Engineers will be held responsible for pothole-related road deaths during rainy season, says U.T. Khader
Health Minister U.T. Khader has announced that engineers will be held personally accountable for road deaths caused by flooded potholes during the monsoon season in Dakshina Kannada. He has directed local authorities and utility departments to coordinate emergency response efforts to ensure public safety.
Why it matters
This policy shifts legal and professional liability onto individual civil servants to ensure better infrastructure maintenance and disaster preparedness.
Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader said here on Monday that if flooded road potholes in Dakshina Kannada caused the death of any person during the monsoon the engineer concerned will be directly held responsible.
The article reports on a government directive without editorializing or using loaded language.
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