Lok Sabha Question No. 3188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Black Spots on Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3188 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2023

## BLACK SPOTS ON HIGHWAYS

† 3188. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT: SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of black spot areas identified by the Government/NHAI on the National Highways (NHs) across the country as on date;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  most  of  the  accidents occur on these black spot areas of NHs and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of accidents occurred on these areas of NHs during the last five years;
- (d) the total number of deaths caused due to these accidents in the country during the said period, State/UT-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has taken any measures to repair these black spots and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (f) the details of the funds sanctioned, released and spent by the NHAI for the said purpose under these measures, State/UT-wise; and
- (g)  whether  any  Road  Safety  Authority  has  been  set  up  by  the Government to identify the road accidents on the NHs and if so, the current status thereof?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (e) Based on the scrutiny of the road accident data provided by the respective States/UTs, Ministry has identified 5803 black spots

on the entire NH network in the country. State/UT-wise details of the accidents/fatalities at these black spots based on the accident data for  the  calendar  years  2018  to  2020  received  from  the  concerned States/UTs  and  status  of  rectification  of  these  black  spots  is annexed.

(f) NHAI has spent an amount of Rs 15,702.80 Crore for repair and maintenance  including  measures  taken  for  improvement  of  above said  black  spots  on  NHs  entrusted  to  NHAI  during  the  last  five financial years 2018-19 to 2022-23.

(g) No, Sir. Does not arise.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) and (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 3188 ANSWERED ON 21.12.2023  ASKED  BY  SHRI  VINAYAK  RAUT  AND  SHRI  SANJAY JADHAV REGARDING BLACK SPOTS ON HIGHWAYS.

## 'STATE -WISE DETAILS OF ACCIDENTS/FATALITIES ON IDENTIFIED BLACKSPOTS ON NATION AL HIGHWAYS'

|   Sl. No | States/UTs        |   No. of Black Spots on National Highways |   No. of Accidents on National Highways |   No. of Fatalities on National Highways |   No. of Black Spots Rectified |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                       466 |                                    2202 |                                     1273 |                            404 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                         5 |                                      31 |                                       12 |                              5 |
|        3 | Chandigarh        |                                         6 |                                      44 |                                       28 |                              0 |
|        4 | Goa               |                                        29 |                                      76 |                                       50 |                              9 |
|        5 | Gujarat           |                                       250 |                                    1425 |                                     1066 |                            153 |
|        6 | Haryana           |                                        23 |                                     210 |                                      169 |                             21 |
|        7 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                       116 |                                     420 |                                      166 |                             87 |
|        8 | Manipur           |                                         5 |                                      18 |                                        2 |                              5 |
|        9 | Meghalaya         |                                         1 |                                       3 |                                        4 |                              0 |
|       10 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                       303 |                                    1302 |                                      698 |                            217 |
|       11 | Nagaland          |                                        17 |                                      51 |                                        1 |                             17 |
|       12 | Punjab            |                                       296 |                                     775 |                                      573 |                            222 |
|       13 | Rajasthan         |                                       349 |                                    1869 |                                     1146 |                            247 |
|       14 | Tamil Nadu        |                                       748 |                                    6230 |                                     2144 |                            364 |
|       15 | Uttarkhand        |                                        54 |                                     239 |                                      258 |                             42 |
|       16 | West Bengal       |                                       701 |                                    3572 |                                     1990 |                            539 |
|       17 | Bihar             |                                        64 |                                     464 |                                      429 |                              9 |
|       18 | Delhi             |                                       113 |                                    1651 |                                      524 |                             29 |
|       19 | Karnataka         |                                       551 |                                    4110 |                                     1694 |                            367 |
|       20 | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                        64 |                                     418 |                                      120 |                             47 |

| Sl. No   | States/UTs    |   No. of Black Spots on National Highways |   No. of Accidents on National Highways |   No. of Fatalities on National Highways |   No. of Black Spots Rectified |
|----------|---------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 21       | Maharashtra   |                                        25 |                                      69 |                                       47 |                             21 |
| 22       | Telangana     |                                       485 |                                    3965 |                                     1672 |                            422 |
| 23       | Tripura       |                                         9 |                                      83 |                                       30 |                              9 |
| 24       | Jharkhand     |                                        58 |                                     174 |                                      140 |                             43 |
| 25       | Chhattisgarh  |                                       142 |                                     510 |                                      389 |                            125 |
| 26       | Mizoram       |                                         1 |                                       6 |                                        7 |                              1 |
| 27       | Kerala        |                                       243 |                                    5151 |                                      656 |                             57 |
| 28       | Assam         |                                        95 |                                     436 |                                      304 |                             47 |
| 29       | Odisha        |                                       169 |                                    1066 |                                      553 |                            148 |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh |                                       405 |                                    3344 |                                     2325 |                            305 |
| 31       | Sikkim        |                                        10 |                                      30 |                                        6 |                             10 |
| Total    | Total         |                                      5803 |                                   39944 |                                    18476 |                           3972 |

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