Lok Sabha Question No. 3266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: NHs in Bihar
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3266

ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2018

## NHS IN BIHAR

## 3266. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  projects  taken  up  under  the  National Highways  Development  Programme  in  Bihar  during  the  last  three  years,  year/NHwise;
- (b) the  current  status  of  the  projects  and  the  funds  allocated  for  execution  of  such project/works; and
- (c) the time by which these projects are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) Sixteen National Highway projects having total length of 906.795 km and entailing a cost  of  Rs.  12920  crore  have  been  taken  up  in  Bihar  under  National  Highways Development  Programme  during  the  last  three  years.  The  details  of  the  projects  are placed at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c) All the projects have been awarded. Nine projects out of sixteen have started.

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3266  ANSWERED  ON  15.03.2018  ASKED  BY SHRI  JANARDAN  SINGH  SIGRIWAL REGARDING NHS IN BIHAR.

Details of awarded projects in Bihar during the last three years:

|   S. No | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | NH No      | State Name   |   Total Length ( in km) |   Cost ( Rs in crs) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Six laning of Aunta - Simaria (GangaBridge with approach roads) section of NH-31                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 31         | Bihar        |                    8.15 |              950.64 |
|       2 | Two laning with Paved Shoulder of Maheshkunt -Saharsa-Purnea                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 107        | Bihar        |                   87.96 |              672.89 |
|       3 | Four laning of Patna to Koilwar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 30         | Bihar        |                   33.25 |              556.07 |
|       4 | Four laning of Bhojpur to Buxar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 84         | Bihar        |                   47.9  |              642.41 |
|       5 | Four laning of Bakhtiyarpur - Mokama section of NH-31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 31         | Bihar        |                   44.6  |             1167.45 |
|       6 | Balance work of 4 laning of Gorakpur -Gopalganj                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 28         | Bihar        |                   41    |              581.84 |
|       7 | Two laning with Paved Shoulder of Chhapra -Gopalganj                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 85         | Bihar        |                   94.25 |              854.8  |
|       8 | Four Laning of Forbesganj - Jogbani                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 57A        | Bihar        |                    9    |              322.09 |
|       9 | Four laning of Koilwar to Bhojpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 30 &84     | Bihar        |                   43.85 |              814.04 |
|      10 | Two laning with Paved Shoulder of Biharaharif -Barbigha - Mokama                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 82         | Bihar        |                   55    |              399.54 |
|      11 | Two laning with Paved Shoulder of Chhapra -Rewaghat - Muzaffarpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 102        | Bihar        |                   73    |              516.13 |
|      12 | Four laning of Patna - Gaya - Dhobi section of NH-83                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 83         | Bihar        |                  127.2  |             1027    |
|      13 | Four of Simaria - Khagaria section of NH-31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 31         | Bihar        |                   60.23 |             1041.1  |
|      14 | Construction of New Link (NH-133B) from Km 0/00 (Km 200/87 of Sahibanj Bypass) in Jharkhand to Km 15/885 (Junction of NH-133B and 131 A on Manihari Bypass) and Construction of Manihari Bypass from Km 0/000 (Junction of NH-133B and 131 A on Manihari Bypass to Km 6/000 Near Narenpur on NH-131 A | 133B &131A | Bihar        |                   21.88 |             1905.55 |
|      15 | Rehabilitation &Upgradation of two laning of Maheshkhunt - Saharsa - Purnea Section PKG - I                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 107        | Bihar        |                   90    |              573.7  |
|      16 | Six Laning of Aurangabad to Bihar - Jharkhand Border (Chordaha) Section                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2          | Bihar        |                   69.53 |              895.39 |

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