Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari Gadkari has said that unscientifically planned roads and curves have caused around 15,000 deaths in India per annum. He said, this can be averted by improving Road Asset Management System (RAMS) technology. <br/> <br/> He was speaking at the inauguration of a workshop on Road Asset Management System being developed for the National Highways. The outcome of this project, which is funded by World Bank, will assist in the accurate and scientific based maintenance and development of National Highways. <br/><br/>Mr. Gadkari said, RAMS will be tested using a data collected over 3000 kilo meters of National Highways through state of the art laser coupled with GPS connected to GAGAN and Mobile mapping system.