Lok Sabha Question No. 258 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: New National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 258

ANSWERED ON 05 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## NEW NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## *258.  SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

| Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औििाजमार्ग मंत्री   | Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औििाजमार्ग मंत्री                                                                             |
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| be pleased to state:                                                            | be pleased to state:                                                                                                                                      |
| (a)                                                                             | whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the Government of Kerala for new national highways under the Bharatmala Pariyojana in Kerala; |
| (b)                                                                             | if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon;                                                                                           |
| (c)                                                                             | whether the Government has finalized the width of national highways in Kerala; and                                                                        |
| (d)                                                                             | if so, the details thereof?                                                                                                                               |
| ANSWER                                                                          | ANSWER                                                                                                                                                    |
| THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)         | THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)                                                                                   |
| (a) to (d)                                                                      | A statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                                                                            |

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 258 ON 5 TH  DECEMBER, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH REGARDING ' NEW NATIONAL HIGHWAYS'

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- (a) & (b) The Government of India had approved Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I in October, 2017 with an aggregate length of about 34,800 km (including 10,000 km residual NHDP stretches) at  an  estimated  outlay  of  Rs.  5,35,000.00  crores  for  development  of  about  9,000  km  length  of Economic  corridors,  about  6,000  km  length  of  Inter-corridor  and  feeder  roads,  about  5,000  km length  of  National  Corridors  Efficiency  improvements,  about  2,000  km  length  of  Border  and International  connectivity  roads,  about  2,000  km  length  of  Coastal  and  port  connectivity  roads, about 800 km length of Expressways including in the State of Kerala. Development of highway stretches is taken up post finalisation of alignment, cost estimates, land acquisition requirement etc. based on outcome of DPR/ Feasibility Study, project viability, inter-se-priority and availability of funds. Till now, 04 nos. projects with an aggregate length of about 51 km with total cost as Rs. 3,386 crores approximately have been approved under Bharatmala Pariyojana in the State of Kerala.
- (c) & (d) It has been decided with concurrence of Government of Kerala to restrict the Right Of Way (ROW) width of National Highways (old no. 17 and 47) to 45m in the state of Kerala.

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