Lok Sabha Question No. 2747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: New Roadmap for Accident Prevention
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2747

ANSWERED  ON  27 th  DECEMBER, 2018

## NEW  ROAD MAP  FOR ACCIDENT PREVENTION

†2747. SHRI  KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of ROADTRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  accidents  happening  on  various National Highways;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has developed any technique based new roadmap to prevent them;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  constituted  a  study  team  for  improving  the infrastructure of National Highways;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government  is planning to determine rankings of National Highways ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI  MANSUKH  L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to ( c)  : Yes Madam, the Ministry collects data/information in the prescribed format from the Police Department of all States/UTs. They provide data/information to this Ministry in  the  prescribed format on road accidents on all roads including National Highways from time to time.

The  Government  has  launched  a  mobile  app  for  highway  users  i.e.  'SukhadYatra 1033' which enables highways users to report potholes and other safety hazards on National Highways including accidents.

Ministry has taken following steps to prevent accidents on National Highways

- (i)           Rectification of identified Black spots,
- (ii)         Road  Safety  Audits  are  being  carried  out  at  all  stages  of  development  of  the highway i.e. design / construction / operation stages.
- (iii)       Facilities such as Foot Over bridges & underpasses are being provided wherever required, for safe crossing of pedestrians and other road users.
- (iv)       Capacity  building  through  training  of  NHAI  field  staff  /Concessionaires  / Contractors / Consultants engaged in NHAI project works throughout India.
- (v)         Road  Safety  Week  is  observed  every  calendar  year  for  spreading  awareness about safer behaviour of road users on National Highways.

Apart  from  the  above,  highway  advisory  service  Phase  II  was  launched  in  12  NH stretches  with  capsules  consisting  of  static  content  related  to  road  safety  awareness, adherence to road safety rules and live content related to situation of traffic on route. This program  was  started  on  23.04.2018  and  concluded  on  21.11.2018  and  was  broadcasted through All India Radio.

(d) to  (f)  :  The Government has already approved a National Road Safety Policy in March 2010.  This Policy is based on the four E's of Road Safety viz. (i) Education (ii) Emergency (iii) Enforcement (iv) Engineering (roads as well as vehicles) and outlines various policy measures such  as  promoting  awareness,  establishing  road  safety  information  data  base,  encouraging safer road infrastructure including application of intelligent transport, enforcement of safety laws etc.

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