Maha among 3 states with highest deaths in road accidents: Govt
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Last Updated: Jan 18, 2021, 05:30 PM IST
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Synopsis In 2020, Maharashtra witnessed 25,456 road accidents and 11,452 road fatalities. Maharashtra is one of the three states that have reported the highest number of deaths in road accidents, Parab said at the function.
Expressing concern, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said these figures are serious, as he launched the 32nd Road Safety Week 2021.
Mumba: With 11,452 deaths in 2020, Maharashtra figured among top three states that have reported the highest number of deaths in road accidents in the country, state Transport Minister Anil Parab said on Monday. Expressing concern, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said these figures are serious, as he launched the 32nd Road Safety Week 2021.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday asked officials to move the Pune-Nashik semi high-speed railway project proposal before the state Cabinet. According to an official statement, Thackeray gave the instruction during a meeting held at Sahyadri Guest House here to discuss the project. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Transport Minister Anil Parab and senior officials were present at the meeting. The project, expected to cost Rs 16,039 crore, had received approval from the Railway Ministry last year. It was informed in the meeting that connecting the two districts, which lead in agriculture and industrial sectors, by a direct rail line, will help fast-track economic development in the belt, the statement said.
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