Question : ACCIDENT PRONE AREAS

(a) whether the Union Government has requested all the State Governments to identify accident prone places/areas in their States;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether many lives have been lost due to less number of foot over bridges and non-fencing on the medians of the expressway in National Capital Region (NCR);

(d) if so, the steps taken by the Government for the safety of people/ commuters on the above expressway in NCR;

(e) whether as per a recent report, largest number of road accidents have been reported on Lucknow-Patna National Highway; and

(f) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (DR. TUSHAR A. CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b) 13 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 black spots and highlight the most serious ones alongwith the reasons for frequent accidents in those places for treatment. The details of identified black spots is at Annexure.

(c ) & (d) There is no expressway in NCR. However, the information related to Access controlled Delhi Gurgaon section of NH 8 is as under :

1. There are four pedestrian underpasses on the stretch at following locations :

Delhi

At km 14.400 near K V school

At km 23.150 near Rajokri

Haryana

At km 35.100 near Anaj Mandi

At km 40.475 near Kherki Daula

2. There are eight foot over bridges on this stretch at following locations :

i) At km 15.550 (Shankar Vihar) in Delhi

ii) Opposite Subroto Park Gate in Delhi

iii) At Dhaula Kuan

iv) At Jharera Village near Western Air Command

v) Km 26+220 between Udyog Vihar and IFFCO Junction

vi) Km 26+915 between South City & IFFCO junction

vii) Km 34+320 near Rajeev Chowk

viii) Km 38+780 near Narsinghpur village

Unclimbable fencing in median has been erected throughout the length of the project highway. In addition, one foot over bridge at km 37+030 near Khandsa village is under consideration.

(e) & (f) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways collects and compiles information on road accidents from Police Departments of State Governments/UT Administrations in a 19-item format devised under the Asia Pacific Road Accident Database (APRAD) project of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) region on an annual basis. In this format, NH wise data are not compiled by this Ministry.