Hans News Service Hanumakonda

WarangalMP Dr Kadiyam Kavya has urged the Centre to expedite the elimination of blackspots on national highways and implement permanent safety measures in accident-prone areas. Raising the issue in Parliament on Thursday, she said that road safety should be given top priority and that pending works must be completed within a stipulated timeframe to reduce accidents.

Dr Kavya sought details of blackspots identified on national highways passing through the Warangal region and the progress of works taken up for their elimination. She stressed that merely identifying accident-prone locations was not sufficient and called for long-term solutions to prevent recurring accidents.

In a written reply, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that 6,358 black corridors had been identified across the country using an AI-based system developed by IIT Kanpur based on e-DAR data from 2023 to 2025. He added that safety measures are being undertaken as part of national highway development and maintenance works, as there is no separate fund exclusively for blackspot elimination.

Dr Kavya urged the Centre to accelerate the ongoing works and approve additional projects wherever necessary to improve road safety and significantly reduce accidents.