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3.2.4 Road Accidents
Section III : Risk Assessment Analysis
• As compared to other Metro cities, the low traffic volume in Jalna is responsible for
very few road accidents in Jalna district. However the heavy traffic volume on Jalna
– Aurangabad road, especially due to chemical tankers and tankers carrying
inflammable materials, is responsible for many road accidents.
• There are 967 villages in Jalna district. Out of these, 590 villages have been
connected by perennial roads while 187 villages have been connected by seasonal
roads. There is no National Highway in the district. The state Highways are 700.490
Kms. long while Z.P. roads are of 2374.31 Kms. lengths. According to Department
of Industrial Safety and Health, there are 10 vehicles carrying hazardous finished
products which move out from Industries within Jalna during a month. According to
Assistant Regional Transport Officer and Police Officials, there are approximately
more than 100 vehicles carrying hazardous materials which either pass through the
district or bring raw material for industries within the district during a month. These
can become likely causes of road accidents.
• There are 19 Bridges on rivers and 120 Railway Bridges in Jalna district.
• The Non-electrified railway routes are of 98 Kms. lengths. There are 15 unmanned
railway crossings in Jalna district.
• The district administration ranks Road Accidents as the highest priority due to the
seriousness and frequency of previous accident cases in the district. Most road
accidents occurred mainly due to carelessness of the drivers.
• According to the district administration, the places which are vulnerable to road
accidents are as follows .
Sr. No. Road Place
01 Jalna – Aurangabad Road Dawalwadi Near Badnapur
02 Jalna – Mantha Road Near Mantha
03 Jalna – Ambad Road Ambad – T- Point Near Govt.
Guest House, Survey No. 488
• According to Police officials, 2634 Road Accidents occurred in Jalna district during
the last 15 years. The number of deaths due to Road Accidents is 671 during the last
15 years. According to the Assistant Regional Transport Officer, the probability of
road accidents in future is medium.
• The Case Histories of Fatal Road Accidents is given in Annexure III.
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