Lok Sabha Question No. 6237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Status of Work of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU, SANTOSH KUMAR, HARI OM PANDEY, (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG), MAMTAZ SANGHAMITA, Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6237

ANSWERED ON 5 TH  APRIL, 2018

## STATUS OF WORK OF NHS

6237.  SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.: SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR: SHRI HARI OM PANDAY: DR. RATNA DE (NAG): DR. MAMTAZ SANGHAMITA: SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has reviewed the status of the ongoing works of National Highways (NHs) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c) whether it is true that the Government has identified the need to speed up the works of the NHs in the  country;
- (d) if so, the details of the States in which NHs work is lagging behind along with the reasons therefor;
- (e) the details of the NHs that are getting delayed due to land acquisition and environmental clearances, State-wise; and
- (f) the steps being taken by the Government to augment the works for early completion?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (c) Yes Madam. Fourteen hundred seventy projects amounting to Rs. 4,32,538 Crore having length 44,108 km are ongoing for the development of National Highways (NHs) in the country.

(d) to (f) The  State-wise  details  of  the  delayed  projects  is  given  at  Annexure-I.    These Projects have been affected/delayed mainly due to problem of land acquisition, utility shifting, non-availability of Soil/Aggregates, Poor performance of contractors, Environment/ Forest/Wildlife  Clearance,  ROB  &  RUB  issue  with  Railways,  Public  agitation  for  additional facilities,  etc.  In  order  to  ensure  timely  completion  of  the  projects  and  their  subsequent maintenance,  regular  meetings  are  held  with  project  developers,  State  Governments  and contractors.  Regular  review  meetings  are  held  in  Head  Quarter  by  Ministry/  NHAI  with Regional Officers, concessionaires /contractors to make the construction of projects hassle free. To expedite completion of these projects, various steps are also taken which include streamlining of land acquisition & environment clearances, exit for equity investors, premium re-scheduling, close coordination with other Ministries, revamping of dispute resolution mechanism, frequent reviews at various levels etc.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (d)  TO  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  6237  FOR  ANSWER  ON  05.04.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI VENKATESH  BABU  T.G.,  SHRI  SANTOSH  KUMAR,  SHRI  HARI  OM  PANDAY,  DR. RATNA DE (NAG), DR. MAMTAZ SANGHAMITA AND SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY REGARDING STATUS OF WORK OF NHS.

Details of the Delayed projects of the National Highways

| S No   | State            |   Delayed Projects |
|--------|------------------|--------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh   |                  2 |
| 2      | Assam            |                 14 |
| 3      | Bihar            |                  7 |
| 4      | Chhattisgarh     |                  5 |
| 5      | Goa              |                  1 |
| 6      | Gujarat          |                  6 |
| 7      | Haryana          |                  3 |
| 8      | Himachal Pradesh |                  9 |
| 9      | J&K              |                  5 |
| 10     | Jharkhand        |                  9 |
| 11     | Kerala           |                  4 |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh   |                 12 |
| 13     | Maharashtra      |                  1 |
| 14     | Manipur          |                  1 |
| 15     | Meghalaya        |                  4 |
| 16     | Mizoram          |                  1 |
| 17     | Nagaland         |                  2 |
| 18     | Odisha           |                  8 |
| 19     | Punjab           |                  1 |
| 20     | Rajasthan        |                 15 |
| 21     | Tamil Nadu       |                  9 |
| 22     | Telangana        |                  3 |
| 23     | Uttar Pradesh    |                  9 |
| 24     | Uttarakhand      |                 17 |
| 25     | West Bengal      |                  7 |
| 26     | LWE              |                 41 |
| 27     | SARDP-NE(PWD)    |                 14 |
| 28     | NHDP-IV A        |                 26 |
| 29     | NHIIP            |                  4 |
| 30     | NHAI             |                103 |
|        | Total            |                343 |

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