
During the week, the Ministry organized several activities including ‘Nukkad Natak’ (Street Shows), sensitization campaigns, competitions for school and college students, road safety exhibitions in collaboration with corporates, walkathons, talk shows and panel discussions at various places in Delhi. organised.
In addition, road-owning agencies like NHAI, NHIDCL, etc., take up special drives related to compliance of traffic rules and regulations, safety of pedestrians, eye check-up camps for drivers at toll plazas and other initiatives related to road engineering.
There is a need to create awareness on activities related to road safety by the transport and police departments of states and union territories, NGOs, private companies and the general public across the country by running awareness campaigns.
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