Road Accident Case Study of Sanchore(Raj.

)-343041

Hitesh kumar
ID-19EBKCS048
E-mail: sutharhitesh315@gmail.com
Phone: 7300381133

Introduction:

Sanchore is a town in Jalore district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is

the headquarters of the Sanchore tehsil located on National Highway 15.
The town is situated 163.2 kilometres (101.4 mi) from the city of Jalore and
was once known as Satyapur. Nearby villages include Pratappura (4.4
kilometres (2.7 mi) away), Dantiya (25 kilometres (16 mi) away) and
Dhamana (6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) away).
As of 2012 many infrastructure projects were in progress in Sanchor. Oil
exploration company Cairn Energy, discovered 480,000,000 tonnes
(1.06×1012 lb) of crude oil in the Barmer-Sanchore basin in
2010. The Narmada Canal, which begins in Gujarat, enters Rajasthan state
near the village Silu in Sachore tehsil, after passing through 458 kilometres
(285 mi) in Gujarat.
Pathmeda village near Sanchore has Gopal Govardhan Gaushala, the
largest Gaushala in India. Spread over 200 acres (0.81 km2), the gaushala
takes care of more than 18,000 cattle.

Road:
Sanchore has a fairly good system of road interconnection. The NH-15 road
run through the district. National Highway 15 runs roughly north-south
through the western side of district, serving many villages, mainly using
this NH by INDIAN ARMY and towns, including the administrative center
of SANCHORE.
Location:
Located on National Highway No 15, the town is situated 154 km from
Jalore.
Road Accident in Sanchore:

1. Type of accident-
Year Fatal Serious Minor Total
Accidents

1996 79 92 110 281

1997 97 84 117 298
2000 108 59 74 241
 1996 1997 2000
2. category of fatality-
Year Pedest Cyclist 2w-rider car/jeep/ Bus Truck others
rian taxi passeng
er

1996 42 10 20 3 2 0 2
1997 81 9 6 0 0 0 1
2000 99 6 1 1 0 0 1
Black Spot of sanchore

3. Accident by location-
Year Bhinmal T-junction Y-junction 4-Way Traffic Round
road intersection about
1996 211 10 30 21 21
1997 198 7 39 26 28
2000 183 3 25 20 19
SOURCES:
1. https://www.jagran.com/rajasthan/sanchore/