KATHMANDU, March 15: Lawmaker Sudan Kirati of the CPN (Maoist Center) has demanded that the government formulate a long-term strategy to minimize vehicular accidents.
Speaking in the meeting of the House of Representatives today, he urged the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport to seriously carry out a study and work by making a calendar for reducing road accidents.
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Kirati pointed out the need for increasing public awareness, as, according to him, the main reason for such accidents is the lack of public awareness on road safety and bad condition of roads.
He also drew the attention of the government to ensure that there is no any shortage in providing health treatment to the people injured in a jeep accident in Udayapur on Thursday. Lawmaker Kirati also condoled the eight people who were killed in the mishap and expressed deep sympathies to their families.
Eight people were killed and nine seriously injured when the jeep they were traveling in met with an accident at Chengre, Mainamaini of Belaka-7 in Udayapur district. The jeep was en route to Bhojpur from Dharan.
CPN-UML lawmaker Amar Bahadur Rayamajhi also paid tributes to those killed in the jeep accident and called on the government to make arrangements for the speedy treatment of the injured. He also drew the attention of the bodies concerned to urgently improve the road conditions so as to minimize accidents.
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