(a) the amount spent by National Highways Authority of India on Rest Areas of National Highways in the country and particularly in Orissa in 1998-99 and the current year;
(b) the budget earmarked for this purpose in the current year;
(c) whether any design has been evolved in regard to the road safety; and
(d) if so, the steps proposed to utilize such design throughout the country?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT
(DR. DEBENDRA PRADHAN)
(a): Nil.
(b): Nil.
(c) & (d): A Manual for Safety in Road Design has been brought out by this Ministry. Indian Roads Congress has also published a number of standards concerning safety in the design, construction and maintenance of roads and bridges. These are being used for National Highways works throughout the country.