Hayer Informed Parliament About Punjab Govt's Road Safety Force
Nitin Gadkari Also Praised the Punjab Govt for Establishing the Road Safety Force
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, December 12-
AAP Lok Sabha MP from Sangrur, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, raised the issue of road accident deaths across the country in the Lok Sabha and expressed deep concern over it.
Meet Hayer questioned Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on the matter. Hayer also appreciated Gadkari's swift work in constructing national highways. Hayer said that due to high-speed traffic on highways, the number of deaths in road accidents is continuously increasing, which is a matter of public concern.
He highlighted that nearly 1.75 lakh people die in various road accidents in India every year. Over the past ten years, about 15 lakh people have lost their lives in road accidents, and even now, nearly 400 deaths occur daily due to this.
Meet Hayer informed the Parliament about the Punjab government's special initiative, the Road Safety Force, and mentioned that after its formation, there has been a 47% reduction in road accident deaths in Punjab. Gadkari praised the Punjab government's Road Safety Force and thanked them for saving lives.