PUT UP PEHLE AAP SIGNBOARDS ON HIGHWAYS, SAYS OSCAR FERNANDES

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Oscar Fernandes instructed the officials of his department to put up Pehle Aap signboards on National Highways to spread awareness among drivers to stop overtaking other vehicles. “If people drive cautiously, the number of accidents can be reduced. Drivers should get out of the habit of overtaking,” he added.

He was speaking on Tuesday after laying the foundation stone for the newly announced National Highway-150 that connects Gulbarga and the state capital.The process of inviting tenders and allotting the work would be completed within three months and the NH-150 would be ready for use within three years, he said. NH-150 passes via Shahabad, Wadi, Nalwar, Yergol, Yadgir, Ramsamudra, Saidapur, Mailapur and Kadechur. It ends in Andhra Pradesh joining another newly notified NH-167 near Krishna, Fernandes said. A new scheme has been launched in Rajasthan under which accident victims on the highway would get treatment immediately. Special ambulances and doctors have been appointed for the accident zones. In course of time, the scheme would be extended to Karnataka also. The Minister said that taking preventive steps is more important than treating accident patients.

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