Lok Sabha Question No. 5442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: National Highway Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Bhagwanth Khuba, Nalin Kumar Kateel, Andimuthu Raja, Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5442

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2019

## NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS

## 5442.  SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI A. RAJA:

SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  on-going/pending  NH  projects  in  the  country  along  with  the  funds allocated,  sanctioned  and  utilised  for  the  purpose  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether some of these projects are facing huge cost/ time overrun and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the intial estimated cost and targeted time for completion thereof;
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to complete the pending projects within the stipulated time limit and without cost overrun;
- (d) the length of NHs constructed during the said period in the country, State/ UT-wise;
- (e) the details of State Highways converted into NHs in the State of Karnataka during the said period;
- (f) the target set by the Union Government for construction of NH in Karnataka during the current financial year along with the funds allocated for the purpose; and
- (g) the  details  of  mechanism  established  by  the  Government  to  monitor  and  check  the construction quality and maintenance work of NHs ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) The State/UT-wise details of the on-going NH projects in the country as on 31.03.2019 are at Annexure-I. The details of  funds allocated and utilised for construction/ development of NHs during the last three years and the current year are at Annexure-II.

(b) & (c) There are 453 development projects under this Ministry which 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.  To  fast track  these  projects,  various  steps  such  as  streamlining  of  land  acquisition  &  environment clearances,  premium  re-scheduling,  close  coordination  with  other  Ministries,  revamping  of dispute resolution mechanism, frequent review meetings with project developers, State Governments and contractors at various levels etc. have been taken up.

(d) The State/UT-wise details of  length of NHs constructed in the country during the last three years are at Annexure-III.

(e) The details of State Roads including State Highways converted into NHs in the State of Karnataka during the last three years are as follows:

| Year      |   Length of State Roads converted into NHs |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2016-2017 |                                        259 |
| 2017-2018 |                                        889 |
| 2018-2019 |                                        132 |

(f) The target set by the Ministry for construction of NHs in Karnataka during the current financial  year  2019-20  is  375  km.  An  amount  of  Rs.  625  Crore  have  been  allocated  for development of NHs  in the  State of Karnataka during current financial year 2019-20 at present.

(g) There is a well-established mechanism for monitoring/ testing of quality of construction/ development  of  work  of  NHs  by  engaging  a  Consultancy  firm  of  repute  as  Supervision Consultant/ Independent Consultant/ Authority Engineer. They supervise/ monitor the quality of work as per procedures laid down in various codes published by Indian Roads Congress (IRC), manuals & Ministry's specifications for Road and Bridge works, etc. The routine inspections are also  done  by  departmental  Engineers  on  regular  basis  to  assess  quality  of  construction  and maintenance of road.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  5442  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.07.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BHAGWANTH KHUBA AND OTHERS REGARDING  NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

The State/ UT-wise details of the on-going NH projects in the country as on 31.03.2019

| Sl.No.   | State             |   Number of On-going NHProjects |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                              63 |
| 2        | A &N Island       |                               8 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh |                              48 |
| 4        | Assam             |                              66 |
| 5        | Bihar             |                              66 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      |                              63 |
| 7        | Delhi             |                              13 |
| 8        | Goa               |                              16 |
| 9        | Gujarat           |                              53 |
| 10       | Haryana           |                              39 |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh  |                              44 |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir    |                              24 |
| 13       | Jharkhand         |                              43 |
| 14       | Karnataka         |                              84 |
| 15       | Kerala            |                              26 |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh    |                              67 |
| 17       | Maharashtra       |                             219 |
| 18       | Manipur           |                              25 |
| 19       | Meghalaya         |                              10 |
| 20       | Mizoram           |                               9 |
| 21       | Nagaland          |                              23 |
| 22       | Odisha            |                              48 |
| 23       | Puducherry        |                               2 |
| 24       | Punjab            |                              60 |
| 25       | Rajasthan         |                              59 |
| 26       | Sikkim            |                              13 |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu        |                              79 |
| 28       | Telangana         |                              38 |
| 29       | Tripura           |                               8 |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh     |                              67 |
| 31       | Uttarakhand       |                              61 |
| 32       | West Bengal       |                              51 |
| Total    |                   |                            1495 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  5442  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.07.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BHAGWANTH KHUBA AND OTHERS REGARDING  NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

Details of  funds allocated and utilised for Construction/ Development of NHs during the last three years and current year

| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs/ Schemes/ Agency                                                                                 | 2016-17     | 2016-17     | 2017-18      | 2017-18      | 2018-19   | 2018-19      | 2019-20       | 2019-20   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|--------------|---------------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs/ Schemes/ Agency                                                                                 | Alloc.      | Expd.       | Alloc.       | Expd.        | Alloc.    | Expd.        | Alloc. Expd.* |           |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                               | 2,010       | 2,015       | 1,781        | 1,781        | 2,260     | 2,054        | 981.75        |           |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                            | 100         | 91          | 62           | 62           | 90        | 89           | 50.00         |           |
| 3         | Assam                                                                                                        | 177         | 138         | 308          | 308          | 414       | 421          | 200.00        |           |
| 4         | Bihar                                                                                                        | 1,363       | 1,332       | 1,690        | 1,524        | 1,598     | 1,554        | 1,170.00      |           |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                 | 1,553       | 1,496       | 1,108        | 1,072        | 1,831     | 2,345        | 360.00        |           |
| 6         | Goa                                                                                                          | 400         | 435         | 527          | 527          | 940       | 973          | 550.00        |           |
| 7         | Gujarat                                                                                                      | 252         | 213         | 166          | 163          | 392       | 390          | 160.00        |           |
| 8         | Haryana                                                                                                      | 150         | 161         | 105          | 105          | 330       | 375          | 80.00         |           |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                             | 211         | 182         | 307          | 306          | 351       | 328          | 50.00         |           |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                               | 40          | 23          | 35           | 35           | 45        | 44           | 50.00         |           |
| 11        | Jharkhand                                                                                                    | 200         | 213         | 261          | 261          | 320       | 320          | 90.00         |           |
| 12        | Karnataka                                                                                                    | 784         | 872         | 1,241        | 1,203        | 1,630     | 1,561        | 625.00        |           |
| 13        | Kerala                                                                                                       | 260         | 238         | 172          | 172          | 280       | 301          | 160.00        |           |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                               | 1,760       | 1,559       | 855          | 855          | 1,665     | 884          | 940.00        |           |
| 15        | Maharashtra                                                                                                  | 1,372       | 1,154       | 2,966        | 2,964        | 7,051     | 7,445        | 5,370.00      |           |
| 16        | Manipur                                                                                                      | 25          | 19          | 76           | 75           | 260       | 260          | 100.00        |           |
| 17        | Meghalaya                                                                                                    | 41          | 28          | 30           | 28           | 71        | 58           | 75.00         |           |
| 18        | Mizoram                                                                                                      | 40          | 46          | 41           | 41           | 80        | 80           | 80.00         |           |
| 19        | Nagaland                                                                                                     | 50          | 39          | 38           | 38           | 200       | 200          | 125.00        |           |
|           | Rajasthan                                                                                                    |             |             |              |              |           |              |               |           |
| 21        | Punjab                                                                                                       | 2,741       | 2,702       | 746          | 746          | 786       | 808          | 610.00        |           |
| 22        | Sikkim                                                                                                       | 965         | 1,013       | 888          | 886          | 1,296     | 1,290        | 667.00        |           |
| 23        |                                                                                                              | 0           | 0           | 5            | 5            | 1         | 0 884        | 1.00          |           |
| 24 25     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                   | 575 380     | 640         | 664 410      | 664 410      | 870 1,220 |              | 200.00        |           |
| 26        | Telangana Tripura                                                                                            | 5           | 358 2       | 61           | 61           | 50        | 1,213 50     | 720.00 40.00  |           |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                | 1,849       | 1,821       | 1,111        | 1,107        | 2,040     | 1,996        | 855.00        |           |
| 28        | Uttarakhand                                                                                                  | 333         | 314         | 981          | 980          | 1,000     | 1,011        | 500.00        |           |
| 29        | West Bengal                                                                                                  | 1,334       | 1,223       | 1,230        | 1,185        | 991       | 980          | 550.00        |           |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                    | 0           |             | 0            | 0            | 0         | 0            | 0.42          |           |
| 31        | Chandigarh                                                                                                   | 2           | 0 1         | 5            | 5            | 2         | 1            | 1.00          |           |
| 32        | Delhi                                                                                                        | 1           | 1           | 36           | 23           | 3         | 0            | 3.00          |           |
| 33        | Puducherry                                                                                                   | 20          | 14          | 14           | 14           | 30        | 13           | 6.00          |           |
|           | Other projects under                                                                                         | 781         | 780         | 214          | 212          | 3         | 2            | 4.00          |           |
| 34        | NH(O)* National Highways                                                                                     |             |             |              |              | 11,569    |              | 13,424.00     |           |
| 35 36     | Authority of India (NHAI)- Cess* NHAI- Toll                                                                  | 2,327 7,500 | 2,327 7,500 | 12,429 8,462 | 12,429 8,462 | 9,570     | 11,569 9,570 | 10,600.00     |           |
| 37        | NHAI- NH(O)                                                                                                  | 5,389       | 5,389       | 3,900        | 3,900        | 0         | 0            |               |           |
| 38        | NHAI_TOT                                                                                                     |             |             |              |              | 9,682     | 9,682        | 10,000.00     |           |
| 39        | National Highways &Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) under                                | 72          | 72          | 296          | 296          | 1,000     | 1,000        | 475.00        |           |
| 40        | NH(O)* Border Roads Organization (BRO) *                                                                     | 0           | 0           | 0            | 0            | 135       | 135          | 100.00        |           |
| 41        | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Package* | 4,520       | 4,465       | 4,865        | 4,838        | 5,610     | 5,345        | 5,370.00      |           |

| 42   | Special Programme for development of Roads In Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE) including Development of Vijayawada-Ranchi Road   | 760      | 739    | 1,050    | 902      | 905      | 552      | 950.00    |        |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|--------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|--------|
| 43   | Externally Aided Projects - Head Quarters#, NHAI, NHIDCL                                                                                | 59       | 57     | 316      | 283      | 222      | 219      | 200.00    |        |
|      | Total (Budget)                                                                                                                          | 41,327   | 40,622 | 50,160   | 49,646   | 67,583   | 66,776   | 56,760    | 15,992 |
| 44   | IEBR / Borrowings by NHAI                                                                                                               | 59,279   | 33,118 | 59,279   | 50,533   | 62,000   | 61,217   | 75,000.00 | 14050  |
|      | Total (Budget + IEBR)                                                                                                                   | 1,00,606 | 73,740 | 1,09,439 | 1,00,179 | 1,29,583 | 1,27,993 | 1,31,760  | 30,042 |

*upto June, 2019

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  5442  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.07.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BHAGWANTH KHUBA AND OTHERS REGARDING  NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

The State/UT-wise details of length of National Highways constructed during the last three years

| Sr. No.   | State / UT        | Length Constructed (in km)   | Length Constructed (in km)   | Length Constructed (in km)   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | State / UT        | 2016-17                      | 2017-18                      | 2018-19                      |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 402                          | 459                          | 438                          |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 174                          | 188                          | 157                          |
| 3         | Assam             | 165                          | 302                          | 323                          |
| 4         | Bihar             | 400                          | 370                          | 333                          |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 483                          | 522                          | 397                          |
| 6         | Delhi             | 0                            | 139                          | 42                           |
| 7         | Goa               | 4                            | 20                           | 11                           |
| 8         | Gujarat           | 86                           | 189                          | 303                          |
| 9         | Haryana           | 369                          | 290                          | 226                          |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 72                           | 134                          | 157                          |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 33                           | 162                          | 95                           |
| 12        | Jharkhand         | 211                          | 236                          | 287                          |
| 13        | Karnataka         | 656                          | 768                          | 779                          |
| 14        | Kerala            | 45                           | 17                           | 121                          |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    | 475                          | 594                          | 829                          |
| 16        | Maharashtra       | 750                          | 1,345                        | 2,293                        |
| 17        | Manipur           | 4                            | 231                          | 318                          |
| 18        | Meghalaya         | 6                            | 48                           | 13                           |
| 19        | Mizoram           | 88                           | 43                           | 59                           |
| 20        | Nagaland          | 4                            | 0                            | 34                           |
| 21        | Odisha            | 490                          | 535                          | 534                          |
| 22        | Puducherry        | 8                            | 17                           | 12                           |
| 23        | Punjab            | 384                          | 357                          | 209                          |
| 24        | Rajasthan         | 1,125                        | 1,075                        | 728                          |
| 25        | Sikkim            | 0                            | 45                           | 83                           |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu        | 469                          | 307                          | 356                          |
| 27        | Telangana         | 113                          | 161                          | 370                          |
| 28        | Tripura           | 42                           | 82                           | 41                           |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh     | 584                          | 694                          | 882                          |
| 30        | Uttarakhand       | 203                          | 256                          | 237                          |
| 31        | West Bengal       | 386                          | 222                          | 127                          |
| 32        | A&N Islands       | 0                            | 21                           | 61                           |
|           | Total             | 8,231                        | 9,829                        | 10,855                       |