The highway police certainly keep a track of human fatalities resulting from incidents along the Nagpur-Shirdi section of the Samruddhi Mahamarg. However, the authorities lack information regarding the mortality rate of wild animals along the route.

In February, mid-day sought information regarding the total number of human deaths, species-wise wild animals deaths and stray dog / cat / cattle deaths along the stretch. A Right to Information (RTI) query filed with the Highway Police Maharashtra State (HPMS) revealed that the authorities only had information on the 14 human fatalities and didn’t have records on the deaths of animals. The information provided was from the day the Nagpur-Shirdi section was inaugurated up to February 14.