Referring to the death of 1.5 lakh people in road accidents every year in the country, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that people keep dying and we keep watching, this cannot happen.
Referring to the road construction development works, Gadkari said that the government is working on several other projects, which will reach Jaipur, Haridwar and Dehradun from Delhi in two hours.
Will the toll end in the coming time? What will be the method of collecting toll? Regarding this, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that toll will not end.
Will the toll end in the coming time? What will be the method of collecting toll? Regarding this, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that toll will not end.
Toll collection through GPS will be done through GPS. Apart from this, he told the house that within how many kilometres there should not be another toll booth and if it is so, what will happen.
What will be the arrangement of the pass for the local people who live close to the highway?
Nitin Gadkari answered many questions raised by the Lok Sabha members and explained in detail what is the plan of his ministry.
The toll will not end, what did the transport minister say in the house
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that most of the toll collection will be done through GPS in the coming times.
However, this does not mean that the toll will end. He said that through GPS, it will be known from where you have entered on the highway with your vehicle and from which place you have left, based on which money will be deducted from your bank account.
GPS has been made mandatory in the new vehicles that are coming. Nitin Gadkari said that some people are asking when the toll will be waived, regarding this he said that I say that when you do programs in five-star hotels, is it found in the face.
If you had to do it in Fokat, then you would have done it in Ramlila Maidan. Here you have to pay. The toll will have to be paid.
Every year 1.5 lakh people lose their lives in road accidents in India, a record of accidents worse than many countries:
Nitin Gadkari said that there should be only one toll Naka within 60 km. However, in many places, this is still not the case.
Giving information in this regard in the Lok Sabha, he said that within three months it will be ensured that there is only one toll Naka within 60 km, the rest will be closed.
Nitin Gadkari, accepting the suggestion of the MPs, said that Aadhar card-based passes would be made for the local people to pass through the toll in the area. Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that many people lose their lives in road accidents.
A committee has been formed, every MP has been made its president. Wherever accidents happen in their district, they should hold a meeting with DM, SP, RTO officers and give necessary instructions to them.
Identify the accident site and fix the accountability of the officials to ensure that this does not happen in future.
Electric vehicles will cost less
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari had said that due to the rapid technological change, the cost of electric vehicles (EVs) will come down and in the next two years, their price will be at par with petrol and diesel vehicles.
Replying to a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the Demands for Grants for the year 2022-23 under the control of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Gadkari also said that there is a need to pay more attention to economic and indigenous fuels.