Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has called for everyone's efforts to reduce road accidents by 50 per cent before the end of 2025.
People from all walks of life in nearly all parts of the occupied regions blocked highways and burnt tyres to express their resentment against the government.
Union minister of state for road transport and highways Gen VK Singh said India is working towards ensuring that most of the construction-related materials are pre-fabricated, barring those used in foundations for bridges among others.
The State Emergency Operation Centre informed that traffic movement along four national highways including the Manali Leh National Highway NH-03, Kullu's Highway NH 705, Kinnaur Highway NH-05 and Lahoul Spiti Highway NH 505 has been hit amid heavy snowfall.
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday unveiled 'Surakshit Safar', an initiative by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) in association with Rosmerta Technologies Limited.
The Twitter handle of the Union Minister tweeted about the outcome of a meeting with the Japanese delegation, that discussed road transport in the areas of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), and eco-friendly mobility.
Rosmerta, in association with the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), is all set to host the most promising awareness initiative on road safety under the aegis of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) Sadak Suraksha Jeevan Raksha.
Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, department of economic affairs in the ministry of finance, and Hoe Yun Jeong, Officer-in-Charge, India Resident Mission, ADB, have signed the project for Connecting Economic Clusters for Inclusive Growth in Maharashtra.
The YSR Congress Party government has prohibited public meetings and rallies from being held on roads, including national highways, citing public safety.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted a trial run of the 4.1 km long and 33-metre-wide emergency landing facility (ELF) constructed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on a national highway in Andhra Pradesh, the officials said on Thursday.