Lok Sabha Question No. 8 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Road Accidents due to Potholes
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.8 ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2017

## ROAD ACCIDENTS DUE TO POTHOLES

## 8. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI: SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सडक परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that according to Road Accidents in India 2015 report of the Transport Research Wing, 10876 accidents were caused due to potholes;
- (b) if  so,  the  reaction  of  the  Government  thereto  along  with  the  number  of  such  accidents occurred during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;
- (c) whether there  is  any  provision  for  punishment  of  contractors  and  agencies  who  fail  to provide safe roads, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the measures taken by the Government to improve the road construction standards; and
- (e) whether the Government takes any action in case a death or injury is caused in a road accident  due  to  faulty  road  design,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

## (a) Yes Madam

(b) Accidents caused due to several reasons as per Police records are obtained and compiled by Transport Research Wing of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways for reference and use by different stakeholders in the area of Road Safety. Road accidents due to potholes have been separately  indicated  in  the  'Road  Accidents  in  India-2015'  report  for  the  first  time.  State/UTwise details of accidents due to potholes during 2015 are at Annex-I. The details of accidents of 2016 are yet to be compiled.

(c) to (e) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is primarily responsible for construction and  maintenance  of  National  Highways  (NHs).  These  are  constructed  as  per  Indian  Road Congress (IRC) standards & Ministry's guidelines. All the implementing agencies of NH works are regularly instructed by the Ministry to keep the highways in safe & traffic worthy condition through inspection & remedial maintenance as per the requirements within available resources. All the road designs are carried out as per the relevant IRC codes, specifications and guidelines which are in line with international standards. These designs are also reviewed and the errors are corrected  by  different  authorities  like  proof  consultants,  authority  engineers,  independent engineers and engineers of the highway departments. Actions for faulty road design/ construction are taken as per the terms of contract agreement.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 8 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2017 ASKED BY DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI, SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS DUE TO POTHOLES.

| S. No.   | States/UTs        | Number of accidents in 2015 due to Ruts/ Potholes   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | 2                 | 3                                                   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 279                                                 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 34                                                  |
| 3        | Assam             | 24                                                  |
| 4        | Bihar             | 402                                                 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 257                                                 |
| 6        | Goa               | 17                                                  |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 584                                                 |
| 8        | Haryana           | 25                                                  |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                                                   |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 48                                                  |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 49                                                  |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 182                                                 |
| 13       | Kerala            | 531                                                 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 3070                                                |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 1867                                                |
| 16       | Manipur           | 31                                                  |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 0                                                   |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 0                                                   |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 0                                                   |
| 20       | Orissa            | 69                                                  |
| 21       | Punjab            | 246                                                 |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 319                                                 |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 0                                                   |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 1112                                                |
| 25       | Telangana         | 138                                                 |
| 26       | Tripura           | 0                                                   |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 0                                                   |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     | 1196                                                |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 362                                                 |
| 30       | A &NIslands       | 0                                                   |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | NR                                                  |
| 32       | D &NHaveli        | 0                                                   |
| 33       | Daman &Diu        | 0                                                   |
| 34       | Delhi             | 14                                                  |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 0                                                   |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 20                                                  |
|          | Total             | 10876                                               |

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