Lok Sabha Question No. 1502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Black Spots on National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Chandan Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1502

ANSWERED ON 13 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## BLACK SPOTS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

1502. SHRI CHANDAN CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग

## मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  current  status  of  the  number  of  accident-prone  sites  (black spots)  identified  by  the  Government/National  Highways  Authority  of India across the country, State-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  most  accidents  occur  in these  black  spot  areas  on  National  Highways  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  measures  for  the repair  of  these  black  spots  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UTwise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The  details  of  black  spots  identified  on  National  Highways  (NHs) are annexed.
- (b) & (c) In order to make black spots accident-free, Government has taken  steps  for  immediate  short-term  measures  on  black  spots  like road  markings,  signages,  crash  barriers,  road  studs,  delineators, closure of median openings, traffic calming measures, etc. Long-term

measures like improvement of road geometrics, junction improvements, spot widening of carriageway, construction of underpasses/overpasses, etc. are also taken for permanent rectification of black spots. Out of total 13,795 black spots identified on the NHs, short-term rectification measures have been completed on 9,525  black  spots  and  permanent  rectification  have  been  completed on 4,777 black spots.

ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1502  FOR  13.02.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI SHRI CHANDAN CHAUHAN REGARDING BLACK SPOTS ON NATIONAL

HIGHWAYS.

| State/UT          |   No. of black spots on National Highways |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Andaman           |                                         4 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |                                      1202 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                         9 |
| Assam             |                                       236 |
| Bihar             |                                       355 |
| Chandigarh        |                                         7 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                                       257 |
| Daman & Diu       |                                         1 |
| Delhi             |                                       132 |
| Goa               |                                        47 |
| Gujarat           |                                       373 |
| Haryana           |                                       144 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                                       226 |
| J & K             |                                       200 |
| Jharkhand         |                                       263 |
| Karnataka         |                                      1217 |
| Kerala            |                                       692 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                                       674 |
| Maharashtra       |                                       642 |
| Manipur           |                                        27 |
| Meghalaya         |                                        55 |
| Mizoram           |                                         2 |
| Nagaland          |                                        40 |
| Odisha            |                                       568 |
| Puducherry        |                                        69 |
| Punjab            |                                       911 |
| Rajasthan         |                                       954 |
| Sikkim            |                                        19 |

| Tamil Nadu    |   1011 |
|---------------|--------|
| Telangana     |   1121 |
| Tripura       |     22 |
| Uttar Pradesh |    981 |
| Uttarakhand   |     81 |
| West Bengal   |   1253 |
| Total         |  13795 |

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