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Addressing a seminar on quality of DPR, road transport and highway minister Nitin Gadkari urged DPR consultants to come up with a transparent, time-bound and qualitative system for writing good quality DPRs to ensure there are no black spots in any of the road projects.

Road Mishaps: Learn about the causes of road accidents and the measures being taken to ensure road safety in Kanpur. Find out how officials are identifying black spots and enforcing traffic rules.

According to the records, a majority of road mishaps took place under the Jhunsi and Colonelganj police station areas in the city

The Union’s road and transport ministry’s 2022 report showed of the total 364 road mishap deaths reported in the Ludhiana last year, 148 victims were riding two-wheelers

At least 13 people, including 3 pedestrians, die on Haryana roads daily, according to a report by the Union ministry of road transport and highways. Haryana recorded a 4.44% increase in deaths compared to 2021, placing it 14th in the country for road accident fatalities. The states accident and fatality count in 2022 almost reached pre-pandemic levels, with 10,429 road accidents and 4,915 deaths. Speeding was the main cause of accidents and deaths, while drunken driving resulted in 141 accidents...

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) Report for 2022: A total of 4,61,312 accidents were reported in India, which claimed 1,68,491 lives and injured 4,43,366 persons. This marks an increase of 11.9% in accidents, 9.4% in fatalities, and 15.3% in injuries compared to the previous year

In the first incident, a 25-year-old man died after a speeding truck mowed him down near Samrala Chowk on Monday night

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari launched the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP) today in New Delhi, marking a significant milestone in the journey towards enhancing road safety in India. Scheduled to be implemented from October 1, 2023, this program is poised to make substantial contributions to the improvement of safety standards for motor vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tonnes.

The accident data for the past six months on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Access Controlled Highway shows that two-wheelers were involved in around 30% accidents, a majority of which were fatal or caused grievous injuries

Two persons were killed and three others received injuries when a car they were travelling in, fell into a gorge at Targain village in Budhal area of Rajouri district on Thursday. In another accident, a youth was killed and another injured after their car skidded off the road and fell into a gorge near Kamraj-Morh at Sinthan Top area of Kishtwar district on Thursday.