Yamuna Expressway - Revision history

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‎2012-17

Pdewan at 11:08, 1 April 2019

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Jyoti at 22:16, 24 March 2018

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Jyoti: /* 2012-17 */

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Jyoti: /* Traffic violations and penalties */

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‎Traffic violations and penalties

Jyoti at 11:10, 20 March 2018

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Jyoti: /* Toll tax */

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‎Toll tax

Jyoti: /* Toll tax */

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‎Toll tax

Jyoti: /* Accidents */

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‎Accidents

Jyoti: /* Toll tax: Delhi to Jewar, Mathura and Agra */

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‎Toll tax: Delhi to Jewar, Mathura and Agra

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	According to K C Jain, secretary of NGO Agra Development Foundation, who filed the RTI query , “There are two main reasons for such a high number of fatalities on the road overspeeding and tyre bursts.“		According to K C Jain, secretary of NGO Agra Development Foundation, who filed the RTI query , “There are two main reasons for such a high number of fatalities on the road overspeeding and tyre bursts.“
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		+	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2019%2F04%2F01&entity=Ar00818&sk=D512CEC8&mode=text 718 deaths on Yamuna e-way in 5 years: RTI, April 1, 2019: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	A total of 4,956 accidents, 718 deaths and 7,671 serious injuries were recorded on the Yamuna Expressway between August 2012 to March 31, 2018, revealed an RTI reply.
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		+	The alarming number of fatal road accidents on the Yamuna Expressway has caused widespread concern, calling for effective intervention of the Central and State government agencies.
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		+	Information culled out by RTI activist and Supreme Court lawyer K C Jain revealed that 718 deaths due to fatal accidents were recorded on the Expressway, the number of seriously injured was equally alarming at over 7,671.
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		+	Jain said: “We have written to government agencies to take effective steps to curb the menace of speed driving but our pleas have fallen on deaf years.
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		+	“An independent agency should monitor movement on the Expressway and should follow up information received from the Jaypee Infotech about speed violations. We have written to the UP chief minister about this.”
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		+	Since January, more than 130 accidents have taken place at the Expressway that claimed over 50 lives.
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		+	Drivers not only violate speed limits but drive without wearing helmets and seat belts, Jain said.
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		+	Between August 2012 to March 2018, 2.33 crore vehicles violated speed limits, data provided by automatic surveillance gadgets and number plate readers installed at various points showed, he claimed. “But violaters are not booked and go scot free.”
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		+	Data available from the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority revealed that 23.42% accidents were caused due to over speeding while 12% accidents due to tyre bursting. IANS

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−	[[File: A map of the Yamuna ~~Expressway~~.jpg\|A map of the Yamuna Expressway <br/> From: [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F03%2F22&entity=Ar00400&sk=D2CF7910&mode=text Avijit Ghosh, March 22, 2018: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]	+	[[File: A map of the Yamuna Expressway1.jpg\|A map of the Yamuna Expressway <br/> From: [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F03%2F22&entity=Ar00400&sk=D2CF7910&mode=text Avijit Ghosh, March 22, 2018: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]

	[[File: yamuna e way toll to agra.jpg\|Yamuna e-way toll to Jewar, Mathura and Agra, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016; Graphic courtesy: [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Yamuna-e-way-toll-to-Agra-up-by-03042015005014 ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]		[[File: yamuna e way toll to agra.jpg\|Yamuna e-way toll to Jewar, Mathura and Agra, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016; Graphic courtesy: [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Yamuna-e-way-toll-to-Agra-up-by-03042015005014 ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]

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		+	[[File: A map of the Yamuna Expressway.jpg\|A map of the Yamuna Expressway <br/> From: [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F03%2F22&entity=Ar00400&sk=D2CF7910&mode=text Avijit Ghosh, March 22, 2018: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]
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	[[File: yamuna e way toll to agra.jpg\|Yamuna e-way toll to Jewar, Mathura and Agra, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016; Graphic courtesy: [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Yamuna-e-way-toll-to-Agra-up-by-03042015005014 ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]		[[File: yamuna e way toll to agra.jpg\|Yamuna e-way toll to Jewar, Mathura and Agra, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016; Graphic courtesy: [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Yamuna-e-way-toll-to-Agra-up-by-03042015005014 ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]

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 ==2012-17==
-[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=78-dead-in-432-accidents-on-Yamuna-e-09082017008014  Arvind Chauhan, 78 dead in 432 accidents on Yamuna e-way from Jan to Jun, August 9, 2017: The Times of India]
+[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=78-dead-in-432-accidents-on-Yamuna-e-09082017008014  Arvind Chauhan, 78 dead in 432 accidents on Yamuna e-way from Jan to Jun, August 9, 2017: ''The Times of India'']
 '''RTI Reply States 626 Deaths In 4,505 Crashes Since 2012'''

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	Uttar Pradesh traffic police additional director-general Monmohan Bashal said, “We will conduct a review meeting with the four district police units as well as with private concessionaire and find a solution to restrict speeding of vehicles.”		Uttar Pradesh traffic police additional director-general Monmohan Bashal said, “We will conduct a review meeting with the four district police units as well as with private concessionaire and find a solution to restrict speeding of vehicles.”
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		+	===2012-17===
		+	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F03%2F19&entity=Ar00215&sk=6A4D2AF5&mode=text Arvind Chauhan, 626 dead in 4,848 accidents since 2012 on 196km stretch, March 19, 2018: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	A total of 626 people lost their lives in 4,848 road accidents on the 196-kilometre-long Yamuna Expressway ever since it was thrown open to public in August 2012, an RTI reply has revealed.
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		+	Between August 2012 and June 30, 2017, a total of 4,848 road accidents were registered by police on the stretch, in which 626 casualties were reported, with 2016 reporting the highest number of accidents in a year.
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		+	In 1,193 accidents in 2016, 128 people lost their lives on the Delhi-Agra expressway. In 2015, a total of 919 accidents were reported on the stretch which resulted into deaths of 142 people.
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		+	Similarly, in 2014, 127 lives were lost here in 771 accidents, while 118 deaths were reported in 896 accidents on the expressway in 2013. Between August 9, 2012, when the expressway became operational, and December 31 of that year, as many as 33 people had died in 294 accidents.
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		+	In June 2017, a study by Rail India Technical and Economic Service’s (RITES) claimed that most of the accidents along the expressway were taking place between 1 am and 5 am, as motorists are inattentive during the graveyard hours.
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		+	Following the study, a unanimous decision was taken by the authorities concerned that the private concessionaire, Jaypee Infratech, will serve tea, coffee and water to motorists during the late hours.
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		+	According to K C Jain, secretary of Agra Development Foundation, an NGO which filed the RTI query, said, “There are two main reasons for such great number fatalities – overspeeding and tyre bursts.”
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		+	According to the private concessioner, 30 speed cameras, 25 video-incident detection cameras and 19 CCTV cameras have been installed on the stretch to monitor the traffic movement. Apart from that, there are more than a dozen of ramble strips on the route, which alert drivers when they tend to fall asleep.
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		+	Between 2012 and 2017, a total of 7.65 crore drivers used the Yamuna Expressway.

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 He added, “The rates for two-wheelers for the Mathura section (48 to 109km) has also not been enhanced but the fee for four-wheelers is now up by 3.8% to Rs 135.“ Rates for vehicles travelling along the Agra section will have to pay a toll of Rs 60 instead of Rs 50.
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 ==2012-17==
 [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F03%2F19&entity=Ar00203&sk=5D6C9CE8&mode=text  Arvind Chauhan, Over 2.3cr speeding cars on e-way, only 18k fined, March 19, 2018: ''The Times of India'']

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	He added, “The rates for two-wheelers for the Mathura section (48 to 109km) has also not been enhanced but the fee for four-wheelers is now up by 3.8% to Rs 135.“ Rates for vehicles travelling along the Agra section will have to pay a toll of Rs 60 instead of Rs 50.		He added, “The rates for two-wheelers for the Mathura section (48 to 109km) has also not been enhanced but the fee for four-wheelers is now up by 3.8% to Rs 135.“ Rates for vehicles travelling along the Agra section will have to pay a toll of Rs 60 instead of Rs 50.
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		+	=Traffic violations and penalties==
		+	==2012-17==
		+	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F03%2F19&entity=Ar00203&sk=5D6C9CE8&mode=text Arvind Chauhan, Over 2.3cr speeding cars on e-way, only 18k fined, March 19, 2018: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	[[File: Yamuna Expressway- Speeding cases, accidents, fatalities, rash driving and over speeding, 2012-17.jpg\|Yamuna Expressway- Speeding cases, accidents, fatalities, rash driving and over speeding, 2012-17 <br/> From: [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F03%2F19&entity=Ar00203&sk=5D6C9CE8&mode=text Arvind Chauhan, Over 2.3cr speeding cars on e-way, only 18k fined, March 19, 2018: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]
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		+	''Just 164 Drivers Booked For Rash Driving Since Aug 2012''
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		+	Since August, 2012, when the Yamuna Expressway was opened for traffic, over 2.3 crore vehicles were detected breaking the speed limit till December 31, 2017, but only 17,883 were issued challans by traffic police in four UP districts of Agra, Aligarh, Mathura and Gautam Budh Nagar. Only 164 drivers have been challaned for rash driving over this period. During the same period, 7.65 crore drivers used the expressway.
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		+	The fact was revealed in a reply by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority to an RTI query by Agra-based NGO Agra Development Foundation (ADF) and a self-sworn affidavit filed by assistant prosecution officer Rajesh Kumar of state transport department against a PIL filed by ADF in January this year at Allahabad high court.
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		+	The highest number of cases of speeding vehicles was reported from Gautam Budh Nagar police jurisdiction (1.07 crore) followed by Mathura (70.1 lakh) and Agra (53.3 lakh).
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		+	According to the data, the expressway reported 4,848 accidents and 626 fatalities between August 2012 and December 2017.
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		+	Further, the data revealed that out of the total challans for speeding between 2012 and 2017, 97% were issued by Gautam Budh Nagar police (17,373), followed by 275 by Mathura police and 235 by Agra police.
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		+	Speaking to TOI, chairperson of ADF, lawyer K C Jain said, “Years have passed but no concrete action plan has been developed by the authorities concerned to make the expressway safe for commuters. The data shows the callous attitude of the expressway authorities and police.”
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		+	Speaking on condition of anonymity, a senior official of the private concessionaire who operates the expressway said, “Our job is to facilitate commuters and provide data of traffic violations to the police. It is the job of police and transport officials to take action, which they haven’t although we have repeatedly provided this data to them.”
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		+	A senior Uttar Pradesh police officer said, “It is hard to control traffic violators and challan them for speeding on a regular basis on highways and expressways. There is a shortage of men, as the district police deploy most of their personnel for crime control. There is a need for a separate police wing to monitor highways and expressways. To curb the menace of speeding, we are going to introduce radar guns, so that policemen can themselves detected speeding vehicles and challan them.”
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		+	Uttar Pradesh traffic police additional director-general Monmohan Bashal said, “We will conduct a review meeting with the four district police units as well as with private concessionaire and find a solution to restrict speeding of vehicles.”

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 He added, “The rates for two-wheelers for the Mathura section (48 to 109km) has also not been enhanced but the fee for four-wheelers is now up by 3.8% to Rs 135.“ Rates for vehicles travelling along the Agra section will have to pay a toll of Rs 60 instead of Rs 50.
 =See also=
 [[Lucknow-Agra Expressway]]

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