Lok Sabha Question No. 3881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Completion of NH Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3881 ANSWERED ON 3 RD  JANUARY, 2019

## COMPLETION OF NH PROJECTS

## 3881.   SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether many National Highway (NH) projects have been identified for completion by 2019;
- (b) if so, the number of such pending projects in the country including in Maharashtra, Statewise;
- (c) the States where problem of land acquisition is coming in the way of non-completion of these NH projects;
- (d) whether the Government is regularly monitoring with the concerned State officials  for better implementation and expedition of the projects in various parts of the country; and
- (e) if so, the number of such meetings held during the last year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (e) The  State-wise  details  of  major  projects  which  are  about  to  get  completed unhindered  by  the  end  of  March  2019  across  the  country  including  Maharashtra  is  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. To expedite completion of  these  projects  various  steps  are  taken  which  include  streamlining  of  land  acquisition  & environment  clearances,  premium  re-scheduling,  close  coordination  with  other  Ministries, revamping of dispute resolution mechanism, frequent reviews at various levels etc. In order to ensure timely completion of the projects, regular meetings are held with project developers, State Governments and contractors at all levels.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3881  FOR  ANSWER  ON  03.01.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE REGARDING COMPLETION OF NH PROJECTS.

## State-wise details of the major projects which are about to get completed by March 2019 including projects in Maharashtra

| S No   | State/UTs           |   Numbers of Projects |
|--------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh      |                    17 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh   |                     9 |
| 3      | Assam               |                    18 |
| 4      | Bihar               |                    16 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh        |                    15 |
| 6      | Goa                 |                     2 |
| 7      | Gujarat             |                     7 |
| 8      | Gujarat/Maharashtra |                     1 |
| 9      | Haryana             |                     9 |
| 10     | Haryana/UP          |                     3 |
| 11     | Haryana/Rajasthan   |                     1 |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh    |                     4 |
| 13     | Jammu &Kashmir      |                     2 |
| 14     | Jharkhand           |                     2 |
| 15     | Karnataka           |                    18 |
| 16     | Kerala              |                     3 |
| 17     | Madhya Pradesh      |                    17 |
| 18     | MP/Maharashtra      |                     1 |
| 19     | Maharashtra         |                    31 |
| 20     | Meghalaya           |                     2 |
| 21     | Mizoram             |                     3 |
| 22     | Odisha              |                    21 |
| 23     | Punjab              |                     8 |
| 24     | Rajasthan           |                    18 |
| 25     | Sikkim              |                     2 |
| 26     | Tamil Nadu          |                     6 |
| 27     | Telangana           |                     7 |
| 28     | Tripura             |                     2 |
| 29     | Uttar Pradesh       |                    34 |
| 30     | Uttarakhand         |                     3 |
| 31     | Uttarakhand/UP      |                     1 |
| 32     | West Bengal         |                    12 |
|        | TOTAL               |                   295 |