Accidents claim 426 lives in 2024
Srinagar, Dec 04: The Union Government on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that Jammu & Kashmir received Rs 37,978 crore for the development and maintenance of National Highways over the last five years, with almost full utilisation of funds each year.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways allocated funds to J&K in a phased manner.
The break up provided by the government stated: Rs 2,932 crore in 2020–21,, Rs 6,817 crore in 2021–22, Rs 7,370 crore in 2022–23, Rs 10,528 crore in 2023–24 Rs 10,331 crore in 2024–25. The data shows continuous investment in National Highway expansion, upgradation and maintenance across the UT.
The Government also revealed that J&K recorded 2,020 road accidents on National Highways in 2024, leading to 426 fatalities, marking an increase in deaths compared to 2023, when 294 people were killed in 2,342 NH accidents.
The Ministry said road accidents are “multi-causal,” involving human error, road conditions, vehicular issues and environmental factors.
In terms of construction activity, J&K saw 976 km of National Highway works awarded during the last five years, including 248 km in 2020–21, 287 km in 2021–22, 120 km in 2022–23, 244 km in 2023–24, and 77 km in 2024–25.
The reply also revealed that while Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) have been introduced on several major corridors in other States, no ATMS project has been taken up in J&K till date—(KNO)
