KURNOOL: Following the major accident at Veldurthi in Kurnool district, which claimed lives of 16 people, officials of Transport, National Highway Authority of India, police and other stakeholders started a probe to find reasons for frequent accidents on NH-44. It was alleged that the inappropriate road design by the NHAI at that junction was the main reason for frequent road accidents.
On Monday, NHAI Chief General Manager (CGM) Ajmeer Shinde accompanied by NH-44 project director (Anantapur) Ravindra Rao visited the accident zone near Veldurthi. The CGM said that the structure of the road was according to specification and there were no engineering defects. He said that as per the guidelines, the markings on the road were proper and width of lanes were precise. “Even the median height was also exact as per NHAI guidelines,” he said and quashed all doubts raised over the structure of the road.
