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Air-conditioned cabins for trucks will soon be made mandatory: Gadkari
NEW DELHI: Air-conditioned cabins for trucks will soon be made mandatory, Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkarisaid.
As drivers play a key role in the transport sector, which is one of the most important areas for India as the fastest growing large economy in the world, there is a need to address issues regarding their working conditions and state of mind, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways said here.
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He was speaking at an event to unveil a book — ‘Desh Chaalak’: A bookhonouringIndianDrivers.
Lamentingthattruckdrivershave been forced to work in extreme heat conditions, the minister said that he has been pushing for air-conditioned cabins for truck drivers for a long time.
“Some people objected to it saying it will increase costs…but before coming here I have signed on the file that henceforth, driver cabins in trucks will be air-conditioned,” Gadkarisaid.
He stressed the need to improve the working conditions of drivers and also take steps to overcome the shortageofdriversbysettingupmore drivingschools.
Due to the shortage, drivers in India are working 14-16 hours at a stretch while in other countries their working hours are fixed, Gadkari added.
With India emerging as the fastest-growingmajoreconomyinthe world, he said logistics is very important and there is a need to reduce the cost of logistics in order to increaseIndia’sexports.
Suez Canal Economic Zone's Chairman starts Roadshow in India
CAIRO: The Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) Mr. Waleid Gamal ElDein, accompanied by a delegation, started a door-knocking and roadshow tour in India to lure further Indian investments in Ain Sokhna Port and Port Said, as per a statementonJune18th.
SCZONE seeks to attract several investments in the sectors of energy and heavy industries, Gamal El-Dein noted.
Moreover, the SCZONE aims to discuss cooperation with major Indian companies to implement different projects in related ports and industrialzones.
The tour comes within the framework of the zone’s promotion planstargetedwithinthecurrentyear toboostitsperceivedimageabroadas one of the promising economic centers,thezone’sChairmansaid.
