Ex minister Balaraju sustains injuries in road accident

Hyderabad: Early on Thursday, Pasupuleti Balaraju, an ex minister in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh state government, met with an accident at Mulagapudi of Nathavaram mandal in Visakhapatnam district. In this accident, along with him, P. Sathish Verma, the Visakhapatnam DCC President, also sustained stern injuries. The duo has been rushed to Narsipatnam area hospital for the treatment. They were on their way back to home after attending a marriage function, when the car they were travelling by became irrepressible and met with an accident.

Currently, mishaps have been on a rise. Let it be a mishap on the road or fire or otherwise, the main reason turns to be the reckless attitude of the people. There is a need to exact the situation so as to prevent the accidents. Surely, if timely preventive measures would have been adopted, most of the accidents could have been avoided. The people need to be educated. Better and wide publicity through the mass media channels may be opted for the same. Entertainment-Education concepts are most befitting in this case and will surely proven effective.