Rajamahendravaram MP Margani Bharat and Urban SP Aiswarya Rastogi have appealed to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to initiate war footing measures to prevent road mishaps and fatalities in the 16 black spots along the 31km stretch National Highway (NH 216A) between Potti Lanka and Turugonagudem in the Rajamahendrvaram Parliamentary segment.
According to SP Mr. Rastogi, a whopping 75 persons were killed in the 196 road mishaps which were reported in the 16 black spots in the respective 31km Highway between 2019-21.
Kadiyapulanka (22 accidents in three years), Morampudi (and Lalacheruvu (26) are the most dangerous Highway patches that are prone to road mishaps.