FOG WARNING SYSTEM AT HIGHWAY
FOG WARNING SYSTEM AT HIGHWAY
As per the report published by the Central Government on Road Accidents in India, 2022, based on data received from States/UTs, total number of road accidents occurred due to foggy and misty weather condition in the country from calendar year 2019 to 2022 is given in the table below :
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Year
Number of road accidents
2019
33,602
2020*
26,541
2021*
28,934
2022
34,262
* – Covid affected years
As per information received, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has no plans for deployment of advance fog warning system on roads.
However, to improve road safety in the country, the Government has formulated a multi-pronged strategy based on Education, Engineering (both of roads and vehicles), Enforcement and Emergency Care and has taken various initiatives. The provisions/initiatives taken to avoid road accidents due to fog, inter-alia, include: –
The Government has implemented a pilot program for providing cashless treatment to victims of road accidents caused by use of motor vehicle in Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Puducherry and Assam. on any category of road, in collaboration with National Health Authority (NHA). Under this scheme, the eligible victims are administered Health Benefit Packages relating to trauma and polytrauma care at empanelled hospitals under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), up to a maximum of Rs. 1.5 lakh for a maximum period of 7 days from date of accident.
Further, as part of incident management, ambulances are deployed by NHAI in their respective service area, to extend assistance in case of any emergency on National Highways.
Apart from above, the Government has also issued rules for protection of Good Samaritans, means a person, who in good faith, voluntarily and without expectation of any reward or compensation renders emergency medical or non-medical care or assistance at the scene of an accident to the victim or transports such victim to the hospital.
This information was given by the The Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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- Rule 124 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), 1989 provides that all types of lighting and light signalling devices meet the performance requirements as per AIS:010 (Rev.1) as applicable and installation requirements as per AlS:008 (Rev1). Further, the requirements of defrosting and demisting systems, if fitted, to meet the requirements as per AlS:084 (Part 1 & 2).