Lok Sabha Question No. 2781 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Condition of Bridges
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY, M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2781

ANSWERED ON 04 TH  JANUARY, 2018

## CONDITION OF BRIDGES.

## 2781. SHRI.  M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY: ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) whether it is a fact that 23 bridges and tunnels on National Highways (NHs) are over 100  years  old  out  of  which  17  require  rehabilitation  or  major  maintenance,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also true that as many as 123 other bridges in the country require immediate attention and 6000 are structurally distressed, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any survey has been conducted on the condition of bridges on NHs found to be in dilapidated condition and which need immediate repairs/re-construction;
- (d) if so, the bridges found to be in precarious condition, State and location-wise; and
- (e) the time by which they are likely to be replaced?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (e) There are 23 bridges on National Highways which are over 100 years old, out of which 2 bridges at Km 143.800 on NH-19 in the State of Bihar and at Km 266.370 on NH-228  in  the  State  of  Gujarat  require  rehabilitation/  major  maintenance  and  other bridges require only minor/ routine maintenance. Ministry has engaged Consultants for collection  and  analysis  of  inventory  and  condition  survey  of  bridges  /  structures  on National  Highways.  As  per  the  condition  survey  conducted  till  date  various  defects/ distress has been noticed in several bridges. The State wise number of 6716 such bridges requiring minor/major repair/rehabilitation are annexed. The work of repair/ rehabilitation would be taken up after preparation the Detailed Project Report.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2781 FOR ANSWER ON 04.01.2018 ASKED BY SHRI M.  RAJA  MOHAN  REDDY  AND  ADV.  M.  UDHAYAKUMAR      REGARDING CONDITION OF BRIDGES.

| S.No.   | Name of State     | Number of Bridges   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 156                 |
| 1       | Himachal Pradesh  | 85                  |
| 1       | Chandigarh        | 0                   |
| 1       | Haryana           | 59                  |
| 1       | Punjab            | 59                  |
| 2       | Uttarakhand       | 154                 |
| 3       | Uttar Pradesh     | 224                 |
| 3       | &Delhi            | 0                   |
| 4       | Rajasthan         | 599                 |
| 5       | Bihar             | 1410                |
| 6       | West Bengal       | 247                 |
| 6       | &Andaman Nicobar  | 0                   |
| 7       | Odisha            | 789                 |
| 8       | Jharkhand         | 47                  |
| 9       | Andhra Pradesh    | 473                 |
|         | &Telengana        | 289                 |
| 10      | Gujarat           | 239                 |
| 11      | Madhya Pradesh    | 153                 |
| 12      | Chattisgarh       | 141                 |
|         | Tamil Nadu        | 9                   |
| 13      | &Puducherry       | 0                   |
| 14      | Karnataka         | 225                 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 856                 |
| 16      | Kerala            | 202                 |
| 17      | Assam             | 99                  |
|         | Manipur           | 18                  |
|         | Meghalaya         | 81                  |
|         | Mizoram           | 25                  |
|         | Nagaland          | 25                  |
|         | Sikkim            | 20                  |
|         |                   | 1                   |
|         | &Tripura          |                     |
| 18      | Arunachal Pradesh | 31                  |
|         | Total             | 6716                |

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