Lok Sabha Question No. 552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Accident Blackspots in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of deaths in accident blackspots on National Highways  over  the  last  ten  years  in  the  country,  State  and district-wise in Andhra Pradesh particularly in Bapatla Parliamentary Constituency;
- (b) whether  there  is  categorization  of  blackspots  based  on  the number  of casualties, if so, the details thereof, State and category-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  regarding accident blackspots on National Highways across the country and undertaken any steps to reduce the same over the last five years, especially  in  Andhra  Pradesh  including  Bapatla  Parliamentary Constituency, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details regarding infrastructure developed, initiatives undertaken  and  funds  allocated  and  utilized  therefor  in  Andhra Pradesh, district-wise and in Bapatla Parliamentary Constituency, and the impact on the number of casualties;
- (e) the  number  of  ambulances  added  to  these  blackspots  over  the last five years; and
- (f) whether there is a proposal to constitute National Highways Road Safety Police for policing on National Highways, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per data received from the States/UTs, the road accidents are multi-causal  phenomenon  and  are  the  result  of  interplay  of  various factors. These can broadly be categorized into (i) human error, (ii) road condition/environment and (iii)  vehicular  condition. Based  on  the  data received from the States/ UTs, total number of road accident fatalities

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 552 ANSWERED ON 06 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## ACCIDENT BLACKSPOTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 552.  SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

on National Highways in the country from calendar year 2013 to 2022 is 5,30,529. State-wise details are attached as per Annexure-I.

- (b) The  Government  in  the  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways has defined and prescribed protocol for identification and rectification of Black spots on National Highways vide OM No. RW/NH/15017/109/2015/P&M (RSCE) dated 28.10.2015. As per the prescribed definition, Road Accident Black spot is a stretch of National Highway of about 500m in length in which either 5 road accidents (in all three  years  put  together  involving  fatalities/grievous  injuries)  took place during the last 3 calendar years or 10 fatalities (in all three years put together) took place during the last 3 calendar years

The  Government  has  accorded  high  priority  to  identification  and rectification of black spots/accident spots on National Highways based on  the  road  accident  data  provided  by  the  States/UTs.  Government takes short-term and long-term remedial measures as per site requirement.  Short-term  measures  include  road  markings,  signages, crash barriers, raised pavement  markers, delineators, closure of median openings, traffic calming measures, etc. Long-term rectification measures include improvement of road geometrics, junction improvements, spot widening of carriageway, construction of underpasses/overpasses, etc.

A  total  of  13,795  black  spots  have  been  identified  on  the  National Highways  for  the  series  of  2016-18,  2017-19,  2018-20,  2019-21  and 2020-22  (25  States/UTs).  Out  of  the  13,795  black  spots,  short-term rectification measures have been completed on 10,733 black spots and long-term rectification measures have been completed on 4,777 black spots.

- (c)    Road Safety Audit (RSA) of all National Highways (NHs) has been made mandatory through third party auditors/ experts at all stages i.e. design, construction, operation and maintenance etc. Necessary measures are taken as per finding of the Audits. Road Safety Audit has been completed for 95,256 kms of NHs during the FY 22-23 to FY 24-25 (as on 31.12.2024).
- (d)    District-wise break up of blackspots and initiatives undertaken for rectification  of  the  Blackspots  in  Andhra  Pradesh  is  attached  at Annexure-II.
- (e)     Total 87 numbers of Ambulances have been deployed on various National  Highways  in  Andhra  Pradesh.   Out  of  these,  61  numbers  of

Ambulances have been deployed on those sections of National Highways having the Blackspots. (f)      Government  has  advised  States/UTs  to  constitute  a  dedicated Highways Police Department under the State/UT Police in September,

2022.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  552  ANSWERED  ON  6TH  FEBRUARY,  2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI REGARDING ACCIDENT BLACKSPOTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## States/UTs-wise number of road accident fatalities on National Highways from calendar year 2013 to 2022

| S. No.                   | State/UTs                 | No. of road accident fatalities   |
|--------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1                        | Andhra Pradesh            | 33,114                            |
| 2                        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 560                               |
| 3                        | Assam                     | 14,596                            |
| 4                        | Bihar                     | 27,701                            |
| 5                        | Chhattisgarh              | 13,519                            |
| 6                        | Goa                       | 1057                              |
| 7                        | Gujarat                   | 20,543                            |
| 8                        | Haryana                   | 18,561                            |
| 9                        | Himachal Pradesh          | 4,249                             |
| 10                       | Jharkhand                 | 12,731                            |
| 11                       | Karnataka                 | 37,983                            |
| 12                       | Kerala                    | 12,103                            |
| 13                       | Madhya Pradesh            | 28,187                            |
| 14                       | Maharashtra               | 39,006                            |
| 15                       | Manipur                   | 866                               |
| 16                       | Meghalaya                 | 906                               |
| 17                       | Mizoram                   | 312                               |
| 18                       | Nagaland                  | 260                               |
| 19                       | Odisha                    | 18,833                            |
| 20                       | Punjab                    | 16,867                            |
| 21                       | Rajasthan                 | 37,550                            |
| 22                       | Sikkim                    | 298                               |
| 23                       | Tamil Nadu                | 59,669                            |
| 24                       | Telangana                 | 21,045                            |
| 25                       | Tripura                   | 805                               |
| 26                       | Uttarakhand               | 4,824                             |
| 27                       | Uttar Pradesh             | 75,897                            |
| 28                       | West Bengal               | 21,064                            |
| 29                       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 79                                |
| 30                       | Chandigarh                | 154                               |
| 31 Dadra & Nagar Haveli* |                           | 9                                 |
| 32                       | Daman & Diu**             | 10                                |
| 33                       | Delhi                     | 2,462                             |
| 34 Jammu & Kashmir       | $                         | 3,622                             |
| 35                       | Ladakh #                  | 57                                |
| 36                       | Lakshadweep               | 0                                 |
| 37                       | Puducherry                | 1,030                             |

Note - * Data of Daman & Diu is included in Dadra & Nagar Haveli from 2020 onwards

** - Data for the Year 2013 to 2019

- $ - Includes data of Ladakh for the Year 2013 to 2020

# - Data for the Year 2021 and 2022.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  552  ANSWERED  ON  6TH  FEBRUARY,  2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI REGARDING ACCIDENT BLACKSPOTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## District-wise details of rectification of blackspots on National Highways and utilization of funds thereon in Andhra Pradesh

| Sl.   |                               | No. of      | No of Blackspots rectified district wise b y providing   | No of Blackspots rectified district wise b y providing   | No of Blackspots rectified district wise b y providing   | No of Blackspots rectified district wise b y providing   | No of Blackspots rectified district wise b y providing   | Funds alloc           | Funds util        |
|-------|-------------------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
| No    | District                      | Black Spots | Short-te rm meas ures ion                                | Upgrad-at to 2/4/ 6 lane                                 | VUP/ Flyov er                                            | Servi ce R oad                                           | Junction i mprove-e ments                                | ated/ (Rs. I n Crore) | ised (Rs. In Cr.) |
| 1     | Alluri Sith arama Raj u       | 2           | 2                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0.00                  | 0.00              |
| 2     | Anakapall i                   | 32          | 21                                                       | 0                                                        | 6                                                        | 1                                                        | 0                                                        | 142.00                | 142.00            |
| 3     | Anantapur amu                 | 62          | 55                                                       | 1                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 1                                                        | 8.90                  | 8.90              |
| 4     | Annamayy a                    | 29          | 26                                                       | 1                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 3.98                  | 3.40              |
| 5     | Bapatla                       | 12          | 6                                                        | 3                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 4                                                        | 80.74                 | 18.92             |
| 6     | Chittoor                      | 32          | 8                                                        | 26                                                       | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 169.17                | 158.07            |
| 7     | East Goda                     | 33          | 5                                                        | 3                                                        | 0                                                        | 2                                                        | 3                                                        | 55.97                 | 55.97             |
| 8     | Eluru                         | 41          | 13                                                       | 18                                                       | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 4                                                        | 2.47                  | 2.47              |
| 9     | Guntur                        | 30          | 22                                                       | 3                                                        | 0                                                        | 1                                                        | 0                                                        | 11.29                 | 6.61              |
| 10    | Kakinada                      | 61          | 24                                                       | 8                                                        | 1                                                        | 2                                                        | 9                                                        | 47.21                 | 47.21             |
| 11    | Konasee ma                    | 16          | 5                                                        | 1                                                        | 0                                                        | 1                                                        | 2                                                        | 10.31                 | 10.31             |
| 12    | Krishna                       | 78          | 7                                                        | 65                                                       | 2                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 59.97                 | 59.97             |
| 13    | Kurnool                       | 41          | 33                                                       | 0                                                        | 2                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 48.73                 | 48.73             |
| 14    | Nandyal                       | 27          | 24                                                       | 0                                                        | 3                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 71.74                 | 71.74             |
| 15    | NTR                           | 80          | 68                                                       | 8                                                        | 8                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 11.47                 | 11.47             |
| 16    | Palnadu                       | 10          | 9                                                        | 2                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 2.25                  | 2.25              |
| 17    | Parvathip uram Man yam        | 5           | 5                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0.80                  | 0.00              |
| 18    | Prakasam                      | 24          | 26                                                       | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 35.26                 | 1.12              |
| 19    | Sri Potti S riramulu N ellore | 68          | 50                                                       | 2                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 1                                                        | 70.665                | 6.02              |
| 20    | Sri Sathya Sai                | 22          | 16                                                       | 4                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 2.87                  | 2.87              |
| 21    | Srikakula m                   | 48          | 19                                                       | 8                                                        | 21                                                       | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 511.9                 | 511.9             |
| 22    | Tirupati                      | 20          | 18                                                       | 13                                                       | 1                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 52.00                 | 52.00             |
| 23    | Visakhapa tnam                | 66          | 57                                                       | 4                                                        | 5                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 143.10                | 143.10            |
| 24    | Vizianaga ram                 | 28          | 16                                                       | 9                                                        | 3                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 95.20                 | 90.00             |

| 25    | West God avari   |   28 |   19 |   1 |   0 |   0 |   3 |   10.11 |   10.11 |
|-------|------------------|------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|---------|---------|
| 26    | YSR              |   60 |   54 |   7 |   0 |   0 |   1 |  183.86 |  183.86 |
| Total | Total            |  955 |  627 | 187 |  52 |   7 |  28 | 1831.96 | 1649    |

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