Question : ROAD ACCIDENTS ON NH

(a) whether a large number of accidents are taking place on the road constructed under Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) mode from Rau to Balghat on National Highway No. 3 (Agra-Mumbai) passing through Dhar-Khargaun-Badwani district of Madhya Pradesh;

(b) if so, whether there are designing flaws in the construction of said roads;

(c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for not examining its designs by the concerned agencies despite issuance of directives; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to check road accidents on the said roads?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI SARVEY SATHYANARAYANA)

(a) to (d) Accidents on National Highways are attributed to number of factors including poor geometrics, drivers’ faults, defects in vehicles etc. There are no design deficiencies in the construction of the road from Rau to Khalghat section of NH-3. However, to check the speed in the sensitive zone of Bakaner Ghat, number of warning sign boards, caution boards, road marking etc have been increased and rumble strips have also been provided.