Lok Sabha Question No. 2029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Removal of Speed Breakers on NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, K. C. VENUGOPAL, SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, K. ASHOK KUMAR, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, P.P. CHAUDHARY, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, ASADUDDIN OWAISI, ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per the Road Accident Report, 2014, published by his Ministry, many lives were  lost due to speed  breakers  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  number  of  deaths  thereof    including  the number of deaths occurred during the last three years, State/UT- wise;
- (b) whether  the  Union  Government  has  asked  State  Government  and  agencies  like  National  Highways Authority  of  India  (NHAI),  State  PWDs  and  Border  Road  Organization  (BRO)  to  remove  all  speed breakers from highways, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)        whether  the  Government  has  also  asked  the  agencies to  explore the possibility of providing  foot over bridges or pedestrian underpasses on national highways;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  response  of  the  State  Government  and  respective  agencies  in  this regard; and
- (e) the steps taken/ being taken by the Government to install properly designed rumble strips at location such as sharp curves on level crossing and congested or accident prone areas where control of speed on national highways is unavoidable?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) State  wise  details  of  Number  of  accidents  and  fatalities  which  occurred  during  the  last  three  years (2012, 2013, 2014) due to speed breakers are attached at Annexure.
- (b) Ministry  has  been  time  and  again  requesting  all  the  states  and  executing  agencies  to  remove  speed breakers  from  National  Highways  as  National  Highways  are  high  speed  facilities  for  movement  of goods and passengers. Latest such circular request is issued vide No.RW/NH-33037/01/2016/S&R (R)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2029

ANSWERED ON 05 TH  May, 2016

## REMOVAL OF SPEED BREAKERS ON NHS

## 2029.  SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

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

dated 11.04.2016 to all the state PWDs, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Border Roads Organization, all the states/UTs and other executing agencies.

- (c) and (d) Ministry had requested all the executing agencies to explore possibilities of Foot over Bridges and pedestrian underpasses to prevent direct crossing of National Highways by pedestrians in the above said circular request. Further, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to construct foot  over  bridges  or  pedestrian  underpasses  wherever  required  as  per  site  conditions  for  which simplified  policy  guidelines  have  been  circulated  by  NHAI  in  March  2016.  The  work  of  foot  over bridges by NHAI is targeted to be completed by September 2016.
- (e) Ministry in the above said circular stipulated provision of properly designed rumble strips at places like sharp curves, level crossings, congested accident prone locations etc., where control of speed on National Highways is unavoidable.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2029  ANSWERED ON 05.05.2016 ASKED BY SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR AND OTHERS REGARDING REMOVAL OF SPEED BREAKERS ON NHS.

| S. No   | calendar States/UTs 2012   | calendar States/UTs 2012   | calendar States/UTs 2012   | years 2013                | years 2013     | 2014                      | 2014           |
|---------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------|---------------------------|----------------|
| S. No   |                            | Total number of Accidents  | Persons Killed             | Total number of Accidents | Persons Killed | Total number of Accidents | Persons Killed |
| 1       | 2                          | 3                          | 4                          | 5                         | 6              | 7                         | 8              |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh             | 1067                       | 355                        | 1170                      | 298            | 293                       | 80             |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh          | 14                         | 6                          | 15                        | 8              | 8                         | 5              |
| 3       | Assam                      | 70                         | 20                         | 17                        | 1              | 56                        | 20             |
| 4       | Bihar                      | 382                        | 123                        | 309                       | 54             | 729                       | 352            |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh               | 264                        | 426                        | 277                       | 61             | 317                       | 45             |
| 6       | Goa                        | 6                          | 0                          | 19                        | 2              | 28                        | 0              |
| 7       | Gujarat                    | 396                        | 101                        | 434                       | 137            | 205                       | 68             |
| 8       | Haryana                    | 81                         | 0                          | 85                        | 0              | 80                        | 0              |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh           | 0                          | 0                          | 0                         | 0              | 0                         | 0              |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir             | 67                         | 16                         | 78                        | 15             | 43                        | 17             |
| 11      | Jharkhand                  | 206                        | 126                        | 172                       | 68             | 275                       | 171            |
| 12      | Karnataka                  | 415                        | 100                        | 586                       | 105            | 1114                      | 227            |
| 13      | Kerala                     | 115                        | 3                          | 111                       | 4              | 110                       | 8              |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh             | 472                        | 101                        | 2249                      | 145            | 1895                      | 140            |
| 15      | Maharashtra                | 394                        | 112                        | 317                       | 106            | 380                       | 110            |
| 16      | Manipur                    | 57                         | 12                         | 7                         | 0              | 24                        | 7              |
| 17      | Meghalaya                  | 10                         | 4                          | 0                         | 0              | 0                         | 0              |
| 18      | Mizoram                    | 0                          | 0                          | 0                         | 0              | 0                         | 0              |
| 19      | Nagaland                   | 0                          | 0                          | 0                         | 0              | 0                         | 0              |
| 20      | Orissa                     | 321                        | 129                        | 287                       | 97             | 292                       | 91             |
| 21      | Punjab                     | 132                        | 94                         | 120                       | 78             | 140                       | 73             |
| 22      | Rajasthan                  | 426                        | 84                         | 292                       | 30             | 131                       | 8              |
| 23      | Sikkim                     | 0                          | 0                          | 0                         | 0              | 0                         | 0              |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu                 | 728                        | 181                        | 782                       | 231            | 1119                      | 236            |
| 25      | Telangana                  | NA                         | NA                         | NA                        | NA             | 293                       | 80             |
| 26      | Tripura                    | 3                          | 0                          | 2                         | 1              | 1                         | 0              |
| 27      | Uttarakhand                | 25                         | 27                         | 27                        | 18             | 27                        | 35             |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh              | 4570                       | 2299                       | 4239                      | 2190           | 3192                      | 1753           |
| 29      | West Bengal                | 511                        | 253                        | 1064                      | 470            | 225                       | 103            |
| 30      | A &NIslands                | 0                          | 0                          | 0                         | 0              | 0                         | 0              |
| 31      | Chandigarh                 | 0                          | 0                          | 0                         | 0              | 0                         | 0              |
| 32      | D &NHaveli                 | 0                          | 0                          | 0                         | 0              | 0                         | 0              |
| 33      | Daman &Diu                 | 4                          | 1                          | 0                         | 0              | 0                         | 0              |
| 34      | Delhi                      | NR                         | NR                         | NR                        | NR             | NR                        | NR             |
| 35      | Lakshadweep                | 0                          | 0                          | 0                         | 0              | 0                         | 0              |
| 36      | Puducherry                 | 10                         | 4                          | 16                        | 3              | 31                        | 4              |
|         | Total                      | 10746                      | 4577                       | 12675                     | 4122           | 11008                     | 3633           |
|         | NA: Not available          |                            |                            |                           |                |                           |                |