CONCLAVE 2010 - Road Safety in India|NGO on Road Safety

Besides the Hon’ble M<strong>in</strong>ister of State for <strong>Road</strong>
Transport and Highways, the <strong>Road</strong> <strong>Safety</strong>
Conclave was addressed by several other prom<strong>in</strong>ent
personalities both from India and abroad,
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g, Mr. A.V S<strong>in</strong>ha, Director General,
M<strong>in</strong>istry of <strong>Road</strong> Transport & Highways, Mr. V.L
Patankar, Member (Technical), National Highways
authority of India, Mr. V<strong>in</strong>ayak Chatterjee,
Chairman, Feedback Ventures Pvt Ltd, Mr. Mike
Patrick, Director – Corporate Responsibility,
TNT, Mr. B H Anil Kumar, Manag<strong>in</strong>g Director,
Karnataka <strong>Road</strong> Development Corporation Ltd,
Mr. Andrew Pearce, Chief Executive, Global <strong>Road</strong>
<strong>Safety</strong> Partnership, Geneva, Mr. Atul Kumar,
Chief General Manager, NHAI, Mr. K K Kapila,
Chairman, International <strong>Road</strong> Federation, etc.
has been set up to strengthen the road safety on
national highways. NHAI has completed road
safety audits on 2800 kms of highways and is now
are <strong>in</strong> the process to have road audits done for
another 5400 kms of highways, he stated.
Mr. A V S<strong>in</strong>ha, Director General (<strong>Road</strong>s), M<strong>in</strong>istry
of <strong>Road</strong> Transport & Highways said that the road
safety is multi discipl<strong>in</strong>ary problem and hence
it requires a coherent & <strong>in</strong>tegrated approach,
br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g together the fragmented efforts of
all stakeholders. He further advocated for an
<strong>in</strong>stitutional arrangement, a focal po<strong>in</strong>t, with
requisite power to give directions, set regulations
Mr. V<strong>in</strong>ayak Chatterjee, Chairman, Feedback
Ventures Pvt. Ltd. and former chairman, CII
National Council on Infrastructure, <strong>in</strong> his address
at the <strong>in</strong>augural session, mooted the idea of
form<strong>in</strong>g an <strong>in</strong>dependent Regulatory Authority
for the <strong>Road</strong> Sector, which <strong>in</strong>ter-alia could also
address the issue of road safety. Advocat<strong>in</strong>g for a
holistic approach, he stated that national highways
constitute merely 2% of the total road network
<strong>in</strong> India and hence the issue such as road safety
requires much wider consultation and discussion
beyond national highways.
Earlier address<strong>in</strong>g the gather<strong>in</strong>g, Mr. V L Patankar,
Member (Technical), National Highways Authority
of India said that a specialized <strong>Road</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> Cell
A V S<strong>in</strong>ha, Director General, M<strong>in</strong>istry of <strong>Road</strong> Transport & Highways,
Government of India
and to provide resources to strengthen road
safety.
Mr. K K Kapila, President, International <strong>Road</strong>
Federation (IRF) and Chairman & Manag<strong>in</strong>g
Director, ICT Pvt. Ltd. cit<strong>in</strong>g the example of
B H Anil Kumar, Manag<strong>in</strong>g Director,
Karnataka <strong>Road</strong>, Development
Corporation Ltd.
R K Saboo, Chairman, Express
Industry Council of India & Dy.
Manag<strong>in</strong>g Director, First Flight
Couriers Ltd.
Nandakumar Shamanna, Zonal Chair
(Bangalore), DNV
Dr. J S Thakur, National Professional
Officer (Non Communicable,
Diseases and Social Determ<strong>in</strong>ants of
Health), WHO