CONCLAVE 2010 - Road Safety in India|NGO on Road Safety
CONCLAVE 2010 - Road Safety in India|NGO on Road Safety
CONCLAVE 2010 - Road Safety in India|NGO on Road Safety
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Besides the H<strong>on</strong>’ble M<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ister of State for <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Transport and Highways, the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Safety</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
C<strong>on</strong>clave was addressed by several other prom<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ent<br />
pers<strong>on</strong>alities both from India and abroad,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>clud<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g, Mr. A.V S<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ha, Director General,<br />
M<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>istry of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g> Transport & Highways, Mr. V.L<br />
Patankar, Member (Technical), Nati<strong>on</strong>al Highways<br />
authority of India, Mr. V<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ayak Chatterjee,<br />
Chairman, Feedback Ventures Pvt Ltd, Mr. Mike<br />
Patrick, Director – Corporate Resp<strong>on</strong>sibility,<br />
TNT, Mr. B H Anil Kumar, Manag<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g Director,<br />
Karnataka <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g> Development Corporati<strong>on</strong> Ltd,<br />
Mr. Andrew Pearce, Chief Executive, Global <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Safety</str<strong>on</strong>g> Partnership, Geneva, Mr. Atul Kumar,<br />
Chief General Manager, NHAI, Mr. K K Kapila,<br />
Chairman, Internati<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g> Federati<strong>on</strong>, etc.<br />
has been set up to strengthen the road safety <strong>on</strong><br />
nati<strong>on</strong>al highways. NHAI has completed road<br />
safety audits <strong>on</strong> 2800 kms of highways and is now<br />
are <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> the process to have road audits d<strong>on</strong>e for<br />
another 5400 kms of highways, he stated.<br />
Mr. A V S<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ha, Director General (<str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g>s), M<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>istry<br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g> Transport & Highways said that the road<br />
safety is multi discipl<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ary problem and hence<br />
it requires a coherent & <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>tegrated approach,<br />
br<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g together the fragmented efforts of<br />
all stakeholders. He further advocated for an<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>stituti<strong>on</strong>al arrangement, a focal po<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>t, with<br />
requisite power to give directi<strong>on</strong>s, set regulati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Mr. V<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ayak Chatterjee, Chairman, Feedback<br />
Ventures Pvt. Ltd. and former chairman, CII<br />
Nati<strong>on</strong>al Council <strong>on</strong> Infrastructure, <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> his address<br />
at the <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>augural sessi<strong>on</strong>, mooted the idea of<br />
form<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g an <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>dependent Regulatory Authority<br />
for the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g> Sector, which <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ter-alia could also<br />
address the issue of road safety. Advocat<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g for a<br />
holistic approach, he stated that nati<strong>on</strong>al highways<br />
c<strong>on</strong>stitute merely 2% of the total road network<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> India and hence the issue such as road safety<br />
requires much wider c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong> and discussi<strong>on</strong><br />
bey<strong>on</strong>d nati<strong>on</strong>al highways.<br />
Earlier address<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g the gather<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g, Mr. V L Patankar,<br />
Member (Technical), Nati<strong>on</strong>al Highways Authority<br />
of India said that a specialized <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Safety</str<strong>on</strong>g> Cell<br />
A V S<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ha, Director General, M<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>istry of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g> Transport & Highways,<br />
Government of India<br />
and to provide resources to strengthen road<br />
safety.<br />
Mr. K K Kapila, President, Internati<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Federati<strong>on</strong> (IRF) and Chairman & Manag<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g<br />
Director, ICT Pvt. Ltd. cit<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g the example of<br />
B H Anil Kumar, Manag<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g Director,<br />
Karnataka <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g>, Development<br />
Corporati<strong>on</strong> Ltd.<br />
R K Saboo, Chairman, Express<br />
Industry Council of India & Dy.<br />
Manag<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g Director, First Flight<br />
Couriers Ltd.<br />
Nandakumar Shamanna, Z<strong>on</strong>al Chair<br />
(Bangalore), DNV<br />
Dr. J S Thakur, Nati<strong>on</strong>al Professi<strong>on</strong>al<br />
Officer (N<strong>on</strong> Communicable,<br />
Diseases and Social Determ<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ants of<br />
Health), WHO