It is not very often that one comes across a senior minister making candid admission of the failings and flaws in the department under his or her watch. Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari, who has been handling the portfolio since 2014, deserves praise for his frank assessment of the reasons for the growing number of road accidents in the country. He hit the nail on the head when he said that defective road designs and faulty DPRs (Detailed Project Reports) prepared by engineers an