Lok Sabha Question No. 3494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Flyover/Underpass on NH-8
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3494

ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH 2017

## FLYOVER/UNDERPASS ON NH-8

## 3494.    SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(a) whether in absence of flyover or underpass on Sawa Chaukdi, Dhamdaud Chaukadi, Nandau Chaukadi  on  Ankleshwar  to  Kim  crossing  stretch,  located  on  National  Highway  No.  8  from Ahmedabad to Mumbai, frequent accidents take place on the said route; and

(b) if so, the time by which the Government is likely to construct flyover or underpass to check these incidents?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)  &  (b)  No,  Madam. However, certain accidents have been reported from these locations. A statement  indicating  the  accidents  taken  place  in  these  locations  during  January  2014  to December 2016 is annexed. Normally the reasons for these accidents are due to fault of drivers, traffic  rule  violations,  increase  in  cross  traffic,  fault  in  vehicles  etc.  There  is  no  proposal  to construct flyover or underpass is under consideration.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3494 ANSWERED ON 23.3.2017 ASKED BY SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA REGARDING FLYOVER/UNDERPASS ON NH-8

| Accident Data - January 2014 To December 2016.   | Accident Data - January 2014 To December 2016.   | Accident Data - January 2014 To December 2016.   | Accident Data - January 2014 To December 2016.   | Accident Data - January 2014 To December 2016.   | Accident Data - January 2014 To December 2016.   | Accident Data - January 2014 To December 2016.   | Accident Data - January 2014 To December 2016.   | Accident Data - January 2014 To December 2016.   | Accident Data - January 2014 To December 2016.   |
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| DATE & TIME                                      | LOCATION                                         | Side                                             | NO. OF                                           | NO. OF                                           | NO. OF                                           | NO. OF                                           | NO. OF                                           | NO. OF                                           | No. Of Accident                                  |
| DATE & TIME                                      | LOCATION                                         | Side                                             | FATAL                                            | VERY SERIOUS                                     | GRIVIOUS INJURY                                  | MINOR INJURY                                     | NON- INJURY                                      | TOTAL                                            | No. Of Accident                                  |
| 1                                                | Near Dhamdod Chowkdi                             | LHS                                              | 1                                                | 0                                                | 3                                                | 1                                                | 0                                                | 5                                                | 4                                                |
| 1                                                | Near Dhamdod Chowkdi                             | RHS                                              | 2                                                | 2                                                | 11                                               | 20                                               | 0                                                | 35                                               | 10                                               |
| 1                                                | Total                                            |                                                  | 3                                                | 2                                                | 14                                               | 21                                               | 0                                                | 40                                               | 14                                               |
| 2                                                | Near Nandav Patia Chowkdi                        | LHS                                              | 4                                                | 5                                                | 11                                               | 6                                                | 0                                                | 26                                               | 14                                               |
| 2                                                | Near Nandav Patia Chowkdi                        | RHS                                              | 4                                                | 0                                                | 6                                                | 3                                                | 0                                                | 13                                               | 7                                                |
| 2                                                | Total                                            |                                                  | 8                                                | 5                                                | 17                                               | 9                                                | 0                                                | 39                                               | 21                                               |
| 3                                                | Near Sava Chowkdi                                | LHS                                              | 5                                                | 0                                                | 16                                               | 1                                                | 0                                                | 22                                               | 7                                                |
| 3                                                | Near Sava Chowkdi                                | RHS                                              | 4                                                | 2                                                | 14                                               | 11                                               | 0                                                | 31                                               | 8                                                |
| 3                                                | Total                                            |                                                  | 9                                                | 2                                                | 30                                               | 12                                               | 0                                                | 53                                               | 15                                               |

Note

Data considered for 300m either side of the said location

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