Lok Sabha Question No. 1113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Ongoing National Highway Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1113

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2017

## ONGOING NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS

## 1113.   SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to complete the ongoing National Highways development in a time bound manner, if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (b) the  progress  and  status  of  National  Highway  development  works  in  the  State  of  Kerala including Kollam;
- (c) the initiatives of the Government  for  development  of Kollam-Kottavasal National Highway; and
- (d) the  present  status  and  progress  of  the  work  and  the  proposed  date  of  completion  of  the work?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) Yes, Madam. The works are being monitored by Supervision consultant/ Authority Engineer on day to day basis and also by State PWD of Kerala/Ministry/ NHAI.
- (b) 8 Nos. of National Highway development works in a length of 198km are in progress in the State of Kerala. The details are at Annexure-I.
- (c) and (d)   Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Kollam-Kottavasal NH-744 for its development to two lane with paved shoulder standard is in progress.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1113 FOR ANSWER ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2017 ASKED BY SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN  REGARDING  ONGOING  NATIONAL  HIGHWAY  PROJECTS asked by SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN.

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## Status of major ongoing National Highway works in the State of Kerala

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Project                                                                                        |   Total length (in Km.) |   Length completed (in Km.) |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | 6-laning of Vadakkanchery- Thrissur section of NH-544 on BOT(Toll) basis                                   |                   28.35 |                       22    |
|         2 | 4-laning of Thiruvananthapuram Bypass from Kazhakuttom to Mukkola on NH-66 under EPC mode                  |                   26.8  |                       20.25 |
|         3 | 4-laning of Thiruvananthapuram Bypass from Mukkola to Kerala/Tamilnadu Border on NH-66 under EPC mode      |                   16.2  |                        0    |
|         4 | 4-laning of Thalassery - Mahe Bypass on NH-66 on EPC mode                                                  |                   18.6  |                        0    |
|         5 | Construction of Alappuzha bypass on NH-66 on EPC Mode                                                      |                    6.8  |                        0    |
|         6 | Construction of Kollam bypass on NH-66 on EPC Mode                                                         |                   13    |                        1.6  |
|         7 | Widening to 2 lane with paved shoulders from Nattukal to Thanau Jn in Palakkad of NH 966 on EPC Mode       |                   46.72 |                        0    |
|         8 | Rehablitation and upgradation of NH-85 from Bodimettu to Munnar to 2 lane with paved shoulders on EPC Mode |                   41.78 |                        0    |

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