Lok Sabha Question No. 1544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Works of NH
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: MOHAMMAD SALIM, MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1544

ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JULY, 2018

## WORKS OF NH

## 1544.   SHRI MOHD. SALIM: SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  status  of  the  on-going  works  of  National Highways (NHs) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has identified the need to speed up the works of the NHs in the country;
- (d) the  names  of  the  States  in  which  NHs  work  is  lagging  behind  along  with  the  reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to augment the works for its early completion?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (c) 1,837 numbers of projects amounting to Rs. 6,45,199 Crore having length 61164 km are  ongoing  for  the  development  of  National  Highways  in  the  country  and  they  are  all  being reviewed  in  regular  review  meetings  which  are  held  in  Head  Quarter  as  well  as  in  Regional Offices by Ministry / NHAI / NHIDCL's Officials, concessionaires /contractors to speed up the construction.

(d) to (e) The details of the delayed projects are given at Annexure-I.  National Highway projects are  delayed  mainly  due  to  land  acquisition, utility  shifting, non-availability  of  soil/aggregate, poor  performance  of  contractors, environment/forest/wildlife  clearances, ROB  &  RUB  issues with  Railways, public  agitation  for  additional  facilities, arbitration/contractual  disputes  with contractors etc. In order to ensure timely completion of the projects, regular meetings are held with  project  developers,  State  Governments  and  contractors. 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-scheduling,  close  coordination with other Ministries, revamping of dispute resolution mechanism, frequent reviews at various levels etc.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (d)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1544  FOR  ANSWER  ON  26.07.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI MOHD. SALIM AND SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN REGARDING WORK ON NHS.

Details of the Delayed projects

| S No   | State/Scheme/Agency   |   Number of Delayed Projects |
|--------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh        |                            2 |
| 2      | Assam                 |                           11 |
| 3      | Bihar                 |                            5 |
| 4      | Chhattisgarh          |                            7 |
| 5      | Goa                   |                            1 |
| 6      | Gujarat               |                            7 |
| 7      | Haryana               |                            1 |
| 8      | Jammu &Kashmir        |                            3 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh      |                            9 |
| 10     | Jharkhand             |                           11 |
| 11     | Kerala                |                            4 |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh        |                            4 |
| 13     | Manipur               |                            1 |
| 14     | Meghalaya             |                            6 |
| 15     | Nagaland              |                            2 |
| 16     | Odisha                |                            7 |
| 17     | Punjab                |                            1 |
| 18     | Rajasthan             |                            9 |
| 19     | Tamil Nadu            |                            6 |
| 20     | Telangana             |                            3 |
| 21     | Uttar Pradesh         |                            7 |
| 22     | Uttarakhand           |                            4 |
| 23     | West Bengal           |                            7 |
| 24     | LWE                   |                           43 |
| 25     | SARDP-NE (PWD)        |                           32 |
| 26     | NHDP-IV A             |                           47 |
| 27     | VRC                   |                            5 |
| 28     | NHIIP/EAP             |                            8 |
| 29     | CHARDHAM              |                            1 |
| 30     | NHAI                  |                          138 |
| 31     | NHIDCL                |                           22 |
|        | Total                 |                          414 |

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