Lok Sabha Question No. 2556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: State Roads for Consideration as New Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2556 ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2018

## STATE ROADS FOR CONSIDERATION AS NEW HIGHWAYS

## 2556.  SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH: SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  has  approved  12  State  roads  in principle for consideration as new highways for the State during the  years 2015, 2016 and 2017;
- (b) the details of roads of Odisha have approved in principle as National Highway during the last year;
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Union  Government  for  declaration  of  these  roads  as  National Highway;
- (d) the time by which the declaration would be completed and improvement works likely to start; and
- (e) whether the State Government of Odisha has submitted 8 projects to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, if so, the present status of these projects?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (e) 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, including about 4,550 km length of NHs in the State of Odisha; this has been enhanced to about 1,29,709 km since then,  including  about  5,727  km  in  the  State  of  Odisha.  Apart  from  this,  the  Ministry  has approved 'In-Principle' about 51,940 km length of State roads as new NHs including about 1,817 km length of State roads in the State of Odisha subject to outcome of their Detailed Project  Reports  (DPRs)  and  initiatives  have  been  taken  for  their  DPR  preparations.  The details  of  such  State  roads  approved  'In-Principle'  in  the State of Odisha during last three years are Annexed.

Development and maintenance of NHs is  a  continuous  process  and  works  on  NHs, including  the  newly  declared  NHs,  are  accordingly  taken  up  from  time  to  time  as  per  the available  resources,  inter-se  priority  and  traffic  density  to  keep  the  NHs  in  traffic  worthy conditions with due consideration to stipulated standards and quality requirements.

The  State  Government  of  Odisha  recently  submitted  proposal  for  declaration  of  9 stretches of State roads as new NHs out of the  State roads approved 'In-Principle' as new NHs. However, it is premature to consider declaration of any of these State roads as new NHs pending finalization of their DPRs and outcomes thereof.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2556 ANSWERED ON 02.08.2018 ASKED BY SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH AND SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA REGARDING STATE ROADS FOR CONSIDERATION AS NEW HIGHWAYS

The stretch-wise details of State roads approved 'In-Principle' in the State of Odisha during last three years

| Sr. No.   | Stretch                                                                                                                                                                    | Tentative length (in km)   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2015-16   | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                    | 2015-16                    |
| 1         | Palsa - Parlakhemundi-Ramanaguda-Bissamcuttak-Muniguda-Bhabanipatna- Kharial-Bangomunda-Patnagarh-Padmapur-Odisha/ Chhattisgarh Border- Junction with NH- 6 in Chattisgarh | 359                        |
| 2         | Naranpur (kheonjhar)-Kaliahata-Kankadahada-Kamakhyanagar                                                                                                                   | 100                        |
| 3         | Junction with NH-5A (new NH 53) near Kndrapara-Chandbali-Dharma- Junctionof NH-5 (GQ) (New NH-16) near Bhadrak                                                             | 110                        |
| 4         | Badakera (Angul)-Hindol- Ganja-Daspallah-Bhanjanagar                                                                                                                       | 120                        |
| 5         | Junction of NH-5(GQ) (New NH No. 16) near Jankia-Chandanpur                                                                                                                | 40                         |
| 6         | Balangir-Patnagarh-Harishankar-Nrusinghnath-Paikamal-Nuaparha                                                                                                              | 130                        |
| 7         | Chakradharpur- Sonua-Goelkera- Manoharpur-Jaraikela - upto Dhabaleswar on NH-143 ( Length in Jharkhand =106 Km, Odisha = 36 Km)                                            | 36                         |
| 8         | Hatgamahria-Balandia-Majhiaon-Benisagar upto junction with NH-49 near Singada ( Lenghth in Jharkhand =58 Km, Odisha = 7 Km)                                                | 7                          |
|           | Sub Total                                                                                                                                                                  | 902                        |
| 2016-17   | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                    | 2016-17                    |
| 9         | Bhubaneshwar- Athgarh- Samarpur- Majdherpur (Mahidharpur)                                                                                                                  | 115                        |
| 10        | Digapahandi (at NH- 326) - Haridakhandi (on NH-59)                                                                                                                         | 25                         |
| 11        | Jharsuguda (on NH-49) - Karamdihi- Subdega- Balishankara - up to junction with NH-43 near Ludang (Pathalgaon) (on NH-43) (Odisha= 77 km; Jharkhand= 55 km)                 | 77                         |
| 12        | Khalikote - Kodala- Budhamba- Boirani- Koinphulia- Aska                                                                                                                    | 52                         |
| 13        | SAMBALPUR BYPASS                                                                                                                                                           | 10                         |
| 14        | CUTTACK - KANDARPUR                                                                                                                                                        | 14                         |
| 15        | KANDARPUR - TARAPUR                                                                                                                                                        | 23                         |
| 16        | TARAPUR - KANDHATARI                                                                                                                                                       | 5                          |
| 17        | KANDHATARI-JUNCTION WITH NH-53                                                                                                                                             | 34                         |
| 18        | KAINSIR - JHARSUGUDA                                                                                                                                                       | 47                         |
| 19        | JHARSUGUDA - KERAI                                                                                                                                                         | 28                         |
| 20        | KAREI-SUNDARGARH                                                                                                                                                           | 7                          |
| 21        | LITIBEDA - JORAM                                                                                                                                                           | 35                         |
| 22        | Anandpur on NH-20-Satkosia-Thakumunda-Kaplipada-Udala-Baripada on NH-18 (Satkosia)                                                                                         | 141                        |
| 23        | Khordha (NH-57 ) -Chandka- Cuttack                                                                                                                                         | 37                         |
| 24        | Baleshwar on NH-18 extend to Chandipur                                                                                                                                     | 11                         |
| 25        | Sundargarh-Ujalpur-Sarapgarh-Tildega-Konpara-Bagbahar-Ludang on NH-43. (Total Length= 146 km; Odisha= 102 km; Chhatisgarh= 44)                                             | 102                        |
| 26        | Malkangiri on NH 326- Chintapalle- Narsipattanam- Waddadi- Chodavaram- Sabbavaram (Total length=233 km; Andhra Pradesh= 165 km; Odisha= 68 km)                             | 68                         |
|           | Sub Total                                                                                                                                                                  | 831                        |
| 2017-18   | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                    | 2017-18                    |
| 27        | Sohela-Bijepur-Barpali-Naikenpali-Binka-Sardhanpali-Sonepur                                                                                                                | 84                         |
|           | Sub Total                                                                                                                                                                  | 84                         |
|           | Grand Total                                                                                                                                                                | 1817                       |

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