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No more liquor shops on National Highways to prevent accidents
The total number of road accidents, persons killed and injured due to intake of alcohol on all roads in the country during the last three calendar years from 2013 to 2015 are given below:-
The total number of road accidents, persons killed and injured due to intake of alcohol on all roads in the country during the last three calendar years from 2013 to 2015 are given below:-
| Year | Total number of road accident on National Highways | Total number of persons killed on National Highways | Total number of persons injured on National Highways | Total number of road accident due to intake of Alcohol in respect of all roads | Total number of persons killed due to intake of Alcohol in respect of all roads | Total number of persons injured due to intake of Alcohol in respect of all roads |
| 2013 | 1,36,786 | 45,612 | 1,43,107 | 20,290 | 6,463 | 20,081 |
| 2014 | 1,37,903 | 47,649 | 1,47,696 | 18,916 | 6,968 | 19,432 |
| 2015 | 1,42,268 | 51,204 | 1,45,341 | 16,298 | 6,755 | 18,813 |
In the wake of increasing number of road accidents due to drunken driving, Chief Secretaries /Principal Secretaries/Secretaries (Transport) of all States/UTs have been requested to ensure that no license is issued to liquor vendors along National Highways. State Governments have also been requested to review cases wherever license had already been given for liquor vendors along National Highways for taking corrective action.
Chairman, NHAI has also requested all Chief Secretaries to remove liquor shops on the National Highways and not to allow new liquor vendor in future.
This information was given by Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
