Question : UNAUTHORISED HOARDINGS ON NHS

(a) whether small and big unauthorized hoardings have been put up on a large scale along the Delhi-Dehradun-Badrinath, Delhi-Nainital/Lucknow and other National Highways of Uttar Pradesh;

(b) if so, the places where above unauthorised hoardings have been put up, State-wise;

(c) whether several accidents have taken place due to these unauthorised hoardings at different places;

(d) if so, the number of accidents occurred since January 1, 1998 till now, State-wise;

(e) the extent of loss to life and property alongwith the details thereof; and

(f) the cases in which compensation was given alongwith the extent thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (MAJOR GNERAL (RETD.) B.C. KHANDURI, AVSM)

(a)&(b) Unauthorized hoardings have been noticed along some of the National Highways in the country including National Highways falling along Delhi-Dehradun-Badrinath, Delhi-Nainital / Lucknow and other National Highways of Uttar Pradesh. No survey has been carried out to assess the number of such unauthorized hoardings.

(c) No accidents have been reported for exclusive cause of unauthorized hoardings.

(d)to(f) Do not arise.