{"id":216870,"date":"2025-01-16T17:21:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/16\/faulty-road-construction-should-be-made-non-bailable-offence-highways-minister-nitin-gadkari\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T17:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:21:18","slug":"faulty-road-construction-should-be-made-non-bailable-offence-highways-minister-nitin-gadkari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/16\/faulty-road-construction-should-be-made-non-bailable-offence-highways-minister-nitin-gadkari\/","title":{"rendered":"Faulty road construction should be made non-bailable offence: Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-117307473,imgsize-18210.cms?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Faulty road construction should be made non-bailable offence: Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari\" title=\"Faulty road construction should be made non-bailable offence: Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"18\">New Delhi: Union <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/definition\/road-transport\" rel=\"noopener\">Road Transport<\/a> and Highways Minister <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/panache\/panache-people-101\/nitin-gadkari\/profileshow\/86559631.cms\" rel=\"noopener\">Nitin Gadkari<\/a> on Thursday said <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/faulty-road-construction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faulty road construction<\/a> should be made a <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/non-bailable-offence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">non-bailable offence<\/a> and road contractors and engineers should be held responsible for accidents and sent to prison. Addressing an event organised by industry body CII, Gadkari further said India is number one in road accidents in the world. <\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:2--> &#8220;Faulty road construction should be a non-bailable offence and road contractors, concessionaires and engineers should be held responsible for accidents and sent to prison,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p> The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways aims to reduce <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/road-accident-fatalities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">road accident fatalities<\/a> to half by 2030. <\/p>\n<p> According to the minister, the ministry data of road accidents in 2023 shows five lakh mishaps in the country resulting in 1,72,000 deaths. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of this, 66.4 per cent, or 1,14,000, were in the 18-45 years age bracket while 10,000 deaths were of children,&#8221; Gadkari said. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:1--><br \/> He pointed out that 55,000 deaths were reported due to absence of helmets and 30,000 were due to non-use of seat belts.  Gadkari also said the highways ministry is spending Rs 40,000 crore to rectify <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/black-spots-on-highways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">black spots on highways<\/a>.  Gadkari urged the industry and other stakeholders to partner with the government to set up driver training and fitness centres to address the acute shortage of drivers in the country. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, Road Transport and Highways Secretary V Umashankar said <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/road-safety-initiatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">road safety initiatives<\/a> should be converted into a mass movement. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Each accident point has its own story to tell, each black spot has its own story. 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