Every time Akhilesh Srivastava sees cars passing the toll gates using the FASTag tunnel, his eyes light up. Not only did the sticker using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology stuck in the air windows, reduce waiting time at booths, but it also helped the government save Rs 20,000 crore per year on fuel. It also brought in an additional amount of up to Rs 10,000 crore. During his tenure as Chief Executive Officer of NHAI (National Highways Authority of India), Srivastava’s outstanding contribution created and enhances this establishment. A construction engineer from IIT and former COO of Indian Highway Management Company Ltd is regarded as one of the most tech-savvy executives in the system. However, Srivastava puts on his bursary easily. “I joined government services because I want to influence change and modernity. Even as a young engineer, I always thought about how we could use technology in the smallest detail, ”he says. NHAI Data Lake based AI, a central location that allows you to store all your personal and informal information on any scale, has been used as a blueprint for the recently launched Gati Shakti program, a digital platform to bring 16 services including Railways and Roads together of integrated planning and integrated implementation of communication and infrastructure projects.
Srivastava has now trained his lens on a very stressful and deadly problem: road accidents. He has been appointed Head of the Road Safety Project 2.0, a campaign in line with the World Economic Forum. The aim is to adopt technology in all four Road Safety Processes — Education, Engineering, Strengthening and Emergency Care. According to the 2018 World Road Safety Report, India tops the list of 199 countries with the number of road deaths, with 11 percent of all road accidents worldwide occurring in India alone.
Last month, speaking at a webinar organized by the International Road Federation, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said road accidents in the country were “worse than the COVID epidemic” and that we had reached a “shocking” situation. 70% of deaths are between the ages of 18 and 45 years. Srivastava states that about 75 percent of road accidents are caused by human error, such as speeding, fatigue, stress, and lack of driving. He is also aware that previous attempts to reduce statistics did not produce the desired results. “In my opinion, so far it has been a way to go up. He holds seminars and conferences and expects the lessons to come down. That will not happen. We need to go down and up. So now, we use locally made tools like the Hum Safer app that motivates drivers in their safety and good driving behavior, offering cash prizes directly to the driver through UPI and insurance and other medical assistance with which to register. application. ”
The technology response has been very positive in the last few years, he notes. “Most street vendors and rickshaw drivers have UPI or phones that support applications and we are much more open to embracing digital performance than we were 10 years ago.” Tamil Nadu, you see, has done an excellent job of using road technology by installing cameras to monitor highways, sensors on highways and a good event recording system that has reduced accidents in the province. “We have tried a similar strategy on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway by identifying blind spots and providing drivers with incentives and a 50 percent reduction in accidents over the past three months.”
Srivastava, who lives in Gurugram, makes it a goal to start his day at 5 a.m. followed by site visits, contractors meeting with engineers, contacting local municipal companies and reviewing technical details of upcoming projects. Closes post at 9 p.m. Tired, you agree. But writing helps her to keep quiet. Like his projects, his blog, which is not surprising, is all about technology — a post entitled 5 Ways to AI & Machine Learning adds a “Personal” Approach to the Construction Industry, as well as exploring a new frontier in AI Dynamics. . “There is no such thing as a feeling of reaching the conclusion of a project you have been working on for months and finally seeing the plan work.” With Project Head of Road Safety 2.0, you know it will be a long journey. But she smiles, “One of the keys to my job is patience.”
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A number of countries India have topped the list of road deaths, according to a World Road Safety 2018 report.
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. Successfully led the first GPS-based GPS driver at 1,450 Km of Delhi-Mumbai stretch.
. Participated in the construction of the e-Tendering (CPPP) Portal and the National Informatics Center (NIC).
. Upgrade to the first e-MB Portal, now used by many PSUs.
. The development of India’s first Online Dispute Portal (ODR) with CIDC launched by the Vice President of India in 2017.
