Govt enters into pact with foreign NGO to improve road safety
The state government on Monday signed a participatory agreement with Bloomberg Philanthropies to enhance road safety measures and adopt best practices, including a data-driven approach, to reduce road accidents and fatalities in Bengaluru Metropolitan Region.
Transport Minister B Sriramulu said there was a need to reduce the number of accidents in the city. “The initiative is aimed at saving the lives of people. Our government is committed to turn Bengaluru into an accident-free zone. I hope it will be a success.”
Principal Secretary to Transport Department Rajender Kumar Kataria said Bengaluru saw about 3,000 deaths in 2021. Noting that cutting the number of accidents by 50 per cent was one of the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations,
