Lok Sabha Question No. 3027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Lighting System on National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has been able to provide proper lighting arrangements on the National Highways (NHs) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of provision of lighting system at night on NHs in the country;
- (d)  the  details  of  NHs  where lighting systems have been installed, State and NH-wise;
- (e) the details of the proposals  received  from  the  States  of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu to provide central median LED lights on NHs along with the action taken by the Government thereon;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to provide central median LED light on all NHs in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  check accidents and thefts on NHs in the country?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3027 ANSWERED ON 04 TH  AUGUST, 2022

## LIGHTING SYSTEM ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

3027.         SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d) Indian Roads Congress (IRC) guidelines specify provision of lighting at following locations on National Highways (NHs):
- i.        Toll Plaza areas
- ii.       Rest areas
- iii.      Truck lay byes
- iv.      Bus bays and Bus shelters
- v.        Grade  separated  structures  such  as  interchanges,  flyovers, underpasses (vehicular/pedestrians) and overpasses (both on top and underside of such structures).
- vi.      Built-up locations on the project highways both in the median of the carriageway and on service roads on either side.
- Lighting is generally provided at above locations on 4/6 lane National Highways  and  also  in  2-  lane  National  Highways  being  recently developed.
- (e)     No such proposal has been received from the State Government of Maharashtra and Tamilnadu.
- (f)      Median lighting is being provided in the National Highways with divided  carriageway  in  the  built-up  sections  and  grade  separator structures.
- (g)      Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  (MoRTH)  has  taken number of steps for improving road engineering measures to reduce the  number  of  accidents  and  severity  of  collisions  and  enhancing enforcement measures, awareness among citizens to check accidents on NHs:

Theft and security issues come under the jurisdiction of State Government. However, provision of Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) is envisaged in high traffic density corridors which has provisions for CCTV/PTZ cameras, Variable

Message  Signs. Vehicle Actuated  Speed  Display System, Automatic Traffic Counter cum Classifier, and Video Incident Detection System  which  help  in speedy  identification of incidents on the highway stretches and effectively monitor the highway,  thereby  improving  the  response  time  of  the  on-site assistance.

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