Parliament Question: Identification and Rectification of Black Spots

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1878 ANSWERED ON- 30TH JULY, 2026 IDENTIFICATION AND RECTIFICATION OF BLACK SPOTS 1878. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: DR. KADIYAM KAVYA: SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA: DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD: Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री be pleased to state: (a) the details of...

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1878 ANSWERED ON- 30TH JULY, 2026 IDENTIFICATION AND RECTIFICATION OF BLACK SPOTS

1878. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

DR. KADIYAM KAVYA:

SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA:

DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) the details of accident-causing black spots identified on National Highways (NHs) in the country, State/UT-wise including the NHs passing through Warangal in Telangana and Palnadu in Andhra Pradesh indicating the location, NH number and the present status of each black spot thereof;

(b) the corrective measures sanctioned and undertaken including the project-wise details of the number of flyovers, underpasses, interchanges or other road safety works sanctioned so far for the rectification of the said black spots including the number of works for which tenders have been issued, the number of works currently under construction and the number of works already completed for the rectification of such black spots in the said areas;

(c) the estimated cost, sanctioned amount, executing agency, physical and financial progress achieved and the stipulated timeline for completion of construction work for each sanctioned project/remaining works in the country, State-wise including said areas and the reduction in accident rates after completion of rectification works; and(d) whether the Government proposes to sanction additional projects for the time-bound elimination of the remaining black spots and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) Certain continuous stretches on National Highways (NHs) have been identified qualifying the criteria of black spots i.e. locations with occurrence of certain number of accidents involving fatalities and grievous injuries. These stretches have been identified on real- time basis through AI based tools developed by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. Based on the available accident data from Electronic Detailed Accident Report (e-DAR) for the period 2023– 2025, 6,358 Black spot corridors have been identified. The State- wise details are placed at Annexure-I. Further, the list of the black corridors passing through Warangal in Telangana and Palnadu in Andhra Pradesh are placed at Annexure-II.

(b) to (d) Rectification of black spots is a continuous process. Short- term measures for immediate rectification of black corridors include road markings, signages, crash barriers, road studs, delineators, closure of unauthorized median openings, traffic calming measures, highway lighting etc. Long-term measures for rectification of black corridors like improvement of road geometrics, junction improvements, spot widening of carriageway, construction of underpasses/overpasses, etc. are also taken as permanent rectification measures as per site requirement. Long term rectification works involve pre-construction activities such as land acquisition, forest clearance & utility shifting which takes significant time.No separate allocation of funds is made for rectification works on road accident black spots which are executed either as part of on- going NH development works or on standalone basis. However, State/UT- wise details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred towards development and maintenance of NHs during each of the last five years and the current year are placed at Annexure-III.ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1878 FOR 30TH JULY, 2026 ASKED BY SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU, DR. KADIYAM KAVYA, SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA AND DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD REGARDING IDENTIFICATION AND RECTIFICATION OF BLACK SPOTS.

State/UT Number of Black Corridors Andhra Pradesh 384 Arunachal Pradesh 1 Assam 331 Bihar 174 Chhattisgarh 99 Delhi 23 Goa 7 Gujarat, Daman and Diu and 182 Dadra and Nagar Haveli Haryana 210 Himachal Pradesh 11 Jammu and Kashmir 73 Jharkhand 74 Karnataka 607 Kerala 386 Ladakh 1 Madhya Pradesh 298 Maharashtra 477 Manipur 17 Meghalaya 3 Nagaland 4 Odisha 194 Puducherry 3 Punjab 31 Rajasthan 352 Sikkim 2 Tamil Nadu 958 Telangana 347 Tripura 7 Uttar Pradesh 671Uttarakhand 49 West Bengal 382 Grand Total 6358ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1878 FOR 30TH JULY, 2026 ASKED BY SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU, DR. KADIYAM KAVYA, SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA AND DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD REGARDING IDENTIFICATION AND RECTIFICATION OF BLACK SPOTS.

Number of Black District Corridors Palnadu 7 Warangal 19ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1878 FOR 30TH JULY, 2026 ASKED BY SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU, DR. KADIYAM KAVYA, SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA AND DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD REGARDING IDENTIFICATION AND RECTIFICATION OF BLACK SPOTS.

State / UT - wise details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred towards development and maintenance of NHs during each of the

last five years and the current year are as under: - Amount in ₹ Crore 2026- 27 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- (Till 22 23 24 25 26

30.06.

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2026) No State/UT .