Lok Sabha Question No. 546 (STARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Maintenance/Upgradation of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 546

ANSWERED ON 05 TH APRIL, 2018

## MAINTENANCE/UPGRADATION OF NHs

* 546.  SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the agencies responsible for repair and maintenance/upgradation of National Highways (NHs) in Odisha and the time by which the work in this regard is likely to be started;
- (b) whether the Government has entrusted the maintenance and upgradation  of road to four  lane  standard  to  National  Highway  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  under  different programmes in Odisha; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  stretches  entrusted  to  NHAI  for  improvement  under  different programmes?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  546  FOR  ANSWER  ON  05 TH APRIL,  2018  ASKED  BY SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH REGARDING MAINTENANCE/UPGRADATION OF NHs.

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- (a) National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  and  National  Highways  wing  of State  PWD  are  responsible  for  repair  and  maintenance/upgradation  of  National Highways  (NHs)  in  Odisha.  The  development  and  maintenance  of  NHs  is  a continuous process. The works on NHs, including those in the State of Odisha, are, accordingly, taken up from time to time as per inter-se priority, traffic density and availability of funds.
- (b) Yes, Madam.
- (c) 1912 km length of National Highways in the State of Odisha has been entrusted to NHAI for maintenance and up gradation under different programmes. The details of stretches entrusted to NHAI are at Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  546  FOR  ANSWER  ON  05 TH APRIL,  2018  ASKED  BY SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH REGARDING MAINTENANCE/UPGRADATION OF NHs.

Details OF NHs entrusted to NHAI in the State of Odisha

| NH No.(New)   | NH No.(Old)   | Description                           |   Length (km) |
|---------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|---------------|
| 16            | 60            | Wb/Orissa Border To Balasore          |         53.41 |
| 16            | 5             | Balasore- Orissa/Ap Border            |        391.53 |
| 53            | 5A            | Chandikhole - Paradip                 |         77    |
| 20/520        | 215           | Panikoili - Rimuli - Roxy - Rajamunda |        262.62 |
| 53 /149       | 200/23        | Chandikhole - Duburi - Talcher        |        133    |
| 316           | 203           | Bhubaneswar - Puri                    |         67.26 |
| 55            | 42            | Cuttack - Angul - Sambalpur           |        265    |
| 53            | 6             | Sambalpur - Bargarh                   |         88    |
| 143           | 23            | Biramitrapur - Barkote                |        125.62 |
| 49/53         | 6             | Baharagora - Sambalpur                |        368    |
| 18            | 5             | Baleshwar-Baripada-Jharpokharia       |         80.6  |
| Total         | Total         | Total                                 |       1912.04 |

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