Gadkari persuades NGOs and public to participate in making Indian roads safe
Gadkari to flag off cargo transportation through NW 2 on River Brahmaputra
Jan 12, 2017: A grant of upto Rs 2 lakh would be provided to NGOs working for road safety activities, Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has said. Addressing the national meet of NGOs working on road safety issues in New Delhi, Gadkari said that citizen participation is most essential for making roads safe. He urged NGOs to create awareness about traffic rules and other road safety issues among the general public. He also called upon them to help the local MPs in identifying accident black spots in their constituencies and take steps to rectify them.
About 170 NGOs from all over the country met in the capital to deliberate upon various aspects and issues relating to road safety. There were presentations and discussions on various engineering solutions to road safety and the initiatives being taken in this direction like motor vehicle engineering to ensure safety on roads and effective trauma care. The role of NGOs in spreading public awareness about road safety issues and their participation in other road safety activities was also discussed in detail. The NGOs then shared their field experiences and suggestions with the forum.
The meet was part of the ongoing activities to mark the 28th Road Safety Week being observed by the Ministry from 9th to 15th January 2017, with the objective of spreading awareness about the issue.
