Hyderabad, April 6 -- Telangana continues to grapple with several accident-prone zones on its national highways, as 1,535 black spots have been identified by the Government of India.

According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, remedial action for 1,259 black spots has been completed in the short term, while in the long term, corrective actions were taken up in 516 black spots.

These figures were cited by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari while responding to a query raised in the Rajya Sabha.

As per the information provided by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, black spot rectifications are an ongoing activity and immediate steps like installing signs, marking and small-scale engineering measures were undertaken by au...