(a) whether there is an increase in accidents on roads connecting Etawah
of Uttar Pradesh to Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh;
(b) whether the Government proposes to convert the said road into a
four-lane road; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the said road is
likely to be converted into four-lane?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS
(DR. TUSHAR A. CHAUDHARY)
(a) Road accident data is compiled in the Ministry in a format developed
as per the Asia Pacific Road Accident Database (APRAD) project of United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (UNESCAP). In this format,
specific NH-wise data of road accidents is not compiled.
(b) & (c) Gwalior to Madhya Pradesh/Uttar Pradesh Border Section of NH-92
(108 Km.) has been awarded by Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation (MPRDC)
for development of two lane with paved shoulders under National Highway
Development Project IV A (NHDP IV A). The four laning is proposed in selected
length of urban areas i.e from km 7.6 to km. 14.2 (6.6 Km) and at present there
is no proposal for its further four laning.