Parliament Question: – Ambulances and Safety Services On National Highways
Parliament Question: – Ambulances and Safety Services On National Highways
Ambulances are deployed as a part of the Incident Management System on the National Highways, which in turn is a part of the Operation & Maintenance executed through the contractors/
Concessionaires. Number of centralized ambulances deployed in the last three years are as under:
Sl. No.
Financial Year
Number of Ambulances
1
2021-22
930
2
2022-23
1003
3
2023-24
1074
Ambulances are stationed either at the toll plazas or at locations found suitable. Generally, at least one ambulance is provided on the project highway irrespective of its length and for longer stretches ambulances are generally deployed at an interval of 50-60 km.
The Field Offices as well as the supervision consultants regularly conduct inspection of the availability of equipment as well as manpower in the Ambulances deployed on NH stretches.
(i) Road safety has been integrated into DPR stage itself by means of road safety consultants and road safety auditors.
· Motivation and road side safety awareness programme for school
/college students through Quiz competitions, drawing competitions, Essay writing and speech competitions, etc.
· Distribution of pamphlets, and the display of safety banners.
This information was given by the The Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
- Completion of Safety works for issuance of Provisional Completion Certificate has been made mandatory from 22.09.2022.
- Financial powers have been delegated to Regional Officers for construction of FoBs including provisioning of Lifts/Ramps.
- Capacity building on safety measures through training of field officers /Concessionaires / Contractors / Consultants engaged in project works throughout India.