The Supreme Court was shocked when it heard that potholes killed almost 3,600 persons in 2017 and expressed that the situation was “frightening”.
The data was revealed by the
Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highway (
MoRTH). A Bench led by
Justice Madan B. Lokur was astonished to hear that some states are disputing the fact that potholes have led to accidental deaths on roads across the country.The states have contended that the MoRTH data has not been verified by their respective transport departments. “We are surprised that the state governments have disputed the data sent by them to the MoRTH,” Justice Lokur observed orally. Earlier, in July 2018, the Supreme Court had taken cognizance of reports quoting official data showing that pothole-related accidents claimed 3,597 lives in 2017, compared to 803 lives taken in all terror attacks in the same year. “How can the states say that they cannot maintain the roads? Why they are giving money to the contractors for roads if they have no money to maintain the roads? Will they demolish all the roads,” the Bench asked.
Pay Hefty Fines For Traffic Violations From September 1, Govt Notifies New Motor Vehicles Act
Executive
Aug 29, 2019
Editor : Shreya Bansal
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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on August 28, 2019, has notified the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act, 2019, that will be applicable with effect from September 1, 2019.Important among the provisions are the provisions for enhanced penalties. For these provisions no further amendments are required in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.For the rest, the Ministry has initiated the process of formulating the draft rules and as and when the process would be completed...
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