Maharashtra tops the list of pothole deaths - seven fold increase since 2014

Potholes are an integral part of modern day life in the country and, as per available statistics, the number of deaths due to potholes was 10,727. The potholes were die to roads under repair or under construction apart from speed-breakers.
The overall figure under these three categories have reduced marginally from 2014 but, the number of people killed due to potholes has increased significantly from 3039 in previous year to 3,416 in 2015.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 1 August 2016.

In Maharashtra, there has been a seven-fold increase in fatalities as a result of potholes - it has increased from 124 in 2014 to 812 in 2015. This is based on latest Road Accidents Report published by the transport research wing of the road ministry. Obviously, this is an indication of how road owning agencies fail to maintain stretches in spite of increasing allocations of funds by both the Center and the state for building new roads and flyovers.
The data compiled by the road transport ministry shows that 10,876 accidents were reported last year due to potholes across the country. The actual number could be higher because there is no robust and scientific mechanism to collect the data. Many accidents go unreported and there is no detailed investigation into causes of road deaths in our country.
In the opinion of top road engineers who are working with government departments, until the drainage system in cities and towns was improved, roads would keep developing potholes.


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