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- Potholes are a major cause for accidental deaths and between 2013 and 2016, official statistics says that 11,836 deaths due to it in India.
- Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have the dubious distinction for consistently causing potholes related accidents.
- Significantly, pothole related deaths peak during monsoons and ironically.
- While cases are to be booked against contractors (or officials) for poor roads, police reports often blame the victim for „negligence driving‟.
- The Indian Road Congress has prescribed over 100 sets of guidelines to ensure standardised road construction, maintenance and management.
- The challenge lies in ensuring that these guidelines are implemented and no complying contractors and officials are 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z"/>
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brought to book.
The absence of a unified law on road construction, engineering and maintenance is making it hard to implement these guidelines.
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