Lok Sabha Question No. 337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Accidents Prone Area
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, SUSHMITA DEV, RAJESH VERMA, G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 337 ANSWERED ON 25 TH FEBRUARY, 2016

## ACCIDENTS PRONE AREA

337. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV: SHRI RAJESH VERMA: SHRI G. HARI:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)        the details of black spots identified by the Government on the various National Highways across the country during last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise;
- (b)      the details of the accidents that have taken place at each of these black spots during the said period along with the action taken to remove these black spots;
- (c)        the funds allocated/spent in this regard during the said period; and
- (d)          whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a  Road  Safety  Authority  to  check  various reasons for road fatalities on National Highways and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) and (b) Road accident black spots  on  National  Highways  are  identified  on  the  basis  of fatalities  and  not  number  of  accidents.  Accordingly  789  black  spots  have  been  identified  on various  National  Highways  across  the  country  during  the  calendar  years  2011,  2012,  2013  & 2014. No. of fatalities at these black spots are placed at Annexure. Black spots based on fatalities in 2015 & 2016 have not yet been identified. Short term & long term measures are being taken at these  black  spots  either  in  the  development  projects  on  the  concerned  stretches  or  as  separate rectification measures.

- (c) A  sanction  ceiling  of  Rs.  500  crore  has  been  earmarked  under  NH  (O)  during  the financial year 2015-16 for rectification of these black spots.
- (d) A Road Transport & Safety bill has been drafted incorporating the creation of National Road Safety & Traffic Management Board (NRSTMB) for the purpose for the consideration of Parliament.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 337 ANSWERED ON 25.02.2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI, SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA, KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV, SHRI RAJESH VERMA,  SHRI G. HARI   REGARDING ACCIDENTS PRONE AREA.

|         |                   |                                                         |                                                         |                                             | ANNEXURE                                    | ANNEXURE          | ANNEXURE          |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Sl. No. | State/UTs         | Black spots on NHs based on 2011, 2012, 2013 fatalities | Black spots on NHs based on 2011, 2012, 2013 fatalities | Black spots on NHs based on 2014 fatalities | Black spots on NHs based on 2014 fatalities | Total Black Spots | Total Black Spots |
|         |                   | No. of spots                                            | No. of fatalities                                       | No. of spots                                | No. of fatalities                           | No. of spots      | No. of fatalities |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 8                                                       | 65                                                      | 1                                           | 19                                          | 9                 | 84                |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                                                       | 23                                                      | 0                                           | 0                                           | 1                 | 23                |
| 3       | Bihar             | 25                                                      | 252                                                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 25                | 252               |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh      | 29                                                      | 276                                                     | 1                                           | 11                                          | 30                | 287               |
| 5       | Gujarat           | 25                                                      | 478                                                     | 1                                           | 10                                          | 26                | 488               |
| 6       | Haryana           | 33                                                      | 429                                                     | 5                                           | 63                                          | 38                | 492               |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh  | 5                                                       | 98                                                      | 0                                           | 0                                           | 5                 | 98                |
| 8       | Jammu and Kashmir | 7                                                       | 264                                                     | 2                                           | 34                                          | 9                 | 298               |
| 9       | Jharkhand         | 26                                                      | 614                                                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 26                | 614               |
| 10      | Karnataka         | 86                                                      | 627                                                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 86                | 627               |
| 11      | Kerala            | 29                                                      | 806                                                     | 4                                           | 49                                          | 33                | 855               |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    | 25                                                      | 632                                                     | 29                                          | 481                                         | 54                | 1113              |
| 13      | Maharashtra       | 34                                                      | 328                                                     | 1                                           | 16                                          | 35                | 344               |
| 14      | Meghalaya         | 8                                                       | 398                                                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 8                 | 398               |
| 15      | Mizoram           | 1                                                       | 16                                                      | 0                                           | 0                                           | 1                 | 16                |
| 16      | Nagaland          | 1                                                       | 97                                                      | 2                                           | 45                                          | 3                 | 142               |
| 17      | Orissa            | 10                                                      | 236                                                     | 2                                           | 30                                          | 12                | 266               |
| 18      | Rajasthan         | 58                                                      | 1070                                                    | 3                                           | 39                                          | 61                | 1109              |
| 19      | Tamil Nadu        | 100                                                     | 3955                                                    | 2                                           | 21                                          | 102               | 3976              |
| 20      | Telangana         | 71                                                      | 1367                                                    | 5                                           | 63                                          | 76                | 1430              |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh     | 100                                                     | 2587                                                    | 4                                           | 55                                          | 104               | 2642              |
| 22      | West Bengal       | 31                                                      | 242                                                     | 1                                           | 13                                          | 32                | 255               |
| 23      | Delhi             | 13                                                      | 255                                                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 13                | 255               |
|         | Total             | 726                                                     | 15115                                                   | 63                                          | 949                                         | 789               | 16064             |

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