Last Updated: January 18, 2023, 23:42 IST
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The minister mentioned a legislation will probably be introduced in to decide the working hours for truck drivers, in accordance to an official assertion on Wednesday
A legislation will probably be launched to decide the working hours for truck drivers and efforts are being made to scale back highway accidents by 50 per cent earlier than the tip of 2025, in accordance to Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari.
Participating in an outreach marketing campaign ‘Sadak Suraksha Abhiyan’ throughout the Road Safety week, he mentioned the highway ministry is dedicated to discount in highway fatalities and accidents and has undertaken a number of initiatives throughout all 4Es of Road Safety — Engineering, Enforcement, Education and Emergency Care.
The minister mentioned a legislation will probably be introduced in to decide the working hours for truck drivers, in accordance to an official assertion on Wednesday.
This 12 months, the ministry noticed the Road Safety Week (RSW) from January 11 to 17 beneath ‘Swachhata Pakhwada’ to propagate the reason for safer roads for all.
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