Lok Sabha Question No. 1139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Pending Expressway Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1139 ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## PENDING EXPRESSWAY PROJECTS

## 1139. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of expressway projects sanctioned by the Government, project-wise and the targets fixed for their construction so far;
- (b)  the number of pending expressway projects and the reasons therefor and the steps being taken by the Government for its speedy completion;
- (c) the  details  of  foreign  companies  including  China  involved  in  the  construction  of  these projects;
- (d)  whether the Government proposes to set up any panel for monitoring the implementation of expressway projects; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L.MANDAVIYA)

(a) & (b) Earlier,  Govt.  of  India  had  approved  a  plan  for  constructing  1000  km  of Expressways under NHDP Phase-VI at the cost of Rs. 16,680 cr on DBFOT basis. Recently, Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  hasapproved  the  BharatmalaPariyojana  Program under  which  expressway  projects  (Ahmedabad-Dholera,  Vadodara-Mumbai,  Delhi-Meerut, Kanpur-Lucknow,  Chennai-Bangalore,  Delhi-Amritsar-Katra&  Delhi-Jaipur)  of  aggregate length 1837 km. are envisaged to be developed. Out of these, 800 Km Expressways is to be implemented  in  Phase-I  of  Bharatmala  Pariyojana  for  which  an  outlay  of  Rs.  40,000 croreshas  been  approved. In addition  to  above,  Govt.  had  also  approved  one  more expressway,  namely,  Eastern  Peripheral  Expressway  for  a  length  of  135  km.,  which  is  in progress.

- (c) Presently, Eastern Peripheral Expressway  and  Delhi-Meerut Expressway  is at construction stage. The details of the Contractor/Concessionaire for the projects is as under:

## (i) Eastern Peripheral Expressway

| Package                      | Name of Contractor                          |
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Pkg. I (km. 1 to Km. 22)     | M/s Sadbhav Engineering Ltd.                |
| Pkg II (km. 22 to Km. 46.50) | M/s Sadbhav Engineering Ltd.                |
| Pkg III (km. 46.5 to Km. 71) | M/s Jai Prakash Assoc. Ltd.                 |
| Pkg IV (km. 71 to Km. 93)    | M/s AshokaBuildcon Ltd.                     |
| Pkg V (km. 93 to Km. 114)    | M/s Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt. Ltd. |
| Pkg VI (km. 114 to Km. 136)  | M/s Gayatri Project Ltd.                    |

## (ii) Delhi-Meerut Expressway

| Package                                   | Name of Contractor/Concessionaire                                    |
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Pkg I (Km 0.000 to Km 8.360)              | M/s Welspun Enterprises Ltd.                                         |
| Pkg II (Km 8.360 to Km 27.740)            | M/s ApcoInfratechPvt. Ltd. &M/s Chetak Enterprises Ltd. (consortium) |
| Pkg III (Km 27.740 to Km 49.346)          | M/s ApcoInfratechPvt. Ltd. &M/s Chetak Enterprises Ltd. (consortium) |
| Pkg IV (New Greenfield, 27.740 to 59.983) | M/s G R Infra Projects Ltd.                                          |

(d)&(e) The  implementation  of  Expressway  projects  is  monitored  by  Ministry  and National  Highways  Authority  of  India  at  Head  Quarters  level  as  well  as  Regional  Offices &Project Implementation Units level.

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