Road safety cannot be achieved without integrating advanced engineering solutions, enforcement of laws, and the adoption of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Thursday.
The 81st meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) under the PM GatiShakti initiative focused on evaluating five important infrastructure projects from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) .
The decision was taken at a meeting with the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers Association (SIAM) CEOs chaired by the minister in which key issues confronting the auto sector were taken up for discussion.
On Friday, lightning strikes claimed the lives of three individuals in different locations. In Balod district, two farmers lost their lives due to lightning, with one incident causing a mobile phone to explode. In Khairagarh district, a 15-year-old boy also succumbed to a lightning strike.
The TMC MP has urged the officials of National Highways Authority of India to repair and maintain the service roads properly.
To further strengthen cultural and religious ties, PM Modi said he and 'Prachanda' decided that projects related to the Ramayana circuit should be expedited.
Deciding to make uniform bus stops on the National Highways in the entire country, the Centre organised a designing competition for standardisation of the design of bus shelter conducted by NHLML, NHAI and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Motor vehicles registered in any country other than India shall not be permitted to transport local passengers and goods within the territory of India.
While the World Bank is funding two projects for Rs 5,800 crore, the Japan International Cooperation Agency is funding the highest 7 NHAI projects to the tune of Rs 10,983 crore.
Monkey problem on highways is not confined only to Jammu and Kashmir but also in the neighbouring Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Bikers complain of being chased by monkeys on the highway.
