Lok Sabha Question No. 322 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Pothole Fatalities
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU, ASADUDDIN OWAISI

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the report that potholes in the country take 10 lives every day with 3,597 fatalities in 2017;
- (b) if so, the details thereof for the last three years, year and State-wise;
- (c) whether the Supreme Court (SC) has taken a serious view in the matter and asked the SC monitoring committee on road safety to submit a report immediately on the issue and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  sufficient  amount  as  compensation  is  being  paid  to  the  victims  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) the corrective steps taken or being taken by the Government in consultation with States to avoid pothole fatalities?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER OF  ROAD  TRANSPORT AND  HIGHWAYS (SHRI  NITIN  JAIRAM  GADKARI)

- (a) to   (e) A  statement  is  laid on the Table of the House.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 322

ANSWERED  ON  9 th AUGUST, 2018

## POTHOLE   FATALITIES

## *322.  SHRI  VENKATESH  BABU  T.G.: SHRI  ASADUDDIN  OWAISI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## STATEMENT  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *322 ANSWERED ON  09.08.2018 ASKED BY 'SHRI  VENKATESH   BABU  T.G. :  SHRI  ASADUDDIN  OWAISI : '  REGARDING 'POTHOLE   FATALITIES'.

(a) As  per  the  information  received  from  police  department  of  all  States/UTs,  3597 persons were  killed due to potholes  on roads during the calendar year 2017.

(b) The details of State/UTs wise  persons   killed for the last three years i.e. 2015, 2016 and 2017due to potholes  on roads  are placed at Annexure -I-III.

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(  c  )          Yes,    the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  vide  order  dated  20 th July,2018  has  asked    the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety to look into the matter at the earliest and give  a report in this regard including determining the quantum of compensation.

(d)    Compensation  is paid to the victims in accordance with the provisions of Chapter X and XI of  the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

(e)      The National Highways  under control of National Highways of Authority of India require  the    filling  of    potholes  by  contractor/  concessionaire  within  specified  time  limit during concession period/maintenance period.  Ministry also allocates funds to various State Governments  for  carrying  out  maintenance  of  National  Highways  including  filling  of potholes, so as to keep the stretch in traffic worthy conditions.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b)  OF LOK SABHA   STARRED QUESTION NO. *322  ANSWERED  ON 09/08/2018  ASKED  BY ASKED BY 'SHRI  VENKATESH   BABU  T.G. :  SHRI  ASADUDDIN  OWAISI : '  REGARDING 'POTHOLE FATALITIES'.

## Accidents , persons killed & Injured due to potholes during the calendar year 2015.

| Sl. No      | States/UTs        | Number of Accidents   | Persons Killed   | Persons Injured   |
|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh    | 279                   | 103              | 396               |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh | 34                    | 17               | 40                |
| 3           | Assam             | 24                    | 12               | 33                |
| 4           | Bihar             | 402                   | 228              | 308               |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh      | 257                   | 97               | 229               |
| 6           | Goa               | 17                    | 1                | 3                 |
| 7           | Gujarat           | 584                   | 167              | 549               |
| 8           | Haryana           | 25                    | 9                | 19                |
| 9           | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                     | 0                | 0                 |
| 10          | Jammu &Kashmir    | 48                    | 14               | 62                |
| 11          | Jharkhand         | 49                    | 21               | 43                |
| 12          | Karnataka         | 182                   | 38               | 176               |
| 13          | Kerala            | 531                   | 53               | 592               |
| 14          | Madhya Pradesh    | 3070                  | 420              | 2810              |
| 15          | Maharashtra       | 1867                  | 812              | 1694              |
| 16          | Manipur           | 31                    | 4                | 59                |
| 17          | Meghalaya         | 0                     | 0                | 0                 |
| 18          | Mizoram           | 0                     | 0                | 0                 |
| 19          | Nagaland          | 0                     | 0                | 0                 |
| 20          | Orissa            | 69                    | 24               | 92                |
| 21          | Punjab            | 246                   | 177              | 208               |
| 22          | Rajasthan         | 319                   | 108              | 308               |
| 23          | Sikkim            | 0                     | 0                | 0                 |
| 24          | Tamil Nadu        | 1112                  | 120              | 1236              |
| 25          | Telangana         | 138                   | 59               | 130               |
| 26          | Tripura           | 0                     | 0                | 0                 |
| 27          | Uttarakhand       | 0                     | 0                | 0                 |
| 28          | Uttar Pradesh     | 1196                  | 679              | 656               |
| 29          | West Bengal       | 362                   | 251              | 410               |
| 30          | A &NIslands       | 0                     | 0                | 0                 |
| 31          | Chandigarh        | NR                    | NR               | NR                |
| 32          | D &NHaveli        | 0                     | 0                | 0                 |
| 33          | Daman &Diu        | 0                     | 0                | 0                 |
| 34          | Delhi             | 14                    | 2                | 12                |
| 35          | Lakshadweep       | 0                     | 0                | 0                 |
| 36          | Puducherry        | 20                    | 0                | 0                 |
| Total 10876 | Total 10876       | Total 10876           | 3416 10065       | 3416 10065        |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b)  OF LOK SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *322  ANSWERED  ON  09/08/2018 ASKED  BY ASKED BY 'SHRI  VENKATESH   BABU  T.G. :  SHRI  ASADUDDIN  OWAISI : '  REGARDING 'POTHOLE   FATALITIES'.

## Accidents , persons killed & Injured due to potholes during the calendar year 2016

| S.No   | States/UTs               | Number of Accidents   |   Persons Killed |   Persons Injured |
|--------|--------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh           | 280                   |              131 |               292 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 0                     |                0 |                 0 |
| 3      | Assam                    | 43                    |                8 |                52 |
| 4      | Bihar                    | 200                   |              119 |               177 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh             | 28                    |                6 |                26 |
| 6      | Goa                      | 1                     |                0 |                 3 |
| 7      | Gujarat                  | 306                   |              120 |               359 |
| 8      | Haryana                  | 0                     |                0 |                 0 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh         | 0                     |                0 |                 0 |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir           | 8                     |                0 |                 6 |
| 11     | Jharkhand                | 200                   |              127 |               211 |
| 12     | Karnataka                | 185                   |               37 |               252 |
| 13     | Kerala                   | 536                   |               54 |               597 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh           | 609                   |               81 |               749 |
| 15     | Maharashtra              | 1064                  |              329 |               790 |
| 16     | Manipur                  | 20                    |                2 |                35 |
| 17     | Meghalaya                | 0                     |                0 |                 0 |
| 18     | Mizoram                  | 1                     |                1 |                 0 |
| 19     | Nagaland                 | 0                     |                0 |                 0 |
| 20     | Orissa                   | 226                   |              208 |               397 |
| 21     | Punjab                   | 22                    |               11 |                32 |
| 22     | Rajasthan                | 282                   |              106 |               302 |
| 23     | Sikkim                   | 0                     |                0 |                 0 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu               | 621                   |              130 |               717 |
| 25     | Telangana                | 4                     |                3 |                 5 |
| 26     | Tripura                  | 0                     |                0 |                 0 |
| 27     | Uttarakhand              | 28                    |               13 |                14 |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh            | 1436                  |              714 |              1086 |
| 29     | West Bengal              | 319                   |              122 |               201 |
| 30     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 5                     |                0 |                 7 |
| 31     | Chandigarh               | 0                     |                0 |                 0 |
| 32     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 0                     |                2 |                 0 |
| 33     | Daman &Diu               | 0                     |                0 |                 0 |
| 34     | Delhi                    | 0                     |                0 |                 0 |
| 35     | Lakshadweep              | 0                     |                0 |                 0 |
| 36     | Puducherry               | 0                     |                0 |                 0 |
| Total  | Total                    | Total                 |             6310 |              6310 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b)  OF LOK SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *322  ANSWERED  ON  09/08/2018 ASKED  BY ASKED BY 'SHRI  VENKATESH   BABU  T.G. :  SHRI  ASADUDDIN  OWAISI : '  REGARDING 'POTHOLE   FATALITIES'.

## Accidents , persons killed & Injured due to potholes during the calendar year 2017

| S.No   | States/UTs               |   Number of Accidents |   Persons Killed |   Persons Injured |
|--------|--------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh           |                   288 |              108 |               316 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh        |                    12 |                7 |                31 |
| 3      | Assam                    |                   196 |               53 |               186 |
| 4      | Bihar                    |                   208 |              116 |               160 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh             |                    76 |               31 |                58 |
| 6      | Goa                      |                     0 |                0 |                 0 |
| 7      | Gujarat                  |                   552 |              228 |               545 |
| 8      | Haryana                  |                   465 |              522 |               490 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh         |                    19 |               10 |                19 |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir           |                     0 |                0 |                 0 |
| 11     | Jharkhand                |                   118 |               64 |                94 |
| 12     | Karnataka                |                   178 |               47 |               223 |
| 13     | Kerala                   |                   522 |               52 |               779 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh           |                  1012 |              141 |              1018 |
| 15     | Maharashtra              |                  2370 |              726 |              2213 |
| 16     | Manipur                  |                     3 |                0 |                 5 |
| 17     | Meghalaya                |                    12 |                5 |                 6 |
| 18     | Mizoram                  |                     0 |                0 |                 0 |
| 19     | Nagaland                 |                    61 |                3 |                27 |
| 20     | Orissa                   |                   150 |               73 |               160 |
| 21     | Punjab                   |                   334 |              162 |               185 |
| 22     | Rajasthan                |                    93 |               37 |                81 |
| 23     | Sikkim                   |                     0 |                0 |                 0 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu               |                   627 |              173 |               669 |
| 25     | Telangana                |                    33 |                5 |                38 |
| 26     | Tripura                  |                     0 |                0 |                 0 |
| 27     | Uttarakhand              |                    48 |               27 |                15 |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh            |                  1986 |              987 |              1419 |
| 29     | West Bengal              |                    17 |               10 |                13 |
| 30     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                     0 |                0 |                 0 |
| 31     | Chandigarh               |                     4 |                2 |                 4 |
| 32     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                     0 |                0 |                 0 |
| 33     | Daman &Diu               |                     0 |                0 |                 0 |
| 34     | Delhi                    |                    39 |                8 |                38 |
| 35     | Lakshadweep              |                     0 |                0 |                 0 |
| 36     | Puducherry               |                     0 |                0 |                 0 |
| Total  | Total                    |                  9423 |             3597 |              8792 |

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