IIT Roorkee, NGO collaborate to make road travel safer

The agreement will cover collaborating on research studies, conducting knowledge sessions and training students and scholars in the latest road safety practices. 

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has collaborated with SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF), a non-profit organisation working to improve road safety and emergency care in India. The aim is to expand the implementation and measurement of road safety projects in the country.  

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will cover implementation and impact assessment of SLF’s on-ground projects, collaborating on research studies, conducting knowledge sessions and training students and scholars in the latest road safety practices. SLF’s Zero-Fatality Corridor project is credited with reducing road accident deaths by over 50 per cent on the National Highway 48 in Maharashtra and the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.  

“As we scale up our Zero-Fatality Corridor model to dozens of highways across India in partnership with the Government of India, our collaboration with IIT Roorkee will enable us to develop innovative solutions to peculiar road safety challenges and help develop more talent in this space for a better and safer tomorrow,” said Piyush Tewari, founder-Chief Executive Officer, SaveLIFE Foundation. 

Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee, said, “Our partnership with SaveLIFE Foundation will enable both partners to make more impactful interventions on the ground. It will also help IIT Roorkee expand its perspective on road safety.” The agreement was signed between Piyush Tewari and Manish Shrikhande, Dean, Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy, IIT Roorkee. 

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