Gadkari Winesses E-Highway Test-Bed Demonstration Site in Sweden

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New Delhi : Union Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Minister Nitin Gadkari visited the Swedish Automotive Safety Supplier ‘Autoliv’ at Stockholm, Sweden, on February 18, 2020. He presented a copy of the Report on ‘Road Safety in India’ to the company representative and took note of the recent products and innovations of the company. Autoliv is the world’s largest automotive safety equipment supplier with sales to all major car manufacturers in the world.

Road safety is a major concern in India. The country is committed to safety, efficiency and sustainability in the transport sector. The problem of safety is also linked to social equity in India. With a large population of pedestrians, cyclists, and motorised two-wheelers competing for space on roads, the road safety needs for these vulnerable sections has to be kept in mind while designing and developing transport strategies.

Gadkari later visited E-highway Test-bed Demonstration site in Sweden. Government of India has already announced E-highways. During the visit, he was informed about the recent technological developments in the sector achieved by Sweden.

Gadkari is in Sweden these days to represent India at the “3rd High Level Global Conference on Road Safety for Achieving Global Goals 2030” being held in Stockholm on February 19 & 20, 2020. The objective of the two-day conference is to bring road safety on the global agenda and renew the world community’s commitment to safer roads. Leaders from participating countries will draw up a roadmap for reaching the United Nation’s goal set under the UN Decade of Action of reducing road crashes by 2030, according to a PIB release.