Data on road crashes is reported by police Head Quarters
of various States and UTs and Million Plus Cities in India to Transport
Research Wing (TRW) of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways through a
prescribed format devised under Asia Pacific Road Accident Data (APRAD),
project of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia and
the Pacific (UNESCAP). However, in order to capture more reliable and accurate
data, the road crashes data recording and reporting formats have been revised
recently and to be used by the Police Departments of all States and UTs.
According to information reported by
police department of all States and Union Territories, total number of road
accidents due to potholes for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 were as under:
|
Years
|
Road Accidents due to Potholes
|
|
2013
|
9,699
|
|
2014
|
11,106
|
|
2015
|
10,876
|
Repair and maintenance of National
Highways including repair of potholes is a continuous activity. Funds
available for maintenance & repairs of National Highways are of the order
of 40% of the requirements as per the norms. NHs are maintained to keep the
roads in safe and traffic worthy condition within the availability of
resources.
Improvement
works on National Highways are executed as per relevant Indian Roads Congress
(IRC) codes, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways specifications and
guidelines. In case of deficiencies in the design, execution and maintenance
of National Highways appropriate actions are taken against the concerned as per
the contract conditions and departmental procedures.
This information was given by the Minister of
State for Road Transport and Highways Shri Mansukh L. Mandavia in written
reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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