Lok Sabha Question No. 1854 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Road Accidents on NH-71
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of people injured, died and vehicles damaged due to raod accidents on National Highway-71 during each of the last five years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any measures to prevent road accidents specifically on NH-71;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  present  status  of  widening  of  said  NH  and  its  projected completion date;
- (e) whether the Government is considering a service road along the entire project length of said NH to minimise the volume of local traffic that impacts accidents; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1854 ANSWERED ON 28 TH  JULY, 2022

ROAD ACCIDENTS ON NH-71

## 1854. SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER

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

- (a)     National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) collects and compiles road accident  data/information;  however,  disaggregated  data  for  individual National Highways is not maintained separately.
- (b) & (c)     Measures taken to prevent road accidents on NH-71 are as under:
- 1)      Identification of blackspot locations.
- 2)        Providing  short  term  &  long  term  treatment  for rectification of blackspots.
- 3)      The stretch is being developed to 6 lane standards with some  bypasses  avoiding  built-up  area,  flyovers,  vehicular underpasses/overpasses  at  junctions,  treating  all  at-grade

junctions as per IRC safety codes, improving geometrics both vertical and horizontal, etc.

- 4)      Conducting Road Safety Awareness Programmes every year  in  January  and  educating  School/College  Children, highway users on measures to be taken while traveling/crossing the highway.

## (d)      The  present  status  of  projects  related  to  widening  of  NH-71  at various locations is as under:

|   Sl. No | Project                                                      |   Length (Kms) | Present Status                                                                                                                             |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 6 Laning of Renigunta to Naidupeta Section of NH-71          |         57.046 | Appointed Date: 30.01.2022 Scheduled Completion Date: 30.01.2024 Physical Progress: 6.90%                                                  |
|        2 | 4 Laning of Madanapalli to Pileru Section of NH-71           |         55.9   | Concession Agreement Signed on 02.06.2022. The scheduled completion date is 24 months from the Appointed Date which is yet to be declared. |
|        3 | 4 Laning of Pileru - Kalur (Tirupati Rural) Section of NH-71 |         38.117 | Agreement Signed on 08.06.2022. The scheduled completion date is 24 months from the Appointed Date which is yet to be declared.            |

## (e) & (f)      Length of Service/Slip Roads proposed in the projects related to NH-71 at various locations is as under:

|   Sl. No | Project                                                      | Length of Slip Service Road(Kms)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|        1 | 6 Laning of Renigunta Naidupeta Section of NH-71             | to LHS- 27.489 Kms RHS- 28.965 Kms |
|        2 | 4 Laning of Madanapalli to Pileru Section of NH-71           | LHS- 29.287 Kms RHS- 30.407 Kms    |
|        3 | 4 Laning of Pileru - Kalur (Tirupati Rural) Section of NH-71 | LHS- 11.886 Kms RHS- 11.153 Kms    |

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