By Haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH, JULY 29
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Mr. Oscar
Fernandes today launched a pilot project for cashless treatment of road
accident victims on stretch of National Highway No. 8 between Gurgaon and
Jaipur, at a function organized at Shahjhanpur in Rajasthan.
Haryana
Chief Minister Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Rajasthan Chief Minister Mr Ashok
Gehlot and Union Minister of State for Road Transpor and Highways Mr
Tushar Chaudhary were present on the occasion.
Under this project six special ambulances were flagged
off to carry road accident victims to the nearest hospitals. These
ambulances would be deployed on this stretch of nation highway.
Expressing
concern over a large number of road accidents occurring in the country, Mr.
Fernandes said that the Central Government is committed to take every possible
step to make the road travel safer and this pilot project would prove to be a
significant measure in this directions. After the success of this pilot
project, it would be implemented in the entire country. He also thanked Haryana
Chief Minister, Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Rajasthan Chief Minister, Mr.
Ashok Gehlot for extending a helping hand for this project.
Mr.
Fernandes appreciated the suggestion given by Mr. Hooda that those travelling
by bullock-carts should also be included in this scheme. Mr. Fernandes said
that he would definitely think over it and would soon take a decision. Mr.
Fernandes also released a book related to National Ambulance Code prepared by
Road Transport and Highways Ministry with the cooperation of AIIMS, New Delhi
and other agencies. This book emphasis high parameters on emergency medical
ambulance service.
On
this occasion Haryana and Rajasthan Chief Ministers expressed gratitude towards
Mr. Fernandes for choosing National Highway No 8 between Gurgaon and
Jaipur for this pilot project and assured their full cooperation.
Speaking
on the occasion Mr. Hooda said that this project would result in decline in the
number of road accidents occurring on this road. He said that to provide quick
medical facility to the road accident victims in Haryana, ambulance service 102
has been started and seven trauma centres equipped with modern facilities have
been set up on National Highways which include one each at Ambala, Karnal,
Yamunanagar, Panipat, Rewari, Sirsa and Bahadurgarh. He said that as a result
of the efforts made by the Central Government, the number of road accidents has
declined considerably. He said that in the year 2011 as many as 11,128 road
accidents took place whereas in the year 2012 the figures has decline to 9,920.
He also urged the Union Minister to include National Highway – 1, 2 and 10 in
the scheme.
Secretary
of Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry, Mr. Vijay Chhiber said that one
has to call a toll free No. 1033 in the event of occurrence of any
accident at the identified stretch of NH-8. He said that 50 hospitals have been
empanelled under this pilot project.
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