PUT UP PEHLE AAP SIGNBOARDS ON HIGHWAYS, SAYS OSCAR FERNANDES
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
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.
