Lok Sabha Question No. 2436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Coastal Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL, DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH, DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI FATEPARA, MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2436 ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2017

## COASTAL HIGHWAYS

2436.   SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL: SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH: SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA: SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the total length of National Highways (NHs) along the coastline, State-wise;
- (b) the length of coastal highways not yet notified as NHs, State-wise;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to notify the same as NHs;
- (d) the time by which they are likely to be notified;
- (e) the total length of NHs in Gujarat, NH-wise; and
- (f)  the  total  length  of  highways  to  be  upgraded  to  NHs  during  the  last  three  years  along  with expenditure thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) Total length of National Highways (NHs) along the coastline, State/Union Territory (UT) wise is as follows:-

|   Sl. No. | State/Union Territory (UT)   |   Total Length of NHs along coastline in km |
|-----------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh               |                                         974 |
|         2 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands     |                                          25 |
|         3 | Daman &Diu                   |                                          22 |
|         4 | Goa                          |                                         262 |
|         5 | Gujarat                      |                                         940 |
|         6 | Karnataka                    |                                         298 |
|         7 | Kerala                       |                                         692 |
|         8 | Maharashtra                  |                                         493 |
|         9 | Odisha                       |                                         437 |
|        10 | Puducherry                   |                                          41 |
|        11 | Tamil Nadu                   |                                         154 |
|        12 | West Bengal                  |                                           7 |

(b) to (d) Expansion of NH network is a continuous process and declaration of  State roads as new NH are made from time to time depending upon requirement of connectivity, inter-se-priority and availability of funds.

The  Ministry  has  formulated  an  ambitious  programme  inter  alia  to  improve  the  road connectivity  to  coastal  /  border  areas,  backward  areas,  religious  places,  places  of  tourist  interest, construction  /  rehabilitation  /  widening  of  major  bridges  and  Railway  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  / Railway  Under  Bridges  (RUBs)  on  NHs  and  improvement  of  newly  declared  NHs,  providing connectivity to District Head Quarters etc. Funding and other issues are yet to be tied up.

## (e) The total length of NHs in Gujarat, NH-wise is at Annexure-I.

(f) The total length of highways upgraded to NHs during the last three years is at Annexure-II. Expenditure  on  development  of  NHs  is  incurred  project-wise/scheme-wise  and  not  NH-wise.  The details of expenditure during each of the last three years is at Annexure- III.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2436 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017 ASKED BY SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL AND OTHERS REGARDING COASTAL HIGHWAYS

## Total length of NHs in Gujarat, NH-wise

| Sl. No.   | NH No.      |   Total Length inKm (Tentative) |
|-----------|-------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | NE-1        |                              93 |
| 2         | 6           |                             137 |
| 3         | 8           |                             489 |
| 4         | 8A          |                             615 |
| 5         | 8B          |                             217 |
| 6         | 8D          |                             128 |
| 7         | 8E (51 New) |                             627 |
| 8         | 14          |                             151 |
| 9         | 15          |                             272 |
| 10        | 56 New      |                             390 |
| 11        | 58 New      |                             152 |
| 12        | 59          |                             211 |
| 15        | 113         |                              39 |
| 16        | 228         |                             386 |
| 17        | 848 New     |                              68 |
| 18        | 848A New    |                               7 |
| 19        | 848B        |                              14 |
| 20        | 251         |                              20 |
| 21        | 753B        |                              70 |
| 22        | 341 New     |                             152 |
| 23        | 68 Ext New  |                             164 |
| 24        | 147A New    |                              64 |
| 25        | 351 New     |                             143 |
| 26        | 927D New    |                             108 |
| 27        | 953 New     |                             113 |
| 28        | 168 New     |                              74 |
| 29        | 168A New    |                              66 |
| 30        | 147 New     |                              46 |
| Total     | Total       |                            5016 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2436 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017 ASKED BY SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL AND OTHERS REGARDING COASTAL HIGHWAYS

The State/UT-wise details of new NHs declared in the country during the last three years:-

(Length in km)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT            | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      | 289       | 80        | 676       |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   | --        | 733       | --        |
| 3.        | Assam               | 605       | 76        | 9         |
| 4.        | Bihar               | 299       | 152       | 160       |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh        | 742       | --        | --        |
| 6.        | Gujarat             | 115       | 978       | --        |
| 7.        | Haryana             | 417       | 185       | 395       |
| 8.        | Himachal Pradesh    | 690       | 70        | 176       |
| 9.        | Jammu &Kashmir      | 624       | 274       | 8         |
| 10.       | Jharkhand           | 594       | 11        | --        |
| 11.       | Karnataka           | 1,535     | 138       | 70        |
| 12.       | Kerala              | 243       | --        | --        |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh      | --        | --        | 9         |
| 14.       | Maharashtra         | 740       | 734       | 387       |
| 15.       | Manipur             | 135       | 257       | --        |
| 16.       | Mizoram             | 195       | 245       | --        |
| 17.       | Nagaland            | 247       | 194       | --        |
| 18.       | Orissa              | 134       | --        | 193       |
| 19.       | Punjab              | 142       | 233       | 530       |
| 20.       | Rajasthan           | 466       | 80        | 20        |
| 21.       | Sikkim              | --        | 170       | 154       |
| 22.       | Tamil Nadu          | 32        | --        | --        |
| 23.       | Tripura             | 109       | --        | 228       |
| 24.       | Telangana           | --        | --        | 119       |
| 25.       | Uttarakhand         | 240       | 432       | --        |
| 26.       | Uttar Pradesh       | 168       | 620       | --        |
| 27.       | West Bengal         | 227       | --        | 46        |
| 28.       | Dadar &Nagar Haveli | 31        | --        | --        |
| 29.       | Daman &Diu          | 22        | --        | --        |
|           | Total               | 9,041     | 5,662     | 3,180     |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2436 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017 ASKED BY SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL AND OTHERS REGARDING COASTAL HIGHWAYS

The State /UT-wise details of funds released/spent for development of NHs during each of the last three years

(Amount in Rs. crore)

| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs/ Schemes/ Agency                                                                                                          | 2013-14     | 2014-15      | 2015-16       |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs/ Schemes/ Agency                                                                                                          | Expd.       | Expd.        | Expd.         |
| 1 2       | Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                      | 187.62 1.09 | 221.45 0.50  | 1,000.43 1.83 |
| 3         | Assam                                                                                                                                 | 199.41      | 141.76       | 78.09         |
| 4         | Bihar                                                                                                                                 | 271.33      | 276.65       | 707.86        |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                          | 25.29       | 71.25        | 339.80        |
| 6         | Goa                                                                                                                                   | 20.66       | 17.72        | 119.98        |
| 7         | Gujarat                                                                                                                               | 140.91      | 206.96       | 225.77        |
| 8         | Haryana                                                                                                                               | 53.51       | 60.48        | 89.85         |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 99.74       | 134.57       | 139.96        |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                        | 0.00        | 0.00         | 22.86         |
| 11        | Jharkhand                                                                                                                             | 70.32       | 63.83        | 38.08         |
| 12        | Karnataka                                                                                                                             | 164.55      | 269.72       | 639.55        |
| 13        | Kerala                                                                                                                                | 258.84      | 67.18        | 137.65        |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 150.67      | 239.23       | 928.29        |
| 15        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                           | 177.01      | 190.04       | 423.28        |
| 16        | Manipur                                                                                                                               | 54.39       | 32.60        | 40.00         |
| 17        | Meghalaya                                                                                                                             | 33.61       | 43.30        | 15.00         |
| 18        | Mizoram                                                                                                                               | 20.57       | 39.53        | 28.50         |
| 19        | Nagaland                                                                                                                              | 44.65       | 46.20        | 46.27         |
| 20        | Odisha                                                                                                                                | 231.51      | 322.99       | 592.24        |
| 21        | Punjab                                                                                                                                | 113.24      | 2,328.04     | 1,855.24      |
| 22        | Rajasthan                                                                                                                             | 213.85      | 107.16       | 849.56        |
| 23        | Sikkim                                                                                                                                | 0.00        | 0.00         | 0.00          |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                            | 210.24      | 167.13       | 336.47        |
| 25        | Telangana                                                                                                                             | 0.00        | 210.79       | 657.10        |
| 26        | Tripura                                                                                                                               | 0.00        | 0.00         | 0.00          |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 284.35      | 493.81       | 1,527.74      |
| 28        | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                           | 85.90       | 169.51       | 245.69        |
| 29        | West Bengal                                                                                                                           | 134.10      | 283.61       | 811.98        |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                                                                              | 0.00        | 14.61        | 1.53          |
| 31        | Chandigarh                                                                                                                            | 0.00        | 4.95         | 0.00          |
| 32        | Delhi                                                                                                                                 | 0.00        | 0.02         | 0.00          |
| 33        | Puducherry                                                                                                                            | 0.00 341.30 | 12.73 713.42 | 18.10         |
| 34        | Other projects under NH(O)*                                                                                                           |             |              | 443.44        |
| 35        | National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)- Cess*                                                                                    | 6,857.45    | 6,885.89     | 15,420.00     |
| 36        | NHAI- Toll                                                                                                                            | 4,770.00    | 5,448.00     | 6,500.00      |
| 37        | NHAI- NH(O) National Highways &Infrastructure Development                                                                             | 944.82      | 600.00       | 370.27        |
| 38        | Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) under NH(O)* *                                                                                              | 0.00        | 0.00         | 1.15          |
| 39        | Border Roads Organization (BRO)                                                                                                       | 414.25      | 268.79       | 0.00          |
| 40        | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Package*                          | 3,009.27    | 2,843.33     | 4,803.07      |
| 41        | Special Programme for development of Roads In Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE) including Development of Vijayawada-Ranchi Road | 1,021.02    | 1,164.59     | 996.11        |
| 42        | Externally Aided Projects - Head Quarters #                                                                                           | 0.00        | 239.93       | 9.25          |
|           | Sub Total                                                                                                                             | 20,605.47   | 24,402.27    | 40,461.99     |
| 43        | IEBR / Borrowings by NHAI                                                                                                             | 7,942.13    | 3,343.40     | 23,281.00     |
|           | Grand Total                                                                                                                           | 28,547.6    | 27,745.67    | 63,742.99     |