Lok Sabha Question No. 3490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Monitoring Device for Highway Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3490

ANSWERED ON  23 RD  MARCH, 2017

## MONITORING DEVICE FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS

3490.  ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  highway  projects  awarded  by  the  Government  during  the  last  two  years, State-wise separately;
- (b) whether the Government is satisfied with the progress made in these projects; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof,  project-wise  separately  and  if  not,  the  steps  taken  for strengthening the monitoring device in existence?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a)   The details of the National Highways (NHs) projects awarded during the last two financial year 2014-15 and 2015-16 are at Annexure.
- (b) to (c) Government  is  not  satisfied  with  the  progress  made  in  these  projects.  Main reasons for the slow progress are land acquisition, utility shifting, non-availability of Soil/Aggregates,  Poor  performance  of  contractors,  Environment/  Forest/Wildlife  Clearance, ROB & RUB issue with Railways, Public agitation for additional facilities,  Arbitration/contractual disputes with contractors etc. In this regard, regular meetings are held with project developers, State Governments and contractors in Head Quarter as well as in Regional Office. 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-schedulement,  close  coordination  with  other  Ministries,  revamping  of  dispute resolution  mechanism,  frequent  reviews  at  various  levels  etc.  PMIS  (Project  Monitoring Information System) web portal is also being implemented for better monitoring of the projects.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3490  ANSWERED  ON  23.03.2017  ASKED  BY  ADV.  NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR REGARDING MONITORING DEVICE FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

## Details of the projects awarded in all the states during the last two financial year

(Length in km)

|   Sl. No. | State / UT/ Schemes   | 2014-15   | 2015-16         |
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh        | 41        | 221             |
|         2 | Assam                 | 0         | 51              |
|         3 | Bihar                 | 90        | 56              |
|         4 | Chhattisgarh          | 26        | 32              |
|         5 | Goa                   | 0         | 102             |
|         6 | Gujarat               | 101       | 144             |
|         7 | Haryana               | 18        | 46              |
|         8 | Himachal Pradesh      | 104       | 86              |
|         9 | Jammu &Kashmir        | 54        | Bridges (3 nos) |
|        10 | Jharkhand             | 0         | 78              |
|        11 | Karnataka             | 38        | 248             |
|        12 | Kerala                | 19.8      | Bridge (1 no)   |
|        13 | Madhya Pradesh        | 86        | 47              |
|        14 | Maharashtra           | 45        | 16              |
|        15 | Manipur               | 0         | 24              |
|        16 | Meghalaya             | 0         | Bridges (7 nos) |
|        17 | Mizoram               | 0         | 52              |
|        18 | Nagaland              | 45        | Bridges (2 nos) |
|        19 | Odisha                | 164       | 255             |
|        20 | Puducherry            | 17        | 10              |
|        21 | Punjab                | 40        | 73              |
|        22 | Rajasthan             | 24        | 125             |
|        23 | Tamil Nadu            | 196       | 323             |
|        24 | Telangana             | 102       | 43              |
|        25 | Uttar Pradesh         | 111       | 191             |
|        26 | Uttarakhand           | 75        | 271             |
|        27 | West Bengal           | 309       | 53              |
|        28 | A &NIslands           | 0         | 41              |
|        29 | LWE                   | 82        | 420             |
|        30 | NHAI                  | 3,068     | 4,344           |
|        31 | NHDP-IV A             | 2,161     | 1,897           |
|        32 | NHIIP                 | 340       | 347             |
|        33 | SARDP-NE (NHIDCL)     | 624       | 502             |

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