With more than 1.5 lakh people dying in road accidents every year, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari expressed his concern over road safety during the second ‘Smart Transportation Infra Expo and Summit 2016’ held at PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) on Sunday.
A report on road safety is being prepared, which will be submitted to the Government for implementation, said the organisers of the summit.
There were six concurrent summits on various connected issues. Rajnish Goenka, chairman of PHDCCI International Affairs and the key organiser of the event said eminent experts and speakers from Road Safety Council, Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU), Central Road Research Institute, CSIR, KPMG and members of PHD and Transport Industry participated.
The summit was also attended by Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai, Himachal Pradesh Transport Minister GS Bali, Ananda Rao of ASRTU, Radhey Shyam Sharma from South MCD and PHD president Mahesh Gupta, who was the guest of honour.