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NDTV
23-07-2025
- Automotive
- NDTV
Nearly 27,000 Died In Accidents On Highways In First 6 Months Of 2025: Minister
New Delhi: As many as 26,770 people died in road accidents on National Highways in the first six months of the 2025 calendar year, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said as many as 52,609 fatal accidents took place in 2024 on National Highways (NH). Gadkari informed the House that the National Highways Authority of India has installed the Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) on high traffic density NH and National Expressways such as Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Trans-Haryana, Eastern Peripheral Expressway, and Delhi Mumbai Expressway. "ATMS has provisions for various electronic enforcement devices which help in speedy identification of incidents on highway stretches and effectively monitor highways, thereby improving the response time of the on-site assistance," he said. The minister said that in new projects on high-density and high-speed corridors of NHAI, installation of ATMS is generally a part of the project. Further, ATMS is also implemented as a standalone project in already constructed important corridors, he said. Responding to a separate question, Gadkari said road safety audit has been conducted for 1,12,561 km of NHs during the last three years.
The Hindu
23-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
National highways construction pace slows to 29km/day in FY25: Gadkari
The pace of National Highways construction in India slowed to 29 km/day in the last fiscal, Parliament was informed on Wednesday (July 23, 2025). Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said the pace of National Highways construction during 2023-24 stood at 34 km/day. The highest-ever pace was recorded in 2020-21, when it reached 37 km/day. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs), including National Expressways. The Ministry had constructed 10,660 km length of national highways in 2024-25, 12,349 km length of national highways in 2023-24 and 10,331 km length of national highways in 2022-23. Mr. Gadkari said all the NHs development projects, including development of access-controlled High Speed Corridors (HSC)/Expressways, are planned in line with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) Principles. "The government has constructed 10,660 km of NHs during the last Financial Year 2024-25. Projects in 26,425 km have been awarded under Bharatmala Pariyojana, out of which 20,770 km have been constructed so far, including 2,967 km constructed during FY 2024-25," he said. The Minister said that the government has decided to focus on the development of greenfield access-controlled HSCs/expressways for improving the logistics efficiency of the country. Accordingly, he said 26 greenfield corridors in about 7,500 km have been awarded and, additionally, about 600 km has already been approved. "Out of this, about 4,800 km has been constructed so far. Total 2,636 km length has already been operationalised," he said, adding that the remaining sections are planned to be operationalised in a phased manner in the next two years. He said the PM GatiShakti NMP portal depicts the economic zones and the infrastructure linkages required to support them with an objective to holistically integrate all the multimodal connectivity projects. This also facilitates identifying the missing gaps for seamless movement of people, goods & services for proper connectivity.
The Hindu
23-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Hindu
Nearly 27,000 people died in road accidents on National Highway during first six months in 2025: Gadkari
As many as 26,770 people died in road accidents on National Highways in the first six months of 2025 calendar year, Parliament was informed on Wednesday (July 23, 2025). In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said as many as 52,609 fatal accidents took place in 2024 on National Highways (NH). Mr. Gadkari informed the House that National Highways Authority of India has installed Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) on high traffic density NH and National Expressways such as Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Trans-Haryana, Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Delhi Mumbai Expressway. "ATMS has provisions for various electronic enforcement devices which help in speedy identification of incidents on highway stretches and effectively monitor highways, thereby improving the response time of the on-site assistance," he said. The Union Minister said that in new projects on high density and high speed corridors of NHAI, installation of ATMS is generally a part of the project. Further, ATMS is also implemented as standalone project in already constructed important corridors, he said. Responding to a separate question, Mr. Gadkari said road safety audit has been conducted for 1,12,561 km NHs during the last three years.
News18
23-07-2025
- Automotive
- News18
Nearly 27,000 people died in NH road accidents during Jan-June 2025: Gadkari
Agency: PTI Last Updated: New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) As many as 26,770 people died in road accidents on National Highways in the first six months of 2025 calendar year, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said as many as 52,609 fatal accidents took place in 2024 on National Highways (NH). Gadkari informed the House that National Highways Authority of India has installed Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) on high traffic density NH and National Expressways such as Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Trans-Haryana, Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Delhi Mumbai Expressway. 'ATMS has provisions for various electronic enforcement devices which help in speedy identification of incidents on highway stretches and effectively monitor highways, thereby improving the response time of the on-site assistance," he said. The minister said that in new projects on high density and high speed corridors of NHAI, installation of ATMS is generally a part of the project. view comments First Published: July 23, 2025, 16:15 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
23-07-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Nearly 27,000 people died in NH road accidents during Jan-June 2025: Gadkari
As many as 26,770 people died in road accidents on National Highways in the first six months of 2025 calendar year, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha , Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said as many as 52,609 fatal accidents took place in 2024 on National Highways (NH). Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Gadkari informed the House that National Highways Authority of India has installed Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) on high traffic density NH and National Expressways such as Delhi-Meerut Expressway , Trans-Haryana, Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Delhi Mumbai Expressway. "ATMS has provisions for various electronic enforcement devices which help in speedy identification of incidents on highway stretches and effectively monitor highways, thereby improving the response time of the on-site assistance," he said. The minister said that in new projects on high density and high speed corridors of NHAI, installation of ATMS is generally a part of the project. Live Events Further, ATMS is also implemented as standalone project in already constructed important corridors, he said. Responding to a separate question, Gadkari said road safety audit has been conducted for 1,12,561 km NHs during last three years.
