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Ramesh Kumar in New Delhi For India to slash down road accidents (500,000) and fatalities (150,000) by half and succeed in dropping from topping the dubious distinction of global road accident/fatalities table, awareness campaigns are fine. That alone won't do. Why? Because the ailment is severe. Needs a slew of initiatives structured collectively. Education/awareness and strict enforcement. Right? While not belittling education (awareness) role in establishing an accident free India, strict enforcement is absolutely the need of the hour. Awareness and enforcement have to go together for achieving the ultimate goal These thoughts resurfaced as I was fronted with Aninda Paul , a young highway engineering professional with good ground experience during his tenure with Punj Lloyd, one of the leading infra companies in India. "Stop manual monitoring, if you are serious about ushering in behavioral change," says this Assamese highwa...
