India, Jan. 23 -- At least 41 people have died in accidents on the Delhi-Jaipur highway, between the Kherki Daula toll plaza and Jaisinghpura Kheda at Haryana border, over the past two years, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said in reply to an RTI petition. The NHAI also stated in its reply that streetlights were not functional in some stretches of the Delhi-Jaipur highway due to theft of electrical cables and panels.

NHAI project director Yogesh Tilak, in reply to the petition filed by resident Yashvendra Yadav, said that the authority is hiring a dedicated contractor to repair and maintain streetlights, and work in this regard will start by March 10. He said that safety measures and traffic diversion plans are being imp...