The National Highways Authority of India-NHAI has launched a pilot initiative to deliver real-time safety alerts to National Highway users. The initiative is aimed at reducing accidents caused by sudden cattle movement on the National Highways, particularly during fog and low-visibility conditions. The pilot initiative is being implemented on the Jaipur-Agra and Jaipur-Rewari National Highway corridors, which have been identified as areas prone to stray cattle movement.

Under the pilot project, location-based alerts will be triggered for the National Highway commuters, providing advance warnings approximately 10 kilometres before identified high-risk stretches. This will provide commuters with some lead time to take precautionary measures.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said that based on the outcomes and effectiveness of the pilot, NHAI will evaluate the possibility of scaling up this initiative to other stray cattle-prone zones as part of its ongoing efforts to improve road safety and enhance user experience on National Highways.