Lok Sabha Question No. 904 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Highway Projects under Bharatmala Pariyojana
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Saikia Dilip, Jagdambika Pal, Vijay Kumar, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 904

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  NOVEMBER, 2019

## HIGHWAY PROJECTS UNDER BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA

## 904. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a target of construction/ upgradation of 35 thousand kilometers of National Highways till the year 2022 has been fixed under the 'Bharatmala Pariyojana' in the country and if so, the details of the highways identified for inclusion under the said Pariyojana;
- (b) the  length  of  roads  constructed  alongwith  the  length  of  roads  proposed  to  be constructed under the 'Pariyojana' so far, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the funds allocated/utilised for the purpose;
- (d) the  length  of  roads  built/being  built  along  the  Indo-Nepal  border  under  the  said 'Pariyojana', State-wise;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  assigned  accountability  for  execution  of  the  projects under the 'Pariyojana' and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  those  States  will  be  given  priority  under  'Bharatmala  Pariyojana'  whose coverage of NH is less than the national average vis-a-vis population density and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) The Bharatmala Pariyojana is an umbrella programme, comprising about 65,000 km of  Highways.  Out  of  the  total  length  under  Bharatmala  Pariyojana,  24,800  km Highways (i.e. economic corridors, inter corridors, feeder routes, border roads etc.) along with 10,000 km  residual NHDP  stretches have been envisaged for construction under Phase-I of the Pariyojana over a period of 5 years i.e. from 201718  to  2021-22  for  which  Rs.  5,35,000  crores  have  been  earmarked.  The  tentative length  of  the  stretches  under  Bharatmala  Pariyojana,  State-wise  is  provided  at Annexure . Total of 255 road projects with an aggregate length of about 10,678 km have  been  approved  till  date  under  Bharatmala  Pariyojana  Phase-I  with  Total Capital Cost as Rs. 2,64,916 crores approximately. Out of these approved projects, 226 road projects with an aggregate length of about 9,561 km have been awarded for construction.
- (d) In Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I, development of Border & International Connectivity roads for a length of 2000 km has also been envisaged with outlay of Rs.  25,000  crores.  Along  Indo-Nepal  Border,  the  project  i.e.  balance  work  of Piprakothi-Motihari-Raxaul  on  NH-28A  of  about  69  km  length  and  civil  cost  of approximately Rs. 334 crore has been awarded in December, 2018 has commenced in February, 2019 with scheduled completion period of 12 months.
- (e) & (f) In order to achieve completion within the time frame, the progress of projects under Bharatmala Pariyojana is monitored regularly to ensure timely completion of DPR / feasibility  study  and  civil  works  for  the  projects.  Under  Bharatmala  Pariyojana programme,  it  has  been  envisaged  to  provide  connectivity  to  550  districts  in  the country for improvement in National Highways density across the country.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 904 FOR ANSWER ON 21-11-2019 ASKED BY SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK,  SHRI  DILIP  SAIKIA,  SHRI  JAGDAMBIKA  PAL,  SHRI  VIJAY  KUMAR, SHRI  JASWANT  SINGH  BHABHOR,  SHRI  NARANBHAI  KACHHADIYA,  SHRI PRADEEP  KUMAR  SINGH  AND  SHRIMATI  RATHVA  GITABEN  VAJESINGBHAI REGARDING ' HIGHWAY PROJECTS UNDER BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA '.

State-wise details of roads and highways envisaged under BharatmalaPariyojana.

|   Sr. no. | State            | Approximate length (km)   |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | 3,600                     |
|         2 | Assam            | 2,190                     |
|         3 | Bihar            | 1,670                     |
|         4 | Chhattisgarh     | 950                       |
|         5 | Delhi            | 20                        |
|         6 | Goa              | 200                       |
|         7 | Gujarat          | 4,200                     |
|         8 | Haryana          | 2,310                     |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh | 200                       |
|        10 | Jammu &Kashmir   | 430                       |
|        11 | Jharkhand        | 960                       |
|        12 | Karnataka        | 4,220                     |
|        13 | Kerala           | 1,240                     |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh   | 5,850                     |
|        15 | Maharashtra      | 8,340                     |
|        16 | Manipur          | 920                       |
|        17 | Meghalaya        | 550                       |
|        18 | Mizoram          | 1,080                     |
|        19 | Nagaland         | 450                       |
|        20 | Odisha           | 3,110                     |
|        21 | Punjab           | 2,130                     |
|        22 | Rajasthan        | 5,500                     |
|        23 | Sikkim           | 160                       |
|        24 | Tamil Nadu       | 4,350                     |
|        25 | Telangana        | 1,840                     |
|        26 | Tripura          | 650                       |
|        27 | Uttar Pradesh    | 4,800                     |
|        28 | Uttarakhand      | 830                       |
|        29 | West Bengal      | 2,250                     |
|        30 | Total            | 65,000                    |

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