Lok Sabha Question No. 926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Public Transport in Cities
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 926

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2017

## PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN CITIES

## 926. SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has put a special focus on over-congested capital cities, especially with regard to the North-Eastern States which have some of the highest vehicle ratio per 1000 persons in the country, if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  put  any  plan  to  construct  Expressways  along  High  Density Corridors, in order to facilitate decongestion and if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; and

(c) the steps taken to improve public transport in cities in terms of availability, affordability and convenience  in  order  to  reduce  dependence  on  private  vehicles  across  the  country  including North Eastern Region?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a)  Yes,  Madam.  National  Highways  and  Infrastructure  Development  Corporation  Limited (NHIDCL) is implementing National Highways projects pertaining to North East Region (NER) which connects capital cities in NER. The list is placed at annexure.

(b)  Yes,  Madam.  The  Cabinet  has  accorded  approval  to  the  investment  proposal  for  the programme  Bharatmala  Pariyojana  (BMP)  Phase  I  on  24.10.2017  for  34,800  km  of  National Highways (NHs) and outlay of Rs 5,35,000 crore.

As a part of the component 'Expressways' under BMP, about 1,900 kms of stretches of national and economic corridors that have traffic exceeding 50,000 Passenger Carrying Units (PCUs) and have  developed  several  choke  points  have  been  identified  for  development  of  greenfield

Expressways. Around 800 kms are being taken up under this category in Phase-I of BMP. List of Expressways identified under BMP is placed at annexure.

(c) The Ministry is implementing a scheme namely, 'Strengthening of Public Transport System' to  improve  public  transport  system.  The  Scheme  helps  in  reducing  dependence  on  private vehicles.  This  scheme  provides  for  financial  assistance  to  States  for  strengthening  of  public transport  system  in  the  country.  The  assistance  to  States  is  for  introduction  of  information technology solutions in public transport system.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 926 ANSWERED ON 21.12.2017 ASKED BY SHRI PREM DAS RAI REGARDING 'PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN CITIES'

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## (a) List of NH projects in North East Region:

|   S.No. | Capital City   | Stretch                                                                                              | Scheme                                                                       |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Guwahati       | Bongaigaon- Guwahati- Nagaon-Tezpur- Dibrugarh-Margherita                                            | Bharatmala Pariyojana-I (BMP)                                                |
|       2 | Aizwal         | (i) Silchar-Aizwal. (ii)Manu-Simlung-Aizwal-Imphal. (iii)Aizwal Bypass.                              | BMP                                                                          |
|       3 | Imphal         | (i)Silchar-Jiribam-Imphal. (ii) Kohima-Jessami-Ukhrul-Imphal. (iii) Imphal-Moreh. (iv) Imphal Bypass | BMP                                                                          |
|       4 | Kohima         | (i) Kohima-Avakhung. (ii)Numaligarh-Dimapur-Kohima-Imphal. (iii) Nagaon-Dimapur. (iv) Kohima Bypass. | BMP/ Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North East (SARDP-NE) |
|       5 | Shillong       | (i) Dwaki- Shillong. (ii) Shilong Bypass                                                             | BMP                                                                          |
|       6 | Agartala       | (i) Agartala-Sabroom. (ii)Jorabat-Jowai-Silchar-karimganj- Agartala                                  | BMP                                                                          |
|       7 | Itanagar.      | Gohpur-Itanagar.                                                                                     | BMP/SARDP-NE                                                                 |
|       8 | Gangtok        | Construction of alternate highway to Gantok                                                          | SARDP-NE                                                                     |

## (b) List of Expressways identified under BMP:

| S No   | Project                  | Length (km)   |
|--------|--------------------------|---------------|
| 1      | Ahmedabad -Dholera       | 110           |
| 2      | Vadodara - Mumbai        | 420           |
| 3      | Delhi-Meerut Expressway  | 96            |
| 4      | Kanpur - Lucknow         | 75            |
| 5      | Chennai - Bangalore      | 262           |
| 6      | Delhi - Amritsar - Katra | 600           |
| 7      | Delhi - Jaipur           | 274           |
|        | Total                    | 1,837         |