Road Safety in India: Present Challenges and Future Emergency Response Solutions

Abstract

India is struggling with crucial challenges in road emergency response system because of disintegrated services, deferred medical care, and the lack of a centralized system. Such problems results in increase the mortality in critical emergencies. This paper focuses on a centralized emergency response platform, Kavach, a mobile application that seeks to combine essential services under a unified platform. Kavach employs a unified and scalable system architecture, featuring a Go-based backend and a Kotlin Multiplatform mobile implementation, to ensure high performance, reliability, and cross-platform compatibility.The system supports real-time location tracking, rapid request processing, secure communication, and multi-agency coordination. Results of experimental analysis and interface design indicate that Kavach significantly improves response time, service availability, and ease of use over existing safety apps. The results indicate that a centralized and interoperable emergency response management platform can be extremely effective in improving road safety infrastructure and emergency response efficiency in India.