Lok Sabha Question No. 182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Road Accidents on Under Construction Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has official data of accidents occuring on under construction National Highways (NHs);
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard, and
- (d) the emergency provision made by the Government in the event of an accident on under construction NHs?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) and (b) As  per  the  latest  'Road  Accidents  in  India-2015'  report  total  11,263  accidents have  occurred  on  roads  including  National  Highways  under  repair/  construction  during  the calendar year 2015. State/UT-wise details are at Annex-I.

(c) and (d) Contractor/  concessionaire  under  the  terms  of  contract  agreement  are  bound  to ensure  safety  in  construction  zone  as  per  relevant  Indian  Roads  Congress  (IRC)  codes  and standards, failing which suitable actions are taken as per terms of the contract agreement as and when such negligence comes to the notice of the concerned authority.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.182 ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2017

## ROAD ACCIDENTS ON UNDER CONSTRUCTION HIGHWAYS

## 182. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

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

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  182  ANSWERED  ON  02.02.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI  NAGAR  RODMAL REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS ON UNDER CONSTRUCTION HIGHWAYS .

| S. No.   | States/UTs        | Number of accidents on roads under repair/ construction   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | 2                 | 3                                                         |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 779                                                       |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 34                                                        |
| 3        | Assam             | 72                                                        |
| 4        | Bihar             | 538                                                       |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 688                                                       |
| 6        | Goa               | 15                                                        |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 128                                                       |
| 8        | Haryana           | 62                                                        |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 19                                                        |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 27                                                        |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 396                                                       |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 465                                                       |
| 13       | Kerala            | 487                                                       |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1350                                                      |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 894                                                       |
| 16       | Manipur           | 39                                                        |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 0                                                         |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 0                                                         |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 2                                                         |
| 20       | Orissa            | 950                                                       |
| 21       | Punjab            | 203                                                       |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 57                                                        |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 0                                                         |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 1974                                                      |
| 25       | Tripura           | 3                                                         |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       | 39                                                        |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 1103                                                      |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 641                                                       |
| 29       | A & N Islands     | 0                                                         |
| 30       | Chandigarh        | Not Reported                                              |
| 31       | D & N Haveli      | 0                                                         |
| 32       | Daman & Diu       | 0                                                         |
| 33       | Delhi             | 73                                                        |
| 34       | Lakshadweep       | 0                                                         |
| 35       | Puducherry        | 0                                                         |
| Total    |                   | 11263                                                     |

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