544 accident prone sites marked on Chardham Yatra routes, NHAI sent letter to PWD and BRO
The government has started extensive preparations to make the upcoming Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand smooth and safe. Under this, 544 such places have been identified on the Chardham Yatra routes in the four major districts of the state – Dehradun, Tehri, Chamoli and Haridwar, which are very sensitive from the accident point of view. These places have been identified on the basis of surveys conducted by road safety committees.
The Transport Headquarters has sent a letter to the National Highway Authority (NHAI), Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and Public Works Department (PWD) regarding these accident prone sites and directed them to resolve them soon. Along with this, these departments have also been asked to complete the work and submit a report.
Road safety committees in Dehradun, Tehri, Chamoli and Haridwar districts have conducted an intensive survey and identified such places where there is a possibility of accidents due to road design, lack of signals, blind turns, broken barriers, potholes, debris etc. According to the report, Tehri district has the highest number of accident prone spots at 297, while 144 have been identified in Dehradun’s Vikasnagar and Rishikesh area, 65 in Chamoli and 38 in Haridwar.
To make these routes safe, corrective measures like traffic calming measures, rumble strips, warning signs, mirrors on blind curves, repair or installation of crash barriers, reflectors and markings on the road, filling of potholes, removal of debris and closing of unauthorized medians have been recommended. All the concerned departments have been instructed to complete this work within the stipulated time frame so that the pilgrims can travel safely during the Chardham Yatra.
Accident prone spots identified on district wise routes
Haridwar
- Delhi-Haridwar-Rishikesh NH-334 : 23 spots
- Najibabad-Haridwar NH-34 : 04 spots
- Bahadrabad-Dhanori-Gagalheri SH-68 : 11 spots
Chamoli
- Kameda to Chamoli NH : 15 spots
- Chamoli to Helang NH : 21 spots
- Helang to Hanumanchatti NH : 12 spots
Tehri
- MunikiReti-Kirtinagar NH-7 : 79 spots
- Suwakholi-Nagun NH-30 : 13 spots
- MunikiReti-Agrakhal-Chamba-Kamand-Nagun NH-34 : 20 spots
- Chabargaon to Kemundakhal NH-15 : 27 spots
- Ghansali to Kemundakhal NH-15 : 20 Sites
- Ghansali to Chirbatia NH-15 : 15 sites
- Laata to Budhakedar NH-73 : 15 sites
- Sendul-Rajakhet-Ghansali NH-69 : 47 sites
- Pipaldali-Rajakhet Rural Road : 17 sites
- Rajakhet-Madannegi-Motana-Lambagaon NH-15 : 29 sites
- Santura Devi-Kampti-Yamunapul NH-707A : 09 sites
- Yamunapul-Nainbag-Diyadi NH-707A : 06 sites
Dehradun
- Barwala-Juddo-Yamunabridge Road : 38 sites
- Shyampur-Gumaniwala-Nataraj Chowk Road : 35 sites
- Nataraj Chowk-Ranipokhari-Doiwala Road : 21 sites
- Nepalifarm-Shyampur-IDPL-Rishikesh Road : 50 sites
The Transport Headquarters has also directed Pauri, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi districts to send their reports soon. During the Chardham Yatra, the maximum traffic takes place from these districts, so it is necessary to ensure the safety of the roads of these districts.
The government is constantly making efforts to make the Chardham Yatra safe, smooth and organized. Every year thousands of devotees travel through these routes to Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. In such a situation, marking the accident prone sites and timely improvement is a commendable step in terms of the safety of the pilgrims.
The administration aims to complete the Chardham Yatra this time without any hindrance and accident and the devotees can visit their idol with full devotion and faith.
