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Highway: Now facilities will be made on the highway, 'Humsafar', how will the drivers benefit from this new scheme of the government?

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There are a total of 600 national highways in India. On which thousands of people travel daily. While traveling on the highway, a lot of difficulties are revealed. Many times, suddenly the health of the drivers gets worse. So many times some such things are needed. Which is very difficult to find on the middle highway.

But now traveling on the highway will be like traveling in a city. Where you will definitely get all the facilities. For this, the Government of India has started a Humsafar policy. Under which now the drivers will get all the necessary facilities on the highway. Which will make their journey easier. Let us tell you what is the new Humsafar policy of the government.

Passengers will get these facilities on the highway
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari implemented Humsafar Policy in India on 8 October. Nitin Gadkari implemented it and said that its purpose is to make people travel happy and safe. In this Humsafar policy, four types of services will be provided to the drivers on the highway. In which there will be a system of restaurants, food courts, dhaba for food and drink. Along with this, there will be fuel stations at the right distance. People will get facilities like toilet, baby care room in the fuel station. Along with this, a trauma center will also be established. Charging stations will also be built on the highway for passengers.

Facilities will be available at a distance of 40-60 km
Right now if someone travels on the highway. So in general, he gets the facility of public facilities at a long distance. But now, side amenities will be included under Humsafar Policy. Which will be built at a distance of 40-60 kilometers throughout the highway. The dhabas, restaurants, petrol pumps already existing on the highway have also been brought under the purview of this Humsafar policy. With this new policy of the government, people will get a better environment for road travel. So at the same time, this policy will also open the doors of business and new employment opportunities will be created for the people.

Fachalies will be available in village and towns
Earlier, there used to be toilets and good food courts on the border of cities on the highways. But under this destruction, people will now be able to get all the facilities on the road passing through villages and towns on the highway. People who will be licensed to operate these facilities. The government will renew them after reviewing them every two years.

(PC: Freepik)

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