(a) the number of persons killed in road accidents in each of the last three years, indicating as to how many of them were killed on National Highways, State/U.T.-wise; and
(b) the steps taken to improve road conditions in the country to ensure `safe journey` ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a): The total number of persons killed in road accidents in the country during the years 1996, 1997 and 1998 are 71943, 61000 and 62721 respectively. The State/UT-wise details of those killed on National Highways in road accidents are Annexed.
(b): Steps taken are :
i) Widening of two-lane sections to four lane sections,
ii) single lane to two-lanes,
iii) providing raised shoulders,
iv) strengthening weak pavements,
v) reconstruction of weak and narrow bridges and culverts,
vi) replacement of level crossing by road over bridges,
vii) provision of retro-reflective road signs,
viii) thermoplastic road markings,
ix) laybyes and
x) wayside amenities on high traffic density corridors, etc.
ANNEXURE
Lok Sabha Un-starred question No.125 to be answered on 24th July, 2000 asked by Shri Prabhunath Singh regarding Road Accidents
STATEMENT SHOWING PERSONS KILLED ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS DURING THE YEARS 1996, 1997 & 1998,
STATES/ U. TERRITORIES KILLED
1996 1997 1998
Andhra Pradesh 2580 2228 3102 Arunachal Pradesh 13 13 28 Assam 760 866 787 Bihar N.A. N.A. N.A. Goa 96 111 107 Gujarat 1121 1590 1380 Haryana 1211 1110 1270 Himachal Pradesh 216 181 292 Jammu & Kashmir 173 131 N.A. Karnataka 1974 1986 1947 Kerala 859 851 826 Madhya Pradesh 1355 N.A. N.A. Maharashtra 3043 3197 3156 Manipur 32 43 40 Meghalaya 58 100 87 Mizoram 31 12 39 Nagaland 50 15 10 Orissa 763 673 803 Punjab 561 938 910 Rajasthan 2058 2078 2118 Sikkim 11 10 10 Tamil Nadu 2087 2775 3106 Tripura 45 59 46 Uttar Pradesh 3098 3165 3318 West Bengal N.A. N.A. N.A. A & N Islands NIL NIL NIL Chandigarh 26 25 14 Dadra & Nagar Haveli NIL NIL NIL Daman & Diu NIL NIL NIL Delhi 280 415 305 Lakshadweep NIL NIL NIL Pondicherry 27 32 34
Total 23228 22514 23735
N.A.= Not Available NOTE : Details in respect of 1999 are yet to be fully received from the States/UTs.