Lok Sabha Question No. 847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Improvement of Infrastructure
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAMEN DEKA, RAM PRASAD SARMAH, ARJUNLAL MEENA, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.847

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## IMPROVEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE

847. SHRI  RAMEN DEKA:

SHRI RAM PRASAD SARMAH:

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  infrastructure  projects  taken  up  including  roads  constructed  / maintained  in various  bordering  States  including  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam  and Rajasthan during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) the details of funds released during the said period, State-wise and the mechanism for monitoring of roads in border areas;
- (c) the details of proposals for construction of roads in bordering States are pending with  the  Border  Road  Organisation  (BRO)  and  the  time  period  since  when  these  are pending, State-wise;
- (d) the details of cost escalated as a result thereof; and
- (e) the  time  by  which  these  pending  projects  are  likely  to  be  cleared,  started  and completed, State-wise?
- (a) Border  Roads  Organization  is  entrusted  with  852  roads  of  length 30118 km for construction and  maintenance  in  various bordering  States. Further, as per the approved Long Term Roll On Works Plan (LTRoWP) 530 roads  of  length  22803  km  are  entrusted  for  construction  /  improvement. Out  of  the  530  roads,  157  roads  are  in  pre-construction  stage,  45  roads have been completed and on the remaining 328 roads work is in progress. The State-wise details of  infrastructure projects taken  up  by  BRO during the last three years and current year are enclosed at Appendix 'A'.

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(e) enclosed at Appendix 'D'.

:  2  :

(b) State-wise details of fund released during last three years and current year is as per Appendix 'B' enclosed. Regular monitoring of works is done by the DGBR, ADGBR (N-W) and ADGBR (East). In addition to this, review of progress of works is done at the Ministry level also. (c) Out  of  the  328  roads  under  progress,  42  roads  have  been  delayed. The State-wise details of road projects pending are enclosed at Appendix 'C'. (d) The 42 roads which are delayed are being executed by BRO through departmental execution and the work is in progress therefore, the additional  expenditure,  if  any,  can  be  ascertained  once  the  roads  are completed. The  revised  completion  schedule  of  pending  projects  State-wise  is

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APPENDIX  'A'  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (a)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 847 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2017

The State-Wise details of  Infrastructure Projects taken  up  by  BRO during the last three years and current Year:

Length

| S. No   | State                    |   Nos. of roads |   Length (In Km) |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
| (i)     | Andaman & Nicobar Island |              01 |            23.94 |
| (ii)    | Arunachal Pradesh        |              66 |          3344.43 |
| (iii)   | Bhutan                   |               8 |           550.99 |
| (iv)    | Himachal Pradesh         |              09 |           626.05 |
| (v)     | Jammu & Kashmir          |             133 |          5272    |
| (vi)    | Manipur                  |              15 |          1203.24 |
| (vii)   | Mizoram                  |               7 |           617.31 |
| (viii)  | Nagaland                 |              02 |           246.35 |
| (ix)    | Punjab                   |               8 |           480.38 |
| (x)     | Rajasthan                |              32 |          1545.39 |
| (xi)    | Sikkim                   |              23 |           740.26 |
| (xii)   | Uttarakhand              |              24 |           930.08 |
| Total:  | Total:                   |             328 |         15580.4  |

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APPENDIX  'B'  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 847 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2017

Details of Funds Released State-wise during last three years and current year:

| S. No.   | State                | Year wise allotment (Rs. in Crore)   | Year wise allotment (Rs. in Crore)   | Year wise allotment (Rs. in Crore)   | Year wise allotment (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State                | 2014-15                              | 2015-16                              | 2016-17                              | 2017-18                              |
| 1.       | Jammu & Kashmir      | 878.92                               | 838.83                               | 1013.20                              | 1047.81                              |
| 2.       | Himachal Pradesh     | 293.77                               | 436.37                               | 370.97                               | 474.91                               |
| 3.       | Rajasthan & Punjab   | 188.50                               | 159.36                               | 177.75                               | 169.40                               |
| 4.       | Uttarakhand          | 171.70                               | 222.42                               | 221.58                               | 368.23                               |
| 5.       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 614.51                               | 618.71                               | 937.18                               | 892.69                               |
| 6.       | Nagaland             | 56.06                                | 60.52                                | 47.59                                | 60.47                                |
| 7.       | Mizoram              | 60.28                                | 40.45                                | 35.04                                | 48.55                                |
| 8.       | Manipur & Assam      | 103.36                               | 92.55                                | 72.41                                | 99.37                                |
| 9.       | Tripura & A&N Island | 45.76                                | 45.01                                | 56.18                                | 32.50                                |
| 10.      | Sikkim & West Bengal | 220.60                               | 207.18                               | 266.49                               | 247.56                               |

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## APPENDIX  'C'  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 847 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2017

The State-wise details of road projects pending

| S. No.   | State             |   Nos. of roads |   Length (in km) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
| i        | Arunachal Pradesh |              11 |           372.09 |
| ii       | Himachal Pradesh  |              01 |            11.07 |
| iii      | Jammu& Kashmir    |              13 |           215.09 |
| iv       | Manipur           |              04 |           278.28 |
| v        | Punjab            |              02 |            54.43 |
| vi       | Rajasthan         |              06 |            99.78 |
| vii      | Sikkim            |              02 |            14.34 |
| viii     | Uttarakhand       |              03 |            25.85 |

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## APPENDIX 'D'  REFERRED IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 847 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2017

## Details of revised completion schedule of pending projects

| S. No   | State             | 2018          | 2018           | 2019          | 2019           | 2020 and beyond   | 2020 and beyond   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|         |                   | Nos. of roads | Length (in km) | Nos. of roads | Length (in km) | Nos. of roads     | Length (in km)    |
| i       | Arunachal Pradesh | 3             | 108.06         | 1             | 6.20           | 7                 | 257.83            |
| ii      | Himachal Pradesh  | 1             | 11.07          | -             | -              | -                 | -                 |
| iii     | Jammu& Kashmir    | 3             | 13.41          | 3             | 42.42          | 7                 | 159.26            |
| iv      | Manipur           | -             | -              | 2             | 61.28          | 2                 | 217.00            |
| v       | Punjab            | 1             | 24.78          | 1             | 29.65          |                   |                   |
| vi      | Rajasthan         | 1             | Bridge only    | -             | -              | 5                 | 113.98            |
| vii     | Sikkim            | 1             | 5.88           | 1             | 8.46           | -                 | -                 |
| viii    | Uttarakhand       | -             | -              | 2             | 18.65          | 1                 | 7.20              |
| Total:  | Total:            | 10            | 163.20         | 10            | 166.66         | 22                | 755.27            |

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