Union minister Nitin Gadkari claims road accident situations is more serious than coronavirus pandemic
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Published: Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 8:55 [IST]
New Delhi, Feb 10: Terming the road accidents situation in India much serious than coronavirus pandemic , Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that more than 40,000 kms of highways have been brought under safety audit to check deficiencies causing accidents.
Addresing the issue, the Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari said that it is a sordid state of affairs that Indian roads witness 415 deaths per day in accidents, the highest in the world, and losses amount to 3.14 per cent of the GDP.
Globally, India accounts for the highest road accidents, with 1.5 lakh people being killed and more 3.5 lakh crippled annually.
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Road accident scenario more serious in India than COVID-19: Nitin Gadkari
Terming the road accidents scenario in India much serious than COVID-19 pandemic , Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said more than 40,000 kms of highways have been brought under safety audit to check deficiencies causing accidents. It is a sordid state of affairs that Indian roads witness 415 deaths per day in accidents, the highest in the world, and losses amount to 3.14 per cent of the GDP, Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari said.
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India accounts for the highest road accidents globally, with 1.5 lakh people being killed and more 3.5 lakh crippled annually.
Road accident scenario more serious in India than COVID-19 with 415 deaths daily: Nitin Gadkari
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India accounts for the highest road accidents globally, with 1.5 lakh people being killed and more 3.5 lakh crippled annually. Unfortunately we stand at position 1 in the road accidents in the world, ahead of US and China. Being transport minister, I am sensible and serious for the subject, Gadkari said.
Terming the road accidents scenario in India much serious than COVID-19 pandemic , Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said more than 40,000 kms of highways have been brought under safety audit to check deficiencies causing accidents. It is a sordid state of affairs that Indian roads witness 415 deaths per day in accidents, the highest in the world, and losses amount to 3.14 per cent of the GDP, Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari said.
PTI | Updated: Jan 29, 2021, 12:18 IST
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday asked the EV industry to shift towards indigenous battery technologies.
With electric vehicles (EVs) fast becoming the new reality, Road Transport & Highways Minister Gadkari has stressed on the need to emerge as pioneers in developing leading battery and power-train technologies, as per a statement from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the ministry said in a statement. Noting that the challenge we presently face is the control on strategic reserves of Lithium, which is used to manufacture Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries used in vehicles, the minister has called upon the EV sector to shift towards a completely indigenous battery technology in the coming years, the statement said.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday asked the EV industry to shift towards indigenous battery technologies. With electric vehicles (EVs) fast becoming the new reality, Road Transport & Highways Minister Gadkari has stressed on the need to emerge as pioneers in developing leading battery and power-train technologies, as per a statement from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the ministry said in a statement. Noting that the challenge we presently face is the control on strategic reserves of Lithium, which is used to manufacture Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries used in vehicles, the minister has called upon the EV sector to shift towards a completely indigenous battery technology in the coming years, the statement said.