In a bid to make the national highways safer and comfortable, a national helpline number — 1033 — has been launched.
It is a toll- free number and the Ministry of Road and National Highways, Government of India, has launched this national helpline number- 1033 to make the national highways safer and comfortable, said Prakash Chandra, ADM, Almora.
The principal secretary, transport, Government of Uttarakhand, has informed him about launching of this help line number-1033 in a letter, he added.
The state government has directed all the departments including health, PWD, urban development, revenue, police, transport and the senior officers like divisional commissioners, district magistrates and chief engineers to ensure successful implementation of the helpline number, Almora district administration officials said.
This helpline would come in handy to deal with
road accidents and other emergency services like road block, toll tax related issues on national highways effectively and promptly, the officials said.