Lok Sabha Question No. 5468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Construction of Roads under CRF in Punjab
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ravneet Singh, Amar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5468

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS UNDER CRF IN PUNJAB

5468. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU: DR. AMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government has received proposals from the Government of Punjab for construction of roads under Central Road Fund (CRF) and to undertake new highway projects;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the details of roads approved and funds released from CRF during the said period; and
- (d) the present status of these road projects?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  to  (d)  The  details  of  proposals  approved  during  the  last  three  years  in  the  State  of    Punjab under  Central  Road  Fund  (CRF)  along  with  the  present  status  of  these  projects  are  given  at Annexure . With the amendment of CRF Act, 2000, through Finance Act, 2018 and replacing the earlier  Act  with  new  Act  viz.  'Central  Road  and  Infrastructure  Fund  Act,  2000',  sanction  of schemes for the State Roads is no longer a function of the Central Government.

The funds released under CRF to the State of Punjab during the last three years and current year are given below:-

| Financial Year   |   Funds released in Rs. crore |
|------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2016-17          |                         71.3  |
| 2017-18          |                        162.68 |
| 2018-19          |                        170.11 |
| 2019-20          |                         54.74 |

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5468 FOR ANSWER ON 25 TH  JULY, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI RAVNEET  SINGH  BITTU AND  DR. AMAR  SINGH  REGARDING  CONSTRUCTION  OF ROADS UNDER CRF IN PUNJAB.

| Sr. No.   | Name of the Work                                                                                                           | Length (In km)   | Amount (In lakh)   | Status of work   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
| 2016-17   | 2016-17                                                                                                                    | 2016-17          | 2016-17            | 2016-17          |
| 1         | Widening/Strengthening of Malout-Fazilka road (Km. 0.00 to 21.00)                                                          | 21.00            | 2987.96            | Work completed   |
| 2         | Widening of Malout-Fazilka Road (Km. 34.00 to 48.86)                                                                       | 27.86            | 3044.00            | Work completed   |
| 3         | Widening/Strengthening of Baranala- Bajakhana Road Km 29.29-58.26                                                          | 27.77            | 2517.25            | Work in progress |
| 4         | Widening/strengthening Section Jalandhar- Jandiala-Nurmehal-Taiwan Road Km 5.21 to 34.37                                   | 29.36            | 2974.52            | Work in progress |
| 5         | Widening/strengthening of Patiala-Bhadson road RD. 8.00 to 11.00                                                           | 16.80            | 2031.79            | Work completed   |
| 6         | Widening/Improvement of Patti-Khem Karan road MDR-62 (RD. 0.00 to 27.06)                                                   | 27.06            | 3847.51            | Work in progress |
| 7         | Upgradation of Patti Tarn Taran Road                                                                                       | 18.75            | 2834.30            | Work in progress |
| 8         | Widening/strengthening Kapurthala to Subhanpur road                                                                        | 11.40            | 1558.91            | Work in progress |
| 9         | Widen. of Gidderbaha (NH-07) Malout- Bathinda road to Doda (NH-754) Bathinda- Mukatsar Sahib road) via Kot Bhai- Chhatiana | 21.95            | 1220.64            | Work in progress |
| 10        | 4-laning of Amritsar-Chogawan-Rania road section Amritsar-Ram Tirath Km 0.00 to 12.15                                      | 12.15            | 6747.42            | Work in progress |
| 11        | Strengthening of Patiala-Ghulla-Cheka Road RD. 6.60-31.80 (Except Km 24.60-26.60)                                          | 23.20            | 1594.62            | Work completed   |
| 12        | Widening of Morinda-Chunni road                                                                                            | 16.35            | 4081.44            | Work in progress |
| 13        | Widening/Srengthening of Bhadargarh-Seel Ghanour-Shambhu Road Km 0.00-15.10                                                | 28.00            | 4897.18            | Work in progress |
| 14        | Mukerian-Talwara-Mubarikpur road upto H.P. Boundary.                                                                       | 45.70            | 7711.67            | Work in progress |

|   15 | Widening of Mamoon Madhopur road Km 0.00-16.30                                                                          |   16.30 |   2768.07 | Work in progress   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-----------|--------------------|
|   16 | Strengthening of Machhiwara- Rahon- Nawanshahar road. (MDR-53) Km 33.600 to 55.100                                      |    21.5 |   1690.86 | Work completed     |
|   17 | Bhaghta-Bhai Ka to Kotha Guru                                                                                           |     4.5 |    444.17 | Work in progress   |
|   18 | Widening/improvement of Amritsar Pathankot Road (NH-15) to Amritsar Mehta road (NH) via Sirhala Tahli Sahib Mehmoodpur. |    24.7 |   2564.06 | Work completed     |
|   19 | Widening/Improvement of Amritsar-Sohian to Amritsar-Mehta via Majitha-Kathunangal- Tahli Sahib-Boparai                  |    31.7 |   2172.67 | Work completed     |

## 2017-18

No proposal has been submitted by the Government of Punjab during 2017-18.

## 2018-19

|   1 | Sangrur Bhalwan Road to Dhuri Via Ganga Singh wala, Zulamgarh, Saron, Mann wala                                                                                   |   16.14 |   944.20 | Work in progress   |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------|--------------------|
|   2 | Sangrur Patiala road (NH-07) to SH-11 via Mangwal, Thalesan, Akoi sahib                                                                                           |   13.55 |   792.53 | Work in progress   |
|   3 | SH-12A to Sangrur Nabha Road via Roshanwala, Raisinghwala, Sangatpura, Ghumand Singh wala, Gehlan, Ditupur, Nandgarh                                              |   16.76 |  1093.62 | Work in progress   |
|   4 | NH-07 to Bhawanigarh Samana Road via Munshiwala , Kadrabad, Namadha, Ghajewas                                                                                     |   10.1  |   654.13 | Work in progress   |
|   5 | NH-07 to SH-12A (BSBK road) via Rampura, Reitgarh to Kapial, Akbarpur, Nagra                                                                                      |   19.2  |  1083    | Work in progress   |
|   6 | Reconstruction of minor bridge at Km 108.735 of Sangrur-Patran-Khanauri road (bypassed section)                                                                   |    0    |   132    | Work in progress   |
|   7 | Strengthning &Raising of Elwal Chowk to Sunam via Sangrur Upli Chathe Lakhminwala including Mata Gujri School road including improvement of T-junction at Sangrur |   30.55 |  1756.83 | Work in progress   |
|   8 | Strengthning &Raising of Gandhi Nagar to Bhalwan via Bhawanigarh Kakra, Gehlan, Sakroudi, Rasulpur Channa                                                         |   11.66 |  1016.37 | Work in progress   |

|   9 | Widening &Strengthning of Sunam Lehra road to Kohrian via Chhajli Sangtiwala Bhaike Pishour.                                                                                              |   12.30 |   528.12 | Work in progress   |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------|--------------------|
|  10 | Widening &Strengthning of Lehragaga to Duggal Road via Khandebad, Kalbanjara, Jaloor, Raidharana, Shadihari, Nihalgarh                                                                    |   25.4  |  1683.1  | Work in progress   |
|  11 | Widening &Strengthning of Badbar to Sunam via Longowal                                                                                                                                    |   18.23 |  1255.9  | Work in progress   |
|  12 | Strengthning &Raising of Sant Harchand Singh Ji Longowal Marg (Gurudwara Kambowal to Gidriani via Shahpur Kalan, Jharon , Cheema , Tolewal , Dharmgarh& Fatehgarh (3.75 mtr. carriageway) |   37.42 |  1120.89 | Work in progress   |
|  13 | Widening &Strengthning of Sunam Jagatpura Khadial Tarranjikhera upto Sullar (NH-71)                                                                                                       |   20.75 |   631.53 | Work in progress   |
|  14 | Widening &Strengthning of Kishangarh To Dehlan Via Ladal, Kotra, Rampura Jawahrwala, Gobindpura Jawahwala, Lehal Kalan                                                                    |   20.6  |   959.12 | Work in progress   |
|  15 | Widening &Strengthning of Chhahar to Lehra Bus Stand via Bhaike Pishore, Shekuwas &Ramgarh Sandhuan                                                                                       |   17.7  |   520.65 | Work in progress   |
|  16 | Widening &Strengthning of Sant Attar Singh ji Marg                                                                                                                                        |   22    |   573.36 | Work in progress   |
|  17 | Widening &Strengthning of Lehra to Mandvi Road via Khai, Lehal Khurd, Bhutal Kalan, Bhutal khurd, Bhatuan, Hamirgarh                                                                      |   18    |   675.09 | Work in progress   |
|  18 | Widening &Strengthning of Sunam to Bareta via Bakhsiwala Ugrahan Fatehagarh (Section Bakhshiwala to Nellowal road)                                                                        |   20.6  |   526.16 | Work in progress   |
|  19 | Widening &Strengthning of Lehragaga to Chottian via Rampura Jawahrwala, Gobindpura Jawahrwala, Bakhora Kalan                                                                              |   12.25 |   536.42 | Work in progress   |
|  20 | Widening &Strengthning of Chhajli to Dirba via Chathe Nanhere, Janal road                                                                                                                 |   17.5  |   969.97 | Work in progress   |
|  21 | Widening &Strengthning of Sunam Lehra Road to Samadh, SUS College Veternary Hospital , Sitasar Mandir to BSBK Road to Mata Modi Chowk to Aggarsain Chowk upto SUS Chowk Sunam             |    8.65 |   359.91 | Work in progress   |

|   22 | Widening &Strengthning of Cheema to Jakhepal Ugraha Chhajla to Sunam Lehra Road                                                                                     |   16.00 |   645.41 | Work in progress   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------|--------------------|
|   23 | Improvement / Upgradation (wdg. 7.00mtr to 10.00mtr / stg.) of Pakhoke- Bhadaur-Bajakhana Road km 11.79 to 29.29                                                    |   17.5  |  1444.5  | Work in progress   |
|   24 | Widening &Strengthening of Pakho Kalan (on Barnala-Mansa road) to Railway PhatakTapa                                                                                |   11.21 |   750    | Work in progress   |
|   25 | Widening &Strengthening of Bhikhi- Budhlada-Ratia Road up to Haryana Boarder.                                                                                       |   20.55 |  2800    | Work in progress   |
|   26 | Widening and Strengthening of Baghapurana Nathana Bhagta Bhucho Road                                                                                                |   28.62 |  2399.4  | Work in progress   |
|   27 | Strengthening of Guru Gobind Singh Marg. (Section: Singh to Chamkaur Sahib)                                                                                         |   15.15 |   405    | Work in progress   |
|   28 | Widening &Strengthening of Muktsar- Guruharsahai road Km 14.00 to 27.65=13.65 Km (ODR-FZR-16)                                                                       |   13.65 |  1064.62 | Work in progress   |
|   29 | Widening &strengthening of Faridkot- Sadak-Deepsinghwala-Guruharsahai-Goluka road from Km 1.80 to 43.96 including improvement of Sadak chowk towards Ferozepur side |   42.16 |  4018    | Work in progress   |
|   30 | Constn. of Twin Bridges on Rajasthan Feeder 7 span 9.50 mtr each and Sirhand Feeder 3 spn 11.00 mtr each on Faridkot-Bir Chahal road at RD 1.55 &1.62               |    8.85 |  1400    | Work in progress   |
|   31 | Widening &Strengthning of Malerkotla- Raikot Road to Km-48 Barnala-Raikot Road                                                                                      |   28    |   968.87 | Work in progress   |
|   32 | Strengthening of Attari-Chogawan-Ajnala road from Km 6.00 to 25.00                                                                                                  |   19    |  1287.83 | Work in progress   |
|   33 | Widening from 5.50 to 7.00 mtr. of Amritsar Sohian Fatehgarh Churian Road from Km 7.00 to 26.68                                                                     |   19.68 |  1563.95 | Work in progress   |
|   34 | 4- laning of Chandigarh-Landran-Chuni- Sirhind road from km 38.000 To 46.970                                                                                        |    8.97 |  2115.25 | Work in progress   |
|   35 | Strengthening of Rurki to Chanrdhal                                                                                                                                 |   12.4  |   855    | Work in progress   |

| 36                                                                         | Widening and Strengthening of Machhiwara Rahon road to Kohara, Sahnewal Dehlon- Pakhowal to Dakha Barnala Road   | 53.050                                                                     | 3859.43                                                                    | Work in progress                                                           |
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| 37                                                                         | Widening and Strengthening of road from Balachor to Nurpur Bedi.                                                 | 26.00                                                                      | 2317.48                                                                    | Work in progress                                                           |
| 38                                                                         | Widening and Strengthening of Patti to Sirhali road                                                              | 11.68                                                                      | 752.54                                                                     | Work in progress                                                           |
| 2019-20                                                                    | 2019-20                                                                                                          | 2019-20                                                                    | 2019-20                                                                    | 2019-20                                                                    |
| No proposal has been submitted by the Government of Punjab during 2019-20. | No proposal has been submitted by the Government of Punjab during 2019-20.                                       | No proposal has been submitted by the Government of Punjab during 2019-20. | No proposal has been submitted by the Government of Punjab during 2019-20. | No proposal has been submitted by the Government of Punjab during 2019-20. |

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