# MP Kavya urges Centre to fix highway blackspots fast 2026-08-19T18:52:48+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Warangal MP 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. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Blackspots, or high-accident zones, are a persistent problem on India's national highways, which carry most of the country's road traffic. The AI-based system from IIT Kanpur marks a shift toward data-driven safety planning, but without a dedicated fund, implementation depends on allocation within broader highway budgets. The MP's push in Parliament puts pressure on the Ministry to prioritise these 6,358 identified corridors, particularly in states like Telangana where highway fatalities are high. The next signal to watch is whether the Ministry sets a time-bound action plan for each blackspot before the next Parliament session. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com Straight report of parliamentary exchange with no editorial slant This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: IIT Kanpur, Kadiyam Kavya, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, Parliament, Warangal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mp-kavya-urges-centre-to-fix-highway-blackspots-fast/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mp-kavya-urges-centre-to-fix-highway-blackspots-fast/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/