Road potholes cause death to pedestrians
The government has also made an important preparation for the speedy repair of potholes on the road
New Delhi,During monsoon, there are questions about whether there are potholes in the road or there is a road in the pothole. Thousands of people are losing their lives every year due to road potholes in the country. According to the statistics presented by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, by the year 2020, an average of 2,300 people have died due to road potholes every year.
It is important that in the year 2018, despite the Supreme Court expressing concern about the maintenance of roads, the indifference shown by the administrative system is taking people’s lives. Estimates of how many people lost their lives due to potholes in the country in the year 2021 have not been presented. New orders have been passed by the Kerala High Court on deaths due to potholes.
In the order, potholes have been ordered to be included in the ‘man-made’ disaster under the Disaster Management Act and on Friday, the district collector will inform the court that pothole accidents will be included in the future. Giving this order, Judge Deven Ramachandra said, I hereby direct the District Collector to act proactively to prevent ‘man-made disasters’ on the roads.
And I warn that every mishap that happens in future will have to be reported. The Kerala High Court also said that the central government, particularly the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, has a specific role to play in terms of the doctrine of “constitutional tort” when someone dies or is injured in an accident on the National Highway. This means that authorities can be held responsible for the actions of their agents, including private developers hired by them and their officials.
If sources are to be believed, the National Highways Authority of India will soon launch an online system and also a mobile application, the user of which will be able to provide information about potholes or bad (road) sections. After which a time limit will be fixed regarding its repair and if the repair is not done accordingly, the officials will be fined.ss1