Acknowledging that road safety is a "big problem" in India, Gadkari said every year more than 1.5 lakh people die in five lakh road accidents. "I am very much disturbed (by the status of road safety)," he said. "Today we discussed all our problems related to road safety with the (US Transportation) Secretary. Acknowledging that road safety is a "big problem" in India, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that safety of roads is of highest priority for the government and the US has assured full co-operation in meeting the challenge by sharing its technical knowledge. "Road safety is highest priority for our government," Gadkari told Indian journalists during a media round-table after his-day long meetings including that with US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and American business community.

Source: dna July 12, 2016 05:35 UTC