Lok Sabha Question No. 3081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Rectification of Black Spots on NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3081

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  JULY, 2019

## RECTIFICATION OF BLACK SPOTS ON NHs

## 3081. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  black  spots  identified  on  National  Highways  (NHs)  across  the  country, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand; and
- (b) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  reduce  and  rectify  these  black  spots particularly under  Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts in Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b)     Based on fatalities in 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 calendar years, 789 black spots have been notified with unique ID numbers assigned to each of the spots. State-wise breakup of the same has been given at Annexure. Ministry has taken adequate steps towards improvement of road  safety  through  various  measures  including  engineering  measures  on  National  Highways. Guidelines  for  investigation  and  rectification  of  the  road  accident  black  spots  on  National Highways have been notified. Ministry has issued Protocol for identification and rectification of road accident black spots on National Highways vide letter number RW/NH/1507/109/2015/P&M (RSCE) dated 28-10-2015.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3081 ANSWERED ON  11 TH   JULY,  2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  JAYANT  SINHA  REGARDING  RECTIFICATION  OF BLACK SPOTS ON NHs.

As on: 31.03.2019

| S. No   | State/UT          |   Total nos. of Black spot |   Under jurisdiction of PWD |   Under jurisdiction of NHAI |   Under State Road/ BRO |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                          9 |                           0 |                            9 |                       0 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                          1 |                           0 |                            0 |                       1 |
| 3       | Bihar             |                         25 |                           5 |                           19 |                       1 |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh      |                         30 |                          15 |                           15 |                       0 |
| 5       | Delhi             |                         13 |                           0 |                            2 |                      11 |
| 6       | Gujarat           |                         26 |                           0 |                           25 |                       1 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh  |                          5 |                           3 |                            0 |                       2 |
| 8       | Haryana           |                         38 |                           0 |                           36 |                       2 |
| 9       | Jharkhand         |                         26 |                           6 |                           16 |                       4 |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                          9 |                           0 |                            5 |                       4 |
| 11      | Karnataka         |                         86 |                          12 |                           38 |                      36 |
| 12      | Kerala            |                         33 |                          19 |                           14 |                       0 |
| 13      | Maharashtra       |                         35 |                           3 |                           26 |                       6 |
| 14      | Meghalaya         |                          8 |                           5 |                            3 |                       0 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    |                         54 |                           6 |                           31 |                      17 |
| 16      | Mizoram           |                          1 |                           0 |                            0 |                       1 |
| 17      | Nagaland          |                          3 |                           3 |                            0 |                       0 |
| 18      | Odisha            |                         12 |                           0 |                           12 |                       0 |
| 19      | Rajasthan         |                         61 |                          13 |                           40 |                       8 |
| 20      | Telangana         |                         76 |                          26 |                           45 |                       5 |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu        |                        102 |                          18 |                           78 |                       6 |
| 22      | Uttar Pradesh     |                        104 |                           6 |                           68 |                      30 |
| 23      | West Bengal       |                         32 |                           4 |                           24 |                       4 |
|         | Total             |                        789 |                         144 |                          506 |                     139 |

*****