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FATALITIES IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport proposes measures to reduce road accidents, clear backlog of road projects with NHAIA Parliamentary committee has proposed specific annual reduction targets for road accidents and fatalities, alongside a dedicated National ...25 Mar, 2026, 08.52 PM IST- New rules classify highway project failures as catastrophic; to affect contractor ratings & future contractsNew rules define catastrophic failures in highway projects. These failures will impact contractor ratings and future contract awards. Incid...04 Mar, 2026, 01.26 AM IST
- Road ministry to come up with graded point system on driving licences to track offencesThe move is one of the many initiatives being undertaken by the ministry of road transport and highways across road engineering, automobile...26 Feb, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
- Govt says 574 national highway projects behind scheduleOver 570 National Highway projects are delayed, costing Rs 3.60 lakh crore. Many projects face delays of over a year. The ministry is worki...17 Dec, 2025, 06.24 PM IST
- International Road Federation flags safety non-adherence in road projects in IndiaThe International Road Federation (IRF) has raised concerns about the alarming rise in fatal crashes at road construction zones across Indi...30 Jul, 2025, 02.23 PM IST
- Most road accidents happen in India due to small civil mistakes and no one is held accountable, says Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari attributes the high number of road accidents in India to defective road designs and faulty DPRs by engineers. ...06 Mar, 2025, 04.41 PM IST
- Faulty road construction should be made non-bailable offence: Highways Minister Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari states that faulty road construction should be non-bailable, holding contractors and engineers accountable for...16 Jan, 2025, 09.59 PM IST
- Road contractors should be held responsible for accidents: Nitin GadkariFaulty road construction in India should be made a non-bailable offence, holding contractors and engineers accountable, as suggested by Min...16 Jan, 2025, 02.56 PM IST
- Soon, highways and city roads may have dedicated lanes for two-wheelersThe Ministry of Road Transport plans to introduce dedicated lanes for two-wheelers on state highways and urban roads, aiming to reduce acci...28 May, 2024, 12.19 PM IST
- NHAI to hold officials liable for fatal accidents due to poor road engineering worksAccording to National Crime Records Bureau data, over 1.55 lakh lives were lost in road crashes across India in 2021 -- an average of 426 d...18 Oct, 2022, 05.04 PM IST
- Dangerous plot holes in the India storyGoI's push for Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) makes road safety critical. Better constructed and maintained roads will improve safety, pa...22 Aug, 2022, 10.47 PM IST
- Indian roads: Fatalities in mishaps high despite better construction and use of techRoad accidents in India have declined slowly — from 42 per 1,00,000 population in 2010 to 36 in 2017.17 Mar, 2019, 03.09 PM IST
- Bad roads killed over 10,000 people in 2015; 3,416 deaths due to potholesAlthough the overall fatalities under these categories had come down marginally from 2014, the number of people killed due to potholes rose...01 Aug, 2016, 11.33 AM IST
- Ministry asks agencies to follow road safety normsThe road transport ministry has issued a fresh circular asking all agencies managing national highways to comply with road safety norms dur...21 Oct, 2015, 10.39 AM IST
- Most road crash victims aged 15-29 years: WHOGoing by the records, this age group constitutes over one-fourth of total number of persons killed (three lakh) in fatal road crashes.20 Oct, 2015, 11.17 AM IST
- Urban Development Ministry sets up committee with IIT-Delhi for road safetyUrban Development Ministry with the help of IIT-Delhi and other institutes has set up a committee to find ways and means for sustainable tr...04 Oct, 2013, 07.22 PM IST
- Road Ministry to engage independent experts to check qualityThe ministry said it was concerned that National Highways had a major share in fatalities in road accidents.16 Jun, 2013, 11.37 AM IST
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