Lok Sabha Question No. 2266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: Connecting Remote Areas
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG), HARI OM PANDEY, SANTOSH KUMAR

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  connect  remote  and  undeveloped  areas  by National/State Highways to ensure their speedy growth;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the number of proposals received by the Government for undeveloped areas across the country including periphery of Hooghly, West Bengal, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi/NCR and Purnea, Bihar?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (c) The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs).

The  Ministry  considers  declaration  of  some  State  roads  as  new  NHs  from  time  to  time depending upon requirement of connectivity, inter-se-priority and availability of funds.

The total length of NHs as on 31.03.2014 was about 91,287 km; this has been enhanced to about  1,22,432  km  since  then.  Apart  from  this,  the  Ministry  has  approved  'In-Principle'  about 55,233 km length of State roads as new NHs subject to outcome of their Detailed Project Reports (DPRs).

The Government has identified 115 numbers of aspirational districts and taken initiatives for finalisation  of  Action  Plan  for  development  of  facilities/  infrastructure  related  with  Health  and Nutrition,  Education,  Basic  Infrastructure,  Agriculture  and  Water  Resources,  Financial  Inclusion and Skill Development, etc.

Accordingly, the Ministry has prepared Action Plan to provide NH/ road connectivity to all the 115 identified aspirational districts by 2021-22, involving total road length of about 15,451 km costing  about  Rs.1,11,712  crore.  Out  of  this,  so  far  about  4,350  km  length  of  roads  have  been developed.

(d) The development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process. The works on NHs, including those in the remote and undeveloped areas, are, accordingly, taken up depending upon inter-se  priority,  traffic  density  and  availability  of  funds.  The  details  of  projects  taken  up  in  the periphery of of Hooghly, West Bengal, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi/NCR and Purnea, Bihar, are annexed .

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2266

ANSWERED ON 8 TH  MARCH, 2018

## CONNECTING REMOTE AREAS

2266.   SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: DR. RATNA DE (NAG): SHRI HARI OM PANDAY: SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

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

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2266 ANSWERED ON 08.03.2018 ASKED BY SHRI MANOJ TIWARI AND OTHERS REGARDING CONNECTING REMOTE AREAS

The details of projects taken up in the periphery of Hooghly, West Bengal, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi/NCR and Purnea, Bihar

|   Sr. No. | State         | District/ Region   | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                |   Length (km) |
|-----------|---------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|         1 | West Bengal   | Hooghly            | Fourlaning including strengthening of existing two lane pavement of NH-2 from Panagarh (km.520.103) to Palsit (km. 584.929) and Palsit to Dankuni (km.649.072) |        128.97 |
|         2 | Uttar Pradesh | Ambedkar Nagar     | 4-Laning of Ghaghara Bridge - Varanasi section of NH - 233, Package-I                                                                                          |         58.62 |
|         3 | Uttar Pradesh | Ambedkar Nagar     | 2-Laning of NH - 232 (Tanda-Raebareilly Section)                                                                                                               |        155.9  |
|         4 | Delhi         | Delhi/ NCR         | Eastern Peripheral Expressway Package-I                                                                                                                        |         22    |
|         5 | Delhi         | Delhi/ NCR         | Eastern Peripheral Expressway Package-II                                                                                                                       |         24.5  |
|         6 | Delhi         | Delhi/ NCR         | Eastern Peripheral Expressway Package-III                                                                                                                      |         24.5  |
|         7 | Delhi         | Delhi/ NCR         | Eastern Peripheral Expressway Package-IV                                                                                                                       |         22    |
|         8 | Delhi         | Delhi/ NCR         | Eastern Peripheral Expressway Package-V                                                                                                                        |         21    |
|         9 | Delhi         | Delhi/ NCR         | Eastern Peripheral Expressway Package-VI                                                                                                                       |         22    |
|        10 | Delhi         | Delhi/ NCR         | Delhi - Meerut Expressway Package-I                                                                                                                            |          8.72 |
|        11 | Delhi         | Delhi/ NCR         | Delhi - Meerut Expressway Package-II                                                                                                                           |         19.28 |
|        12 | Delhi         | Delhi/ NCR         | Delhi - Meerut Expressway Package-III                                                                                                                          |         22.27 |
|        13 | Delhi         | Delhi/ NCR         | Delhi - Meerut Expressway Package-IV                                                                                                                           |         31.78 |
|        14 | Bihar         | Purnea             | Maheshkhunt - Saharsa - Purnea of NH 107                                                                                                                       |         87.96 |

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