Kathmandu: The National Assembly held discussion on a resolution of urgent public importance with an objective of seeking preventive measures to reduce loss of lives and property due to increasing road accidents in the country.
In today’s meeting of the NA, discussion was held on the resolution of urgent public importance proposed by NA member Sonam Geljen Sherpa and seconded by Jaga Prasad Sharma, Krishna Bahadur Rokaya, Bhagawati Neupane, Madan Kumari Shah (Garima) and Shekhar Kumar Singh.
Taking part in the discussion, Shrikrishna Prasad Adhikari said that the issues including upgrading of road, strong implementation of traffic rules and keeping vehicles in good condition should be kept in priority.
Similarly, Indira Devi Gautam pointed out the need of effective implementation of laws as road accidents are on rise.
Presenting a data that on an average around eight people lose their lives in road accidents every day, Jayanti Devi Rai mentioned that road accidents are on rise for lack of effective implem
entation of existing laws as well as lack of skilled drivers.
On the occasion, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Physical Infrastructures and Transport, Raghubir Mahaseth, explained that legal and structural reforms would be made to reduce road accidents. ‘Road Safety Council’ would carry out necessary works as the body working for road safety, adding necessary legal arrangements are going to be made focusing every issue connected with road and vehicles.
Minister Mahaseth stressed that bodies concerned should be made responsible and passengers should also be careful and not allow passengers more than the capacity of vehicles to reduce road accidents.
Attention has been given to increase public awareness for reducing road accidents and a process to adopt safety measures, said the Minister, sharing that the government would make necessary decision to reduce road accidents based on the suggestions of the members and two bills would be tabled in the federal parliament soon.
Meanwhile, NA Secretary Dr Sur
endra Aryal informed the upper house about the message received from the House of Representative in relation to ‘Bill related to Security Printing Press, 2077’, which was sent to the lower house following the approval of NA.
Similarly, Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, presented a proposal to send the ‘Media Council Bill, 2080, to the Legislative Management Committee for clause-wise discussion. The proposal was approved unanimously.
The NA will meet next at 1:15 pm on Tuesday.
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