Lok Sabha Question No. 1834 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Delayed NH Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1834 ANSWERED ON 28 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## DELAYED NH PROJECTS

1834.   SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: ADV. JOICE GEORGE: DR. A. SAMPATH:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  total  budget  estimates  towards  road/highway  projects  allocated  by  the Government  during  the  last  three  years  along  with  the  utilization  of  funds  and  actual sanctioned funds;
- (b) the number of projects of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) that are delayed along with the reasons for the delay State-wise;
- (c) whether reasons like difficulties in land acquisition, forest clearance, local agitations and effective support from State Governments are major reasons for such delay;
- (d) if so, the details thereof in each case, State-wise; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to expedite the completion of these projects?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) The State-wise/ Scheme-wise details of the funds allocated and expenditure occurred towards road/highway projects during the last three years are given at Annexure-I.

(b) to (e) The details of 102 delayed projects of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in all states are given at Annexure-II and these are delayed due to various reasons including delay in land acquisition, statutory clearances, ROB clearance, handing over of irrigation land, shifting of  utilities,  addition  /  deletion  /  relocation  of  various  structures  and  financial  crunches  of  the Concessionaire etc.  In  order to  ensure  timely  completion  of  the  projects,  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  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1834 ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017 ASKED BY SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM, ADV. JOICE GEORGE AND DR. A. SAMPATH REGARDING DELAYED NH PROJECTS.

## Details of funds allocated & expenditure occurred during the last three years

| Sl     | States/UTs/Schemes/Agen cy (Sl. 1 to 33 contains allocation under NH(O), NHDP-IV through State   | 2014-15     | 2014-15    | 2015-16     | 2015-16    | 2016-17     | 2016-17    |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
| . N o. | PWD, EAP, PBFF)                                                                                  | Alloc. (Cr) | Expd. (Cr) | Alloc. (Cr) | Expd. (Cr) | Alloc. (Cr) | Expd. (Cr) |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                   | 221.45      | 221.45     | 1,039.42    | 1,000.43   | 2,010.31    | 2,014.50   |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                | 0.5         | 0.5        | 2.4         | 1.83       | 100         | 90.66      |
| 3      | Assam                                                                                            | 141.76      | 141.76     | 78.79       | 78.09      | 177.44      | 137.8      |
| 4      | Bihar                                                                                            | 276.65      | 276.65     | 706.92      | 707.86     | 1,362.64    | 1,331.61   |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                     | 71.25       | 71.25      | 359.94      | 339.8      | 1,553.30    | 1,495.68   |
| 6      | Goa                                                                                              | 17.72       | 17.72      | 120         | 119.98     | 400         | 434.51     |
| 7      | Gujarat                                                                                          | 206.96      | 206.96     | 228.6       | 225.77     | 251.87      | 213.41     |
| 8      | Haryana                                                                                          | 60.48       | 60.48      | 90          | 89.85      | 150         | 161.27     |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 134.57      | 134.57     | 140         | 139.96     | 210.95      | 182.14     |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                   | 0           | 0          | 25          | 22.86      | 40.06       | 23.16      |
| 11     | Jharkhand                                                                                        | 63.83       | 63.83      | 35          | 38.08      | 200         | 212.5      |
| 12     | Karnataka                                                                                        | 269.72      | 269.72     | 633.43      | 639.55     | 783.52      | 871.96     |
| 13     | Kerala                                                                                           | 67.18       | 67.18      | 132.24      | 137.65     | 259.89      | 237.8      |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                   | 239.23      | 239.23     | 937.76      | 928.29     | 1,760.00    | 1,558.90   |
| 15     | Maharashtra                                                                                      | 190.04      | 190.04     | 431.2       | 423.28     | 1,371.92    | 1,154.00   |
| 16     | Manipur                                                                                          | 32.6        | 32.6       | 40          | 40         | 25.25       | 18.65      |
| 17     | Meghalaya                                                                                        | 43.30       | 43.30      | 15          | 15         | 41.27       | 28.44      |
| 18     | Mizoram                                                                                          | 39.53       | 39.53      | 35          | 28.5       | 40          | 46.13      |
| 19     | Nagaland                                                                                         | 46.2        | 46.2       | 50          | 46.27      | 50          | 38.84      |
| 20     | Odisha                                                                                           | 322.99      | 322.99     | 591.44      | 592.24     | 925.55      | 951.35     |
| 21     | Punjab                                                                                           | 2329.04     | 2328.04    | 1,852.26    | 1,855.24   | 2,740.50    | 2,702.48   |
| 22     | Rajasthan                                                                                        | 107.16      | 107.16     | 849.95      | 849.56     | 964.83      | 1,012.99   |
| 23     | Sikkim                                                                                           | 0           | 0          | 0           | 0          | 0           | 0          |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       | 167.13      | 167.13     | 337.02      | 336.47     | 575         | 640.11     |
| 25     | Telangana                                                                                        | 210.79      | 210.79     | 661         | 657.1      | 380         | 358.43     |
| 26     | Tripura                                                                                          | 0           | 0          | 5           | 0          | 5           | 2.38       |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                    | 493.81      | 493.81     | 1,530.34    | 1,527.74   | 1,849.02    | 1,820.85   |
| 28     | Uttarakhand                                                                                      | 169.51      | 169.51     | 245.92      | 245.69     | 332.62      | 314.48     |
| 29     | West Bengal                                                                                      | 283.81      | 283.81     | 808.95      | 811.98     | 1,333.62    | 1,223.19   |
| 30     | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                 | 14.61       | 14.61      | 2           | 1.53       | 0.13        | 0.13       |
| 31     | Islands Chandigarh                                                                               | 4.95        | 4.95       | 1           | 0          | 2           | 0.69       |
| 32     | Delhi                                                                                            | 0.05        | 0.05       | 1           | 0          | 1           | 0.62       |
| 33     | Puducherry                                                                                       | 12.73       | 12.73      | 20          | 18.1       | 20          | 14.28      |
| 34     | Other projects NH(O)                                                                             | 758.29      | 713.42     | 511         | 443.44     | 791.38      | 787.79     |
| 35     | NHAI                                                                                             | 12933.89    | 12933.89   | 22290.27    | 22290.27   | 15215.52    | 15215.52   |
| 36     | NHIDCL                                                                                           | 0           | 0          | 1.15        | 1.15       | 72.2        | 72.2       |
| 37     | BRO                                                                                              | 292         | 268.79     | 0           | 0          | 0           | 0          |
| 38     | SARDP-NE                                                                                         | 3,000.00    | 2,843.33   | 4,900.00    | 4,803.07   | 4,520.00    | 4,464.71   |
| 39 40  | LWE                                                                                              | 1,174.00    | 1,164.59   | 1,121.00    | 996.11     | 760         | 739.27     |
| 41     | EAP                                                                                              | 276         | 239.93     | 22          | 9.25       | 59.38       | 56.72      |
|        | IEBR / Borrowings NHAI                                                                           | 7,611.11    | 3,343.40   | 42,694.5    | 23,281.00  | 59,279.0    | 33,118.0   |
|        | Grand Total                                                                                      | 32,306.37   | 27,760.99  | 0 83,547    | 63,743     | 0 1,00,615  | 0 73,748   |

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1834 ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017 ASKED BY SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM, ADV. JOICE GEORGE AND DR. A. SAMPATH REGARDING DELAYED NH PROJECTS.

## Details of the delayed projects of NHAI

|   S No | State                     |   Nos of Delayed Projects |
|--------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh            |                         4 |
|      2 | Assam                     |                        11 |
|      3 | Bihar                     |                         8 |
|      4 | Bihar /Uttar Pradesh      |                         1 |
|      5 | Chhattisgarh              |                         1 |
|      6 | Gujarat                   |                         4 |
|      7 | Gujarat/Maharashtra       |                         1 |
|      8 | Haryana                   |                         2 |
|      9 | Haryana/Punjab            |                         1 |
|     10 | Haryana/Rajasthan         |                         1 |
|     11 | Haryana/Uttar Pradesh     |                         1 |
|     12 | Himachal Pradesh          |                         1 |
|     13 | Jammu &Kashmir            |                         3 |
|     14 | Jharkhand                 |                         2 |
|     15 | Jharkhand/West Bengal     |                         1 |
|     16 | Karnataka                 |                         4 |
|     17 | Kerala                    |                         2 |
|     18 | MP                        |                         7 |
|     19 | MP/Maharashtra            |                         1 |
|     20 | MP/Uttar Pradesh          |                         1 |
|     21 | Maharashtra               |                         8 |
|     22 | Meghalaya                 |                         1 |
|     23 | Odisha                    |                         2 |
|     24 | Punjab                    |                         4 |
|     25 | Rajasthan                 |                         5 |
|     26 | Tamil Nadu                |                         7 |
|     27 | Tamil Nadu/Uttar Pradesh  |                         1 |
|     28 | Uttar Pradesh             |                         8 |
|     29 | Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand |                         3 |
|     30 | Uttarakhand               |                         2 |
|     31 | West Bengal               |                         4 |
|     32 | Total                     |                       102 |

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