Sounds From Indian Musical Instruments As Vehicle Horns: Union Minister Gadkari's Plan (image: pixabay)
New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday announced that he is planning to introduce a new law mandating the use of sounds from Indian musical instruments as vehicle horns in the country. Instruments such as the flute, tabla, violin, and harmonium will be used for vehicle horns.
While speaking at the 78th Foundation Year Celebration of Navbharat Times, the minister revealed that he was considering a law that would require horns on all vehicles to produce sounds from Indian musical instruments.
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In India, the use of honking is excessive, and most of the time to an irritating extent, often due to cultural norms, traffic chaos and lack of proper road infrastructure. If the sounds of horns were not made simple, a peaceful travel through the roads can be probably more challenging.
The Minister further talked about the transport sector and its impact on air quality, noting that it is responsible for 40 percent of the air pollution in the country. He elaborated on the government’s initiatives in promoting and endorsing vehicles that use green and biofuels such as methanol and ethanol.
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The Minister then pointed out India’s growing demand and influence in the global automobile industry, with substantial growth in the exports. He claimed that India gets maximum revenue from exports of two-wheeler vehicles and cars.
Gadkari further stated that India has surpassed Japan to become the third-largest automobile market in the world, after the United States and China. According to him, the automobile sector has now grown to Rs 22 trillion, from what it was in 2014, valued at Rs 14 trillion.
