Centre allocates 30 GHz band for vehicle-to-vehicle communication to reduce road accidents

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday announced that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has allocated the 30 GHz radio frequency band for the development of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication systems. The move is aimed at reducing road accidents and fatalities across India.

“V2V technology will enable vehicles to share real-time alerts about sudden braking, lane changes, or potential dangers, helping to prevent accidents,” Gadkari stated. The minister emphasised that intelligent transport systems and connected vehicles are set to receive a major boost through this initiative, which forms part of a broader strategy to achieve zero fatalities on Indian roads.

Road safety committees and AI initiatives strengthened

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At a consultative committee meeting of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Gadkari urged Members of Parliament to impress upon state authorities the importance of conducting regular Members of Parliament Road Safety Committee (MPRSC) meetings in their respective districts. “He urged Members to impress upon State authorities the importance of conducting regular MPRSC meetings in their respective districts with participation from the District Collector, Police, PWD, and other concerned agencies,” an official statement said.

Gadkari announced that states and union territories will receive AI road safety applications which were developed through a partnership between IIT Kanpur and their team. He ordered the Regional Officers and Project Directors of MoRTH and NHAI to participate in MPRSC meetings while they must implement appropriate road safety measures for all active initiatives.

Public awareness boost with road safety anthem

The minister introduced the Road Safety Anthem during the meeting which he had translated into 22 different regional languages and he asked MPs to support its performance in educational institutions and public events and other venues. Gadkari encouraged government officers to continue their work on developing highway safety systems which the government had committed to protect Indian citizens from road dangers.

Santosh Kumar Yadav, Chairman of NHAI, briefed the committee on ongoing efforts to enhance road safety and reduce accidents on national highways. The MPs expressed their worries about the ongoing issue of road accidents while they brought up problems that included black spot errors highway expansion needs trauma care system shortages methods for compensating accident victims and road upkeep together with state government partnerships.

The group proposed additional ways to improve road safety which included creating better road markings and improving signage and identifying landslide areas and including road safety education in school programs and establishing trauma centers in each district. The meeting emphasised a multi-pronged and coordinated approach involving engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency care to significantly curb road accidents and save lives.