Lok Sabha Question No. 545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Accident Prone Areas
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: OM BIRLA, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 545**

ANSWERED  ON 23 RD JULY, 2015

**ACCIDENT PRONE AREAS**

545.  SHRI OM BIRLA:

SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)  the details of the black spots identified by the Government on the various National Highways across the country including the reasons thereof, State-wise;

(b)  the details of the accidents that have taken place at each of these black spots during the last three years along with the action taken to remove these black spots;

(c) whether the fixing of the accidental black spots on the Highways and other roads has brought down the number of deaths in the road traffic accidents in India; and

(d) if so, the details thereof for the last three years, State-wise?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (d)  The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had requested  thirteen States with the highest rate of accidents and fatalities in the country (that account for 90% accidents and fatalities in the country), were requested to identify the top 25 black spots.  The details of such black spots provided by the respective States for the calendar years 2011, 2012 & 2013, the identified blacks spots is at **annexure I** .    The short term remedial measures have been completed for most of the black spots identified and this has brought down the fatalities as can be seen from Annexure-I.  Subsequently, this Ministry requested all States/UTs to provide information of black spots on NH’s having 10 or more fatalities. On this basis, the details of black spots and number of fatalities on National Highways in different states/UTs along with reason during 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 is given at **Annexure-II.** The reasons for accidents on the black spots include heavy traffic, narrow roads, absence of dividers, unauthorised cuts in the median, lack of pedestrian facilities, etc.  The Ministry has asked all agencies responsible for the maintenance of the NHs to look into the causes of frequent fatalities at these spots and also to institute appropriate remedial measures.

| Annexure-I  ANNEXURE REFRRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 545 ANSWERED ON 23.7.2015 ASKED BY SHRI OM BIRLA AND SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN REGARDING ACCIDENT PRONE AREAS.   |                                         |                                         |                                      |      |      |      |    |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------|------|------|----|
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| **Table indicating Number of Fatalities on NHs pertaining to Top 25 Black Spots in 13 States**                                                                                                              |                                         |                                         |                                      |      |      |      |    |
| States/UTs                                                                                                                                                                                                  | No. of Fatalities at Top 25 Black Spots | No. of Fatalities at Top 25 Black Spots |                                      |      |      |      |    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2011                                    | 2011                                    | 2012                                 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 |    |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                              | 99                                      | 99                                      | 62                                   | 62   | 71   | 71   |    |
| Bihar*                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 91                                      | 91                                      | 98                                   | 98   | 63   | 63   |    |
| Chhattisgarh**                                                                                                                                                                                              | 61                                      | 61                                      | 44                                   | 44   | 74   | 74   |    |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 250                                     | 250                                     | 114                                  | 114  | 114  | 114  |    |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 90                                      | 90                                      | 70                                   | 70   | 97   | 97   |    |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 121                                     | 121                                     | 90                                   | 90   | 151  | 151  |    |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 263                                     | 263                                     | 244                                  | 244  | 232  | 232  |    |
| Madhya Pradesh****                                                                                                                                                                                          | 297                                     | 297                                     | 147                                  | 147  | 132  | 132  |    |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 102                                     | 102                                     | 53                                   | 53   | 42   | 42   |    |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 250                                     | 250                                     | 126                                  | 126  | 193  | 193  |    |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,053                                   | 1,053                                   | 749                                  | 749  | 668  | 668  |    |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                               | 255                                     | 255                                     | 352                                  | 352  | 244  | 244  |    |
| West Bengal***                                                                                                                                                                                              | 58                                      | 58                                      | 65                                   | 65   | 59   | 59   |    |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2990                                    | 2990                                    | 2214                                 | 2214 | 2140 | 2140 |    |
| Source: Police Departments of States                                                                                                                                                                        | Source: Police Departments of States    | Source: Police Departments of States    | Source: Police Departments of States |      |      |      |    |
| *  21 Black Spots                                                                                                                                                                                           | *  21 Black Spots                       |                                         |                                      |      |      |      |    |
| **22 Black Spots                                                                                                                                                                                            | **22 Black Spots                        |                                         |                                      |      |      |      |    |
| *** 26 Black Spots                                                                                                                                                                                          | *** 26 Black Spots                      |                                         |                                      |      |      |      |    |
| ****24 Black Spots                                                                                                                                                                                          | ****24 Black Spots                      |                                         |                                      |      |      |      |    |
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Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFRRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 545 ANSWERED ON 23.7..2015 ASKED BY SHRI OM BIRLA AND SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN REGARDING ACCIDENT PRONE AREAS.

| **Table indicating Black Spots (with 10 or more fatalities) and number of fatalities on NH's in different States/UTs**   |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |     |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
| **Sl. No.**                                                                                                              | **Name of State/UTs**                                                                   | **2011**                                                                                |                                                                                         |                                                                                         | **2012**                                                                                |                                                                                         |     |
|                                                                                                                          |                                                                                         | **Number of Black Spots**                                                               | **No. of fatalities**                                                                   |                                                                                         | **Number of Black Spots**                                                               | **No. of fatalities**                                                                   |     |
| **1**                                                                                                                    | **2**                                                                                   | **3**                                                                                   | **4**                                                                                   |                                                                                         | **5**                                                                                   | **6**                                                                                   |     |
| 1                                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                       | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | 1                                                                                       | 13                                                                                      | 13  |
| 2                                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                          | 4                                                                                       | 44                                                                                      | 44                                                                                      | 6                                                                                       | 77                                                                                      | 77  |
| 3                                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                   | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil |
| 4                                                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                            | 1                                                                                       | 10                                                                                      | 10                                                                                      | 1                                                                                       | 13                                                                                      | 13  |
| 5                                                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil |
| 6                                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                 | 1                                                                                       | 18                                                                                      | 18                                                                                      | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil |
| 7                                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                 | 6                                                                                       | 86                                                                                      | 86                                                                                      | 6                                                                                       | 91                                                                                      | 91  |
| 8                                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                        | 1                                                                                       | 21                                                                                      | 21                                                                                      | 4                                                                                       | 77                                                                                      | 77  |
| 9                                                                                                                        | J & K                                                                                   | 6                                                                                       | 121                                                                                     | 121                                                                                     | 6                                                                                       | 94                                                                                      | 94  |
| 10                                                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                               | 12                                                                                      | 152                                                                                     | 152                                                                                     | 13                                                                                      | 216                                                                                     | 216 |
| 11                                                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                               | 7                                                                                       | 80                                                                                      | 80                                                                                      | 7                                                                                       | 90                                                                                      | 90  |
| 12                                                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                  | 11                                                                                      | 169                                                                                     | 169                                                                                     | 11                                                                                      | 171                                                                                     | 171 |
| 13                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                          | 25                                                                                      | 309                                                                                     | 309                                                                                     | 5                                                                                       | 99                                                                                      | 99  |
| 14                                                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                             | 6                                                                                       | 71                                                                                      | 71                                                                                      | 4                                                                                       | 50                                                                                      | 50  |
| 15                                                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                 | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil |
| 16                                                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                               | 2                                                                                       | 116                                                                                     | 116                                                                                     | 5                                                                                       | 193                                                                                     | 193 |
| 17                                                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                 | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | 1                                                                                       | 16                                                                                      | 16  |
| 18                                                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                | 2                                                                                       | 30                                                                                      | 30                                                                                      | 3                                                                                       | 46                                                                                      | 46  |
| 19                                                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                  | 6                                                                                       | 59                                                                                      | 59                                                                                      | 6                                                                                       | 87                                                                                      | 87  |
| 20                                                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                               | 11                                                                                      | 169                                                                                     | 169                                                                                     | 16                                                                                      | 219                                                                                     | 219 |
| 21                                                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                  | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil |
| 22                                                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                              | 25                                                                                      | 1053                                                                                    | 1053                                                                                    | 50                                                                                      | 881                                                                                     | 881 |
| 23                                                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                               | 28                                                                                      | 332                                                                                     | 332                                                                                     | 28                                                                                      | 362                                                                                     | 362 |
| 24                                                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                 | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil |
| 25                                                                                                                       | UP                                                                                      | 29                                                                                      | 610                                                                                     | 610                                                                                     | 38                                                                                      | 660                                                                                     | 660 |
| 26                                                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                             | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil |
| 27                                                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                             | 2                                                                                       | 21                                                                                      | 21                                                                                      | 2                                                                                       | 20                                                                                      | 20  |
| 28                                                                                                                       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                               | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil |
| 29                                                                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                                              | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil |
| 30                                                                                                                       | D & N Haveli                                                                            | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil |
| 31                                                                                                                       | Daman and Diu                                                                           | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil |
| 32                                                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                   | 9                                                                                       | 129                                                                                     | 129                                                                                     | 4                                                                                       | 55                                                                                      | 55  |
| 33                                                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                              | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                     | Nil |
|                                                                                                                          | **Total**                                                                               | **194**                                                                                 | **3600**                                                                                |                                                                                         | **217**                                                                                 | **3530**                                                                                |     |
|                                                                                                                          |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |     |
| Source : Police departments of States/UTs                                                                                | Source : Police departments of States/UTs                                               | Source : Police departments of States/UTs                                               |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |     |
| NR: Not Reported                                                                                                         | NR: Not Reported                                                                        |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |     |
| * Bihar, Punjab and Lakshadweep have not reported in the year 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014                                  | * Bihar, Punjab and Lakshadweep have not reported in the year 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 | * Bihar, Punjab and Lakshadweep have not reported in the year 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 | * Bihar, Punjab and Lakshadweep have not reported in the year 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 | * Bihar, Punjab and Lakshadweep have not reported in the year 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 | * Bihar, Punjab and Lakshadweep have not reported in the year 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 | * Bihar, Punjab and Lakshadweep have not reported in the year 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 |     |

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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----|-----------------------|-----|-----|-----|---------------------------|--------|-----|-----------------------|-----|----------|-----|-----|-----|
| **Table indicating Black Spots (with 10 or more fatalities) and number of fatalities on NH's in different States/UTs** |                           |                           |     |                       |     |     |     |                           |        |     |                       |     |          |     |     |     |
| **Sl. No.**                                                                                                            | **Name of State/UTs**     | **2013**                  |     |                       |     |     |     | **2014**                  |        |     |                       |     |          |     |     |     |
|                                                                                                                        |                           | **Number of Black Spots** |     | **No. of fatalities** |     |     |     | **Number of Black Spots** |        |     | **No. of fatalities** |     |          |     |     |     |
| **1**                                                                                                                  |                           | **2**                     |     | **3**                 |     |     |     |                           |        |     | **5**                 |     |          |     |     |     |
| 1                                                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1                         | 1   | 10                    | 10  | 10  | 10  | Nil                       | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 2                                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh            | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | 2                         | 2      | 2   | 24                    | 24  | 24       | 24  | 24  | 24  |
| 3                                                                                                                      | Assam                     | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil                       | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 4                                                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh              | 4                         | 4   | 53                    | 53  | 53  | 53  | NR                        | NR     | NR  | NR                    | NR  | NR       | NR  | NR  | NR  |
| 5                                                                                                                      | Goa                       | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil                       | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 6                                                                                                                      | Gujarat                   | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | 1                         | 1      | 1   | 10                    | 10  | 10       | 10  | 10  | 10  |
| 7                                                                                                                      | Haryana                   | 4                         | 4   | 44                    | 44  | 44  | 44  | 7                         | 7      | 7   | 87                    | 87  | 87       | 87  | 87  | 87  |
| 8                                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh          | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil                       | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 9                                                                                                                      | J & K                     | 3                         | 3   | 62                    | 62  | 62  | 62  | 2                         | 2      | 2   | 34                    | 34  | 34       | 34  | 34  | 34  |
| 10                                                                                                                     | Jharkhand                 | 19                        | 19  | 246                   | 246 | 246 | 246 | NR                        | NR     | NR  | NR                    | NR  | NR       | NR  | NR  | NR  |
| 11                                                                                                                     | Karnataka                 | 9                         | 9   | 116                   | 116 | 116 | 116 | NR                        | NR     | NR  | NR                    | NR  | NR       | NR  | NR  | NR  |
| 12                                                                                                                     | Kerala                    | 9                         | 9   | 115                   | 115 | 115 | 115 | 9                         | 9      | 9   | 107                   | 107 | 107      | 107 | 107 | 107 |
| 13                                                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh            | 4                         | 4   | 86                    | 86  | 86  | 86  | 27                        | 27     | 27  | 506                   | 506 | 506      | 506 | 506 | 506 |
| 14                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra               | 1                         | 1   | 10                    | 10  | 10  | 10  | 2                         | 2      | 2   | 26                    | 26  | 26       | 26  | 26  | 26  |
| 15                                                                                                                     | Manipur                   | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil                       | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 16                                                                                                                     | Meghalaya                 | 3                         | 3   | 89                    | 89  | 89  | 89  | NR                        | NR     | NR  | NR                    | NR  | NR       | NR  | NR  | NR  |
| 17                                                                                                                     | Mizoram                   | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil                       | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 18                                                                                                                     | Nagaland                  | 2                         | 2   | 31                    | 31  | 31  | 31  | 31                        | 2      | 2   | 2                     | 2   | 46       | 46  | 46  | 46  |
| 19                                                                                                                     | Odisha                    | 7                         | 7   | 90                    | 90  | 90  | 90  | 90                        | 6      | 6   | 6                     | 6   | 118      | 118 | 118 | 118 |
| 20                                                                                                                     | Rajasthan                 | 17                        | 17  | 196                   | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196                       | 4      | 4   | 4                     | 4   | 50       | 50  | 50  | 50  |
| 21                                                                                                                     | Sikkim                    | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil                       | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 22                                                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                | 49                        | 49  | 867                   | 867 | 867 | 867 | 867                       | NR     | NR  | NR                    | NR  | NR       | NR  | NR  | NR  |
| 23                                                                                                                     | Telangana                 | 35                        | 35  | 518                   | 518 | 518 | 518 | 518                       | 6      | 6   | 6                     | 6   | 75       | 75  | 75  | 75  |
| 24                                                                                                                     | Tripura                   | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil                       | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 25                                                                                                                     | UP                        | 31                        | 31  | 517                   | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517                       | 10     | 10  | 10                    | 10  | 234      | 234 | 234 | 234 |
| 26                                                                                                                     | Uttarakhand               | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil                       | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 27                                                                                                                     | West Bengal               | 1                         | 1   | 13                    | 13  | 13  | 13  | 13                        | 3      | 3   | 3                     | 3   | 33       | 33  | 33  | 33  |
| 28                                                                                                                     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil                       | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 29                                                                                                                     | Chandigarh                | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil                       | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 30                                                                                                                     | D & N Haveli              | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil                       | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 31                                                                                                                     | Daman and Diu             | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil                       | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 32                                                                                                                     | Delhi                     | 6                         | 6   | 71                    | 71  | 71  | 71  | 71                        | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 33                                                                                                                     | Puducherry                | Nil                       | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil                       | Nil    | Nil | Nil                   | Nil | Nil      | Nil | Nil | Nil |
|                                                                                                                        | **Total**                 | **205**                   |     | **3134**              |     |     |     |                           | **81** |     |                       |     | **1350** |     |     |     |
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| NR: Not Reported. * Bihar, Punjab and Lakshadweep have not reported in the year 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014  *****       |                           |                           |     |                       |     |     |     |                           |        |     |                       |     |          |     |     |     |
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