Centre is committed to bringing down road accidents on national highways, says Joshi
The HinduUnion Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi has said that the Union government is committed to bringing down the number of road accidents on national highways by taking corrective measures. Mr. Joshi said that in order to reduce casualties on the Noolvi-Belagali Cross on the national highway, the Centre has sanctioned the underpass project and the bhoomi puja was performed on Monday. Mr. Joshi said that during the UPA regime, contractors fled before completing work on the four-lane stretch on NH-48, but after Nitin Gadkari became Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, corrective measures have been taken, while the road has been widened as a six-lane stretch. Patil said that following frequent accidents at Noolvi Cross, he brought the issue to the notice of the Union Minister, who, in turn, called him to New Delhi to meet Mr. Gadkari and apprise him of the matter.
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