Rajasthan sees Rs 49,000 crore loss due to mishaps in 5 years: Report

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Rajasthanhas witnessed a socio-economic loss of Rs 49,230.86 crore due to road accidents since 2016, according to an analysis done by Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS), International.

This means, every year on Average there is a loss of Rs 9,846 crore in the state due to accidents. However, owing to fewer deaths and injuries because of the pandemic, the figure decreased to approximately Rs 8,000 crore in 2020.

According to the data from theMinistry of Road TransportandHighways of IndiaandNational Crime Records Bureau(NCRB), a total of 51,044 people have been killed in road accidents from 2016

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to 2020, which means that daily there are 29 deaths every day in Rajasthan indicating that at least one person dies in a road accident every hour.

Experts claimed that the burden is in addition to the immense social trauma faced by the victims of road accidents. They opined that reduction of traffic speeds can prevent many deaths and serious injuries, which is also the theme for World Remembrance Day 2021.