Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, called on megastar Amitabh Bachchan at the latter’s residence in Mumbai on Thursday and sought his support for the National Road Safety Mission.
The Ministry has formulated a multi-pronged strategy to address the issue of road safety based on four Es — education, engineering, enforcement and emergency care.
While the number of accidents have recorded a declining trend in the last few years, government data said that a total of 3,48,279 persons were injured in 3,66,138 road accidents across the country during 2020, leading to 1,31,714 deaths.
