1. INTRODUCTION

Road Accidents :
Ahmednagar District has a good network of roadways with 60 kms of the Pune-Nasik
Highway passing through the western part and the Pune -Manmad road passing through the
central part of the district.
As on all highways, there are a few accident-prone spots where the frequency of accidents is
the most. All these fall on the stretch of the Pune - Manmad highway. These are Kamargaon
Ghat, Chas (Nagar taluka), Supa (Parner taluka), MIDC area (Nagar taluka), Krishi
Vidyapeeth ( Rahuri Taluka) Shingve and Viladghat (Nagar Taluka) and these accident
prone areas have been shown in the map. This highway has very heavy traffic with all
vehicles proceeding to the Aurangabad District, Shirdi and Gujarat. Moreover there are
seven M.I.D.C.areas which lie along this road and few L.P.G.storage godowns also .This
leads to a high incidence of transport of hazardous chemicals and L.P.G. along this route.
Major Industries like Kirloskar Oil Engines, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Sanjiwani Sahakari
Sakhar Karkhana etc. situated on this route receive tankers carrying L.P.G. and other
hazardous chemicals.
All these factors contribute to the potential high risk of road accidents on this stretch of the
highway. The following is an analysis for the facilities available in the proximity of each of
these accidents spots.
Supa, a major rural centre in Parner Taluka has a proposed M.I.D.C. However, the nearest
major hospitals with surgercy facilities and ambulance are at Ahmednagar about 25 kms
from Supa. The same is true for Kamargaonghat and Chas villages. The nearest Police
Station is an Out Post in Supa town. Specialised equipment like bulldozers, earthmoving
equipment, etc. are available at Ahmednagar.
Ahmednagar city is equipped with several major facilities and is at a distance of only five
kms away from the M.I.D.C. areas. There is a separate police station for the M.I.D.C. There
are several private hospitals with surgery and ambulance facility near the M.I.D.C.,
especially the Dr. Mhaske Accident Clinic.
The next accident prone spot of Viladghat is only 10 kms. from Ahmednagar and hence
necessary equipments can be easily rushed in case of emergency. Shingve and Krishi
Vidyapeeth fall in Rahuri Taluka. Rahuri has a Municipal Hospital with surgery facilities
and ambulance service with additional ambulance also available with the Rahuri Sahakari
Sakhar Karkhana. The Krishi Vidyapeeth has a large number of vehicles which can be
requisitioned to transport injured persons in case of emergency. Specialised equipment like
bulldozers are available only at Ahmednagar, about 30 kms.
From the foregoing analysis it is clear that for all the accidents prone areas there are
adequate facilities within a radius of 25 to 30 kms. for management of emergencies arising
out of road accidents.
Sr.No Name of Highway Taluka Accident Spots
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