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India Launches Monthly Zero‑Fatality Weeks to Cut Road Accidents
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 01 Sep 2026, 09:41 PM
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India has announced a new initiative to hold a zero‑fatality week every month from September to March, aiming to reduce road accidents across the country.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced a policy to observe a zero‑fatality week each month from September to March.
Under the initiative, the government will designate a week in every month during the specified period as a zero‑fatality week, with the aim of reducing road accidents and fatalities.
The move is part of a broader effort to improve road safety and curb the high number of deaths on Indian roads.
Under the initiative, the government will designate a week in every month during the specified period as a zero‑fatality week, with the aim of reducing road accidents and fatalities.
The move is part of a broader effort to improve road safety and curb the high number of deaths on Indian roads.