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ROAD ACCIDENT ANALYSIS: CASE STUDY OF KORBA CITY
Richa Dinkar 1*
, Mr. Piyush Das2
1Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Kalinga University , Atal Nagar, Raipur
2Assistant Prof., Department of civil Engineering, Kalinga University, Atal Nagar, Raipur
ABSTRACT
Korba is a one of the populated city in Chhattisgarh, also known POWER HUB of Chhattisgarh.
district comes under Bilaspur division. Korba Is so much polluted area with so much dust
particles which is creats fog in atmosphere mainly in morning and eve time because of
Industries, is one of the cause of accident in Korba city. There are lots of patches and pot holes
in the road , because of the heavy vehicles runs more over here. In Korba city I choose black spot
(accident prone) area is Rishdi chawk and Rishda chawk (Ring Road) both area are under
Rampur thana, Korba.
Keyword:- black spot, pot holes, patches, fatility, economic justification, roadways, power hub.
1. INTRODUCTION
Korba district was accorded the status of a full fledged revenue district with effect from 25th
may 1998.The district headquarter is Korba city, which is situated on the banks of the confluence
of rivers Hasdeo and Ahiran .Korba is the power capital of Chhattisgarh. The headquarter of
Korba district situated about 200km., from the capital city Raipur.
Korba is the power capital of the newly formed state Chhattisgarh. The district comes under
Bilaspur division & is inhabited mainly by tribals including the protected tribe Korwas(pahadi
korwa). The problem of accident is a very acute in highway transportation due to complex flow
Pattern of vehicular traffic, presence of mixed traffic along with pedestrians. Traffic Accident
leads to loss of life and property. Road accidents cannot be totally prevented but The accident
rate can be reduced to a certain extent. For this reason systematic study of Traffic accidents are
required to be carried out. Proper investigation of the cause of Accident will help to propose
preventive measures in terms of design and control.
2.LITERATURE REVIEW:-
• The various causes of road accidents are:- 1. Road Users - Excessive speed and rash
driving, violation of traffic rules, failure to perceive traffic situation or sign or signal in
adequate time, carelessness, fatigue, alcohol,sleep etc.
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1. Vehicle - Defects such as failure of brakes, steering system, tyre burst,lighting system .
2. Road Condition - Skidding road surface, pot holes, ruts.
3. Road design - Defective geometric design like inadequate sight distance, inadequate
width of shoulders, improper curve design, improper traffic control devices and improper
lighting,.
4. Environmental factors -unfavorable weather conditions like mist, snow, smoke and
heavy rainfall which restrict normal visibility and and makes driving unsafe.
5. Other causes -improper location of advertisement boards, gate of level crossing not
closed when required etc.
• Safety audit:- It is the procedure of assessment of the safety measures employed for the
road. It has the advantages like proper planning and decision from beforehand ensures
minimization of future accidents, the long term cost associated with planning is also
reduced and enables all kinds of users to perceive clearly how to use it safely. Safety
audit takes place in five stages as suggested by Wrisberg and Nilsson, 1996. Five Stages
of Safety Audit are:
1. Feasibility Stage - The starting point for the design is determined such as number and
type of intersection, relationship of the new scheme to the existing road, the relevant
design standards.
2. Draft Stage - In this stage horizontal and vertical alignment, junction layout are
determined. After the completion of this stage decision about land acquisition is taken.
3. Detailed design stage - Signing, marking, lighting, other roadside equipment and
landscaping are determined.
4. Pre-opening stage - Before opening a new or modified road should be driven, walked or
cycled. It should be done at different condition like bad weather, darkness.
5. Monitoring of the road in use - Assessment is done at the final stage after the road has
been in operation for few months to determine whether the utilization is obtained as
intended and whether any adjustment to the design are required in the light of the actual
behavior of road users.
• Objectives:- To study of causes of accidents and suggest corrective measures, evaluate
existing device, design and control measures. Compute the financial losses, supposed the
proposed design, provide economic justice, calculate the financial cost, carry out after
and before studies after implementing changes.
3. METHODOLOGY
• SITE SELECTION: One lane road Rishdi chawk and Rishda chawk(ring road)
connected to NH149B , major junction is NH49 near champa, NH130a near Urga,
NH130 near katghora. Rishdi comes in the Korba Municipal corporate, population of
Korba (Municipal corporate + out grwth) is 365253 according to Korba population
censes,2011.
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The following stretches were selected for data collection
1 Rishdi chawk - under Rampur thana(korba),
2 Rishda chawk(Ring Road) – under Rampur thana(korba), NH149B, 500meter
Rishdi chawk to Rishda chawk google map
NH149B by google map
The following stretches were selected for data collection:
under Rampur thana(korba), NH149B, length is 400meter.
under Rampur thana(korba), NH149B, 500meter
Rishdi chawk to Rishda chawk google map
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Problem identified in the NH in different-different ways, photographes have been shown
which is causes of accidents.
Falling of sign board
Broken road side gutter which is packed of
Garbage .
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Patches in road side
Tree;s stem in the middle of chauraha
Many accident occure in this area, like head on accident, direct collision, rear end
collision, sideswipe collision etc.
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Side collision
Direct collision in between a heavy vehicle and a 4wheel vehicle
4. CONCLUSION
It is important to survey and research to all types of accident cause, only then can we control it.
Road accident due to many kind of eliments such as highway traffic control, vehicle types, no
road side lighting, sign board falls in the surface, so much pot holes and patches in the road,
heavy vehicle run in the wrong time, so much polluted area which conducted dust particle in the
atmosphere, wine shop in the near the road, drink and drive etc. Until we research the all
elements of accident, we cannot control them. NH 149B is most accident prone highway because
of lack of safety measurement and industrial city.
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5. REFERENCE
Book: B.C.Punamia, Transportation Engineering used for collecting details of road analysis
Courtesy: SP Office korba, police thana Rampur (Korba), RTO headquarter Korba for collecting
the Data accident
Courtesy: NCRB Report 2019,
Courtesy: Accident Studies notes by prof. Tom. V. Methew –IIT, Mumbai
Courtesy: Road accident analysis case study of Patna city by prof. Dr. Sanjay Singh.
Courtesy: Impact of Roadways condition , NIT Raurkela
Courtesy: Road accident of developing countries bu G.D. Jackeb in university of surrey.
Courtesy: Identification of factors of road accident through in depth analysis.
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