BHUBANESWAR: Fatalities from accidents on the Bhubaneswar-Chandikhole phase of NH-16, which is being widened from 4 lanes to 6 over the last a number of years, higher by way of 28% between 2016 and 2017.
According to reliable figures, the 67-km stretch, managed by way of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), noticed 132 deaths in 2017 as in comparison to 95 in 2016. The mission to widen the road from Bhubaneswar to Chandikhole started in 2011. The estimated cost of the mission was once Rs 1,400 crore however was once revised to Rs 1,586 crore. Itis anticipated to be completed this 12 months.
Officials and locals who use the highway pointed out a number of reasons for the upward thrust in fatal accidents. The two factors that saved bobbing up were the lack of underpasses and the presence of settlements by way of the facet of the highway. Prakash Mahalik, a resident of Gandarpur in Cuttack, mentioned the lack of underpasses resulted in many of the accidents.
"We need an underpass at Link Road and Gandarpur in Cuttack. In these areas, the service road directly meets the highway. Motorists speeding on the service roads often come very close to heavy vehicles when they emerge on the highway. An underpass would reduce the risk of accidents," he mentioned, including that the NHAI had no longer put in right kind indicators in some puts on the highway, close to Cuttack.
Ranjoy Sahu, a resident of Pandara in Bhubaneswar, mentioned Puri Junction Road and Naharakanta Chak on the highway were susceptible to accidents on account of ongoing street development.
Chief basic supervisor and regional officer of NHAI (Odisha) Dharmananda Sarangi mentioned 96.5 per cent of the six-laning work had been completed. "Ongoing work at Naharkanta, Puri Junction and some service roads will be completed quickly," he mentioned. Sarangi also explained that the presence of settlements along the highway at Naharkanta, on the outskirts of the city, resulted in accidents. "Nineteen families live by the side of the road here. We paid them compensation but they didn't move," he mentioned.
G Srinivas, trade and delivery secretary, mentioned the state executive had been taking steps to check accidents. "We have pointed out black spots on the roads and requested SPs to enforce traffic, he added.
According to reliable figures, the 67-km stretch, managed by way of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), noticed 132 deaths in 2017 as in comparison to 95 in 2016. The mission to widen the road from Bhubaneswar to Chandikhole started in 2011. The estimated cost of the mission was once Rs 1,400 crore however was once revised to Rs 1,586 crore. Itis anticipated to be completed this 12 months.
Officials and locals who use the highway pointed out a number of reasons for the upward thrust in fatal accidents. The two factors that saved bobbing up were the lack of underpasses and the presence of settlements by way of the facet of the highway. Prakash Mahalik, a resident of Gandarpur in Cuttack, mentioned the lack of underpasses resulted in many of the accidents.
"We need an underpass at Link Road and Gandarpur in Cuttack. In these areas, the service road directly meets the highway. Motorists speeding on the service roads often come very close to heavy vehicles when they emerge on the highway. An underpass would reduce the risk of accidents," he mentioned, including that the NHAI had no longer put in right kind indicators in some puts on the highway, close to Cuttack.
Ranjoy Sahu, a resident of Pandara in Bhubaneswar, mentioned Puri Junction Road and Naharakanta Chak on the highway were susceptible to accidents on account of ongoing street development.
Chief basic supervisor and regional officer of NHAI (Odisha) Dharmananda Sarangi mentioned 96.5 per cent of the six-laning work had been completed. "Ongoing work at Naharkanta, Puri Junction and some service roads will be completed quickly," he mentioned. Sarangi also explained that the presence of settlements along the highway at Naharkanta, on the outskirts of the city, resulted in accidents. "Nineteen families live by the side of the road here. We paid them compensation but they didn't move," he mentioned.
G Srinivas, trade and delivery secretary, mentioned the state executive had been taking steps to check accidents. "We have pointed out black spots on the roads and requested SPs to enforce traffic, he added.
Chandikhole stretch of NH-16 turns death trap
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