Lok Sabha Question No. 1652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Road Accidents
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Devendrappa Y

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the number of road accidents, resultant fatalities and the number of people injured  due  to  potholes  on  National  Highways (NHs) have increased during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State and year-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any measures for repairing of these potholes and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of budgetary allocation made for repair and maintenance of NHs during the last three years, State and yearwise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) & (b) As  per  the  data  received  from  police  department  of  all States/UTs,  the  total  number  of  road  accidents,  persons  killed  and injured due to pot holes during the last three calendar years i.e 2017 to 2019 is shown in the table given below:

|   Year |   Total number of accidents due to potholes in the country | % age Change   |   Total number of persons killed due to potholes in the country | % age Change Total number of persons injured due to potholes in the country   | % age Change   |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|   2017 |                                                       9423 |                |                                                            3597 | 8791                                                                          |                |
|   2018 |                                                       4869 | -48.3          |                                                            2015 | -44.0 4108                                                                    | -53.3          |
|   2019 |                                                       4775 | -1.9           |                                                            2140 | 6.2 4013                                                                      | -2.3           |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1652 ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY, 2021

## ROAD ACCIDENTS

1652. SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

Transport  Research  Wing  of  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways does not collect and compile information on number of road accidents, persons killed and injured due to potholes specific to National Highways.

However,  As  per  the  data  received  from  police  department  of  all States/UTs,  State-UT  wise total  number  of  road  accidents,  persons killed and injured classified under the category of potholes on all roads (incl. SH, MDR and other roads) during the last three calendar years  i.e 2017 to 2019 are given in Annexure-I to  III.

- (c) National Highways are being designed, constructed and maintained  as  per  Indian  Roads  Congress  (IRC)  codes/guidelines  and Ministry's  specifications.  Various  safety  measures  are  made  as  an integral part of the highway development projects depending upon the site requirement and availability of lands. The work of development and maintenance  of  National  Highways  are  carried  out  by  executing agencies viz NHAI/NHIDCL/State PWDs. In the EPC document there is a provision  that  the  contractor  shall  at  all-time  maintain  the  project highways  in  accordance  with  the  provision  of  contract  agreement  in time  bound  manner.  In  Public  Private  Partnership  (PPP)  Projects  the Concessionaire are liable to maintain the roads (NHs) for the concession  period/  which  may  varies  from  15-30  years  in  general. However,  in  EPC  mode  the  contract  is  liable  to  maintain/repair  the defect  for  5-10  years  (depending  upon  type  of  pavement)  as  per Ministry's  guidelines.  In  case  of  any  discrepancy  during  execution stage, concessionaire or contractor is penalized as per the conditions of contract.
- (d) The details of budgetary allocation made for maintenance of NHs during the last three years,  State  and  year-wise  is  enclosed  at Annexure-IV.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1652 ON 29 th  JULY, 2021 ASKED BY SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS.

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Total number of Road Accidents, Persons Killed & Injured due to Pot Holes during the year 2017 on all Roads.

| S.No               | State/UT          | Pot Holes           | Pot Holes      | Pot Holes             |
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|                    |                   | Number of Accidents | Persons Killed | Persons Minor Injured |
| 1                  | 2                 | 3                   | 4              | 5                     |
| 1                  | Andhra Pradesh    | 288                 | 108            | 316                   |
| 2                  | Arunachal Pradesh | 12                  | 7              | 31                    |
| 3 Assam2017        | 196               |                     | 53             | 186                   |
| 4                  | Bihar             | 208                 | 116            | 160                   |
| 5 Chhattisgarh     | 76                |                     | 31             | 58                    |
| 6 Goa              |                   | 0                   | 0              | 0                     |
| 7 Gujarat          | 552               |                     | 228            | 545                   |
| 8 Haryana          | 465               |                     | 522            | 490                   |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh | 19                |                     | 10             | 19                    |
| 10 Jammu & Kashmir | 0                 |                     | 0              | 0                     |
| 11 Jharkhand       | 118               |                     | 64             | 94                    |
| 12 Karnataka       | 178               |                     | 47             | 223                   |
| 13 Kerala          |                   | 522                 | 52             | 779                   |
| 14 Madhya Pradesh  | 1012              |                     | 141            | 1018                  |
| 15 Maharashtra     | 2370              |                     | 726            | 2213                  |
| 16 Manipur         |                   | 3                   | 0              | 5                     |
| 17 Meghalaya       | 12                |                     | 5              | 6                     |
| 18 Mizoram         |                   | 0                   | 0              | 0                     |
| 19 Nagaland        |                   | 61                  | 3              | 27                    |
| 20                 | Orissa            | 150                 | 73             | 160                   |
| 21 Punjab          |                   | 334                 | 162            | 185                   |
| 22                 | Rajasthan         | 93                  | 37             | 81                    |
| 23                 | Sikkim            | 0                   | 0              | 0                     |
| 24 Tamil           | Nadu              | 627                 | 173            | 668                   |
| 25                 | Telangana         | 33                  | 5              | 38                    |

| 26             | Tripura        |    0 | 0    | 0    |
|----------------|----------------|------|------|------|
| 27 Uttarakhand | 48             |   27 | 15   |      |
| 28             | Uttar Pradesh  | 1986 | 987  | 1419 |
| 29             | West Bengal    |   17 | 10   | 13   |
| 30 Islands     | 0              |    0 |      | 0    |
| 31 Chandigarh  | 4              |    2 |      | 4    |
| 32 Dadra &     | Nagar Haveli 0 |    0 |      | 0    |
| 33 Daman       | & Diu 0        |    0 |      | 0    |
| 34             | Delhi          |   39 | 8    | 38   |
| 35             | Lakshadweep    |    0 | 0    | 0    |
| 36             | Puducherry     |    0 | 0    | 0    |
| Total          | Total          | 9423 | 3597 | 8791 |

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1652 ON 29 th  JULY, 2021 ASKED BY SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS.

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## Total number of Road Accidents, Persons Killed & Injured due to Pot Holes during the year 2018

|                     |          | Pot Holes           | Pot Holes      | Pot Holes       |
|---------------------|----------|---------------------|----------------|-----------------|
| S.No                | State/UT | Number of Accidents | Persons Killed | Persons Injured |
| 1 2                 |          | 3 4                 |                | 5               |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh    | 3        |                     | 1              | 3               |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh | 0        |                     | 0              | 0               |
| 3 Assam             | 182      | 68                  |                | 161             |
| 4 Bihar             | 0        | 0                   |                | 0               |
| 5 Chhattisgarh      | 112      |                     | 20             | 100             |
| 6 Goa               | 0        |                     | 0              | 0               |
| 7 Gujarat           | 1        |                     | 1              | 0               |
| 8 Haryana           | 473      |                     | 222            | 489             |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh  | 21       |                     | 18             | 27              |
| 10 Jammu & Kashmir  | 8        |                     | 0              | 8               |
| 11 Jharkhand        | 119      |                     | 78             | 71              |
| 12 Karnataka        | 38       |                     | 10             | 68              |
| 13 Kerala           | 63       |                     | 11             | 66              |
| 14 Madhya Pradesh   | 182      |                     | 59             | 114             |
| 15 Maharashtra      | 552      |                     | 166            | 548             |
| 16 Manipur          | 2        |                     | 0              | 1               |
| 17 Meghalaya        | 0        | 0                   |                | 0               |
| 18 Mizoram          | 0        |                     | 0              | 0               |
| 19 Nagaland         | 33       |                     | 0              | 29              |
| 20 Orissa           | 88       |                     | 35             | 85              |
| 21 Punjab           | 109      | 64                  |                | 94              |
| 22 Rajasthan        | 81       |                     | 36             | 83              |
| 23 Sikkim           | 0        |                     | 0              | 0               |

| 24                           | Tamil Nadu   | 526 102   |   460 |
|------------------------------|--------------|-----------|-------|
| 25 Telangana                 | 44           | 14        |    68 |
| 26 Tripura                   | 0            | 0         |     0 |
| 27 Uttarakhand               | 10           | 9         |     6 |
| 28 Uttar Pradesh             | 2015         | 1043      |  1394 |
| 29 West Bengal               | 145          | 39        |   186 |
| 30 Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0            | 0         |     0 |
| 31 Chandigarh                | 0            | 0         |     0 |
| 32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 0            | 0         |     0 |
| 33 Daman & Diu               | 0            | 0         |     0 |
| 34 Delhi                     | 61           | 18        |    47 |
| 35 Lakshadweep               | 0            | 0         |     0 |
| 36 Puducherry                | 1            | 1         |     0 |
| Total                        | Total        | 4869 2015 |  4108 |

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1652 ON 29 th  JULY, 2021 ASKED BY SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS.

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## Total number of Road Accidents, Persons Killed & Injured due to Pot Holes during the year 2019

|                    |                   | Pot Holes           | Pot Holes      | Pot Holes       |
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|----------------|-----------------|
| S.No               | State/UT          | Number of Accidents | Persons Killed | Persons Injured |
| 1                  | 2                 | 3                   | 4              | 5               |
| 1                  | Andhra Pradesh    | 95                  | 32             | 149             |
| 2                  | Arunachal Pradesh | 12                  | 6              | 20              |
| 3 Assam            |                   | 322                 | 93             | 314             |
| 4 Bihar            | 0                 |                     | 0              | 0               |
| 5 Chhattisgarh     | 77                |                     | 28             | 70              |
| 6 Goa              | 5                 |                     | 1              | 0               |
| 7 Gujarat          |                   | 5                   | 5              | 1               |
| 8 Haryana          | 61                |                     | 20             | 60              |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh | 21                |                     | 16             | 50              |
| 10 Jammu & Kashmir | 1                 |                     | 0              | 1               |
| 11 Jharkhand       | 120               |                     | 94             | 81              |
| 12 Karnataka       |                   | 113                 | 38             | 111             |
| 13 Kerala          |                   | 57                  | 7              | 55              |
| 14 Madhya Pradesh  |                   | 339                 | 91             | 306             |
| 15 Maharashtra     | 181               |                     | 72             | 161             |
| 16 Manipur         |                   | 2                   | 0              | 3               |
| 17 Meghalaya       | 2                 |                     | 2              | 0               |
| 18 Mizoram         |                   | 0                   | 0              | 0               |
| 19 Nagaland        |                   | 14                  | 0              | 7               |
| 20                 | Orissa            | 218                 | 117            | 268             |
| 21                 | Punjab            | 102                 | 245            | 62              |
| 22                 | Rajasthan         | 92                  | 34             | 117             |
| 23                 | Sikkim            | 7                   | 1              | 0               |

| 24                      | Tamil Nadu   | 502    | 93   | 430   |
|-------------------------|--------------|--------|------|-------|
| 25                      | Telangana    | 146 49 | 124  |       |
| 26                      | Tripura      | 0      | 0    | 0     |
| 27                      | Uttarakhand  | 26     | 15   | 22    |
| 28 Uttar Pradesh        | 2122         | 1034   |      | 1492  |
| 29 West Bengal          | 61           | 31     | 46   |       |
| 30 Islands              | 0            | 0      | 0    |       |
| 31 Chandigarh           | 0            | 0      | 0    |       |
| 32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0            |        | 0    | 0     |
| 33 Daman &              | Diu          | 0      | 0    | 0     |
| 34 Delhi                | 72           |        | 16   | 63    |
| 35 Lakshadweep          | 0            |        | 0    | 0     |
| 36 Puducherry           | 0            |        | 0    | 0     |
| Total                   | Total        | 4775   | 2140 | 4013  |

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1652 ON 29 th  JULY, 2021 ASKED BY SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA REGARDING ROAD ACCIDENTS.

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## The State/UT-wise details of funds allocated/utilized for maintenance of NHs during each of the last three years (Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs/Agency   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|           |                     | Alloc.    | Expd.     | Alloc.    | Expd.     | Alloc.    | Expd.     |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 87.98     | 20.61     | 89.60     | 65.37     | 147.44    | 113.91    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 34.10     | 15.97     | 28.72     | 25.27     | 78.76     | 111.39    |
| 3         | Assam               | 48.33     | 11.33     | 28.49     | 3.28      | 130.68    | 73.19     |
| 4         | Bihar               | 38.86     | 20.91     | 50.31     | 15.24     | 115.92    | 64.86     |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 28.59     | 10.79     | 25.02     | 16.79     | 44.13     | 16.72     |
| 6         | Goa                 | 8.10      | 4.87      | 6.59      | 1.13      | 18.95     | 8.02      |
| 7         | Gujarat             | 80.30     | 64.49     | 100.23    | 91.43     | 186.28    | 114.78    |
| 8         | Haryana             | 0.80      | 0.26      | 0.50      | 0.02      | 3.00      | 0.00      |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh    | 55.45     | 43.01     | 37.90     | 28.34     | 83.40     | 73.98     |
| 10        | Jharkhand           | 44.31     | 32.25     | 26.83     | 26.07     | 39.71     | 23.13     |
| 11        | Karnataka           | 66.21     | 46.52     | 60.88     | 30.87     | 148.30    | 132.44    |
| 12        | Kerala              | 81.95     | 29.93     | 77.19     | 64.27     | 127.06    | 178.97    |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh      | 40.59     | 11.23     | 25.11     | 14.80     | 102.05    | 28.11     |
| 14        | Maharashtra         | 387.90    | 352.83    | 125.25    | 42.48     | 281.53    | 157.14    |
| 15        | Manipur             | 34.94     | 21.67     | 7.10      | 2.38      | 26.11     | 22.89     |
| 16        | Meghalaya           | 121.29    | 67.35     | 70.36     | 39.15     | 61.66     | 45.64     |
| 17        | Mizoram             | 158.98    | 126.86    | 48.97     | 37.23     | 34.91     | 21.00     |
| 18        | Nagaland            | 63.33     | 50.65     | 42.42     | 32.73     | 62.14     | 46.24     |
| 19        | Odisha              | 43.24     | 25.90     | 55.31     | 49.95     | 63.16     | 104.68    |
| 20        | Punjab              | 33.20     | 10.62     | 10.74     | 5.43      | 34.72     | 27.81     |
| 21        | Rajasthan           | 52.73     | 18.23     | 51.90     | 40.02     | 125.86    | 78.02     |
| 22        | Sikkim              | 16.00     | 17.30     | 11.94     | 10.36     | 5.88      | 6.85      |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu          | 52.77     | 42.68     | 36.85     | 16.21     | 92.68     | 92.18     |
| 24        | Telangana           | 37.34     | 22.73     | 82.60     | 59.55     | 128.43    | 72.54     |
| 25        | Tripura             | 47.94     | 47.35     | 25.71     | 14.54     | 16.68     | 12.13     |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh       | 73.07     | 40.12     | 116.22    | 73.54     | 139.57    | 90.81     |
| 27        | Uttarakhand         | 38.06     | 15.04     | 27.97     | 14.42     | 46.21     | 32.79     |
| 28        | West Bengal         | 32.27     | 28.54     | 41.66     | 38.03     | 51.50     | 34.89     |
| 29        | Chandigarh          | 0.10      | 0.00      | 0.20      | 0.00      | 3.11      | 2.03      |

|   30 | Dadar & Nagar Haveli ^   | 0.10   | 0.00   |   0.20 |   0.00 | 0.86   | 0.00   |
|------|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|   31 | Daman & Diu ^ 0.10       | 0.00   |        |   0.2  |   0    |        |        |
|   32 | Delhi                    | 0.50   | 0.00   |   0.5  |   0    | 0.25   | 0.00   |
|   33 | Jammu & Kashmir          | 33.48  | 9.14   |   2.02 |   0.34 | 9.37   | 0.00   |
|   34 | Ladakh                   |        |        |   0    |   0    | 5.13   | 3.39   |
|   35 | Puducherry               | 1.08   | 0.99   |   1.97 |   0.09 | 2.35   | 1.98   |

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