From Kanyakumari to Kashmir, man on a mission for road safety

Mangalore | Friday | 10th August, 2018

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MANGALURU: Subramanian Narayanan , 41, has a mission — to walk from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to promote road safety. His employer, Germany-based Hella not only approved his leave, but also decided to sponsor the mission.“About 1.5lakh people die in road accidents every year in India,” Subbu said. When an air crash becomes national news, 400 deaths in road accidents goes unnoticed.”Subbu not only wants to spread awareness through his walk, but also study road infrastructure on one of the busiest highways in the country — NH 66 which connects Kanyakumari and Kashmir. An Innova fitted with a camera will follow Subbu and record his walk. “If you compare that with the population of India, the number may seem small..