Lok Sabha Question No. 1974 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Construction of NHs by NHAI
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Parvatagouda Chandanagouda Gaddigoudar

be pleased to state:

- (a) the length of National Highways  (NHs) presently under construction by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), State-wise particularly in Karnataka;
- (b) the  length  of  NHs  presently  covered  under  tolling  and  the number of toll plazas are in operation, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to increase the daily pace of NH construction in the coming months; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1974 ANSWERED ON 22 ND  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## CONSTRUCTION OF NHs BY NHAI

1974.  SHRI P. C. GADDIGOUDAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER

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

[GEN. (DR.) V.K. SINGH (RETD.)]

(a)  &  (b)  Development  of  NHs  is  a  continuous  process  and  works are taken up in stretches depending upon preparedness, available resources and inter-se-priority. In August, 2020, under implementation  length  of  National  Highways  by  NHAI  is  about

25,362 kms, details for  the  same  are  at  Annexure-I.   Total  length put for tolling by NHAI at present is about 31,092 Kms, the details of which are at Annexure-II.   Details of number of toll plazas are at

Annexure-III.

(c)  &  (d)    Frequent  review  meetings  with  the  all  stakeholders including  State  Governments,  for  resolving  various  issues  (which are hindrances to the execution of projects) such as land acquisition, tree cutting, shifting of utilities, forest clearances, GAD approval, dispute resolution etc. pertaining to projects are conducted at various levels periodically.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1974  ON  22 ND   SEPTEMBER, 2020 ASKED BY SHRI P. C. GADDIGOUDAR REGARDING 'CONSTRUCTION OF NHs BY NHAI'

| S. No.                                 | State                                      | Total implementation Length (in Km.)   |
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1                                      | Andhra Pradesh                             | 1079                                   |
| 2                                      | Assam                                      | 57                                     |
| 3                                      | Bihar                                      | 1171                                   |
| 4 Bihar [135]/Uttar Pradesh [57.4]     | 192                                        |                                        |
| 5                                      | Chhattisgarh                               | 259                                    |
| 6 Delhi                                |                                            | 66                                     |
| 7                                      | Goa                                        | 0                                      |
| 8 Gujarat                              |                                            | 1268                                   |
| 9 Gujarat [118.2]/Maharashtra [120.77] | 239                                        |                                        |
| 10 Haryana                             |                                            | 1463                                   |
| 11 Haryana [116]\Punjab                | [175.1]                                    | 291                                    |
| 12 Haryana [64.3]\Rajasthan            | [161.3]                                    | 226                                    |
| 13 Haryana [105.5]                     | 74]\Uttar Pradesh                          | 180                                    |
| 14 Himachal Pradesh                    |                                            | 231                                    |
| 15 Jammu &                             | Kashmir                                    | 262                                    |
| 16                                     | Jharkhand                                  | 569                                    |
| 17 Jharkhand [79.88]                   | [43]\West Bengal                           | 123                                    |
| 18 Karnataka                           |                                            | 1784                                   |
| 19 Kerala                              |                                            | 99                                     |
| 20                                     | Madhya Pradesh                             | 1252                                   |
| 21 Madhya Pradesh                      |                                            | 176                                    |
| 22 Madhya Pradesh                      | [19]\Uttar                                 | 77                                     |
| 23                                     | Madhya Pradesh [68.5]\Uttar Pradesh [11.5] | 80                                     |
| 24                                     | Madhya Pradesh [84.70]\Uttar               | 85                                     |

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| 25            | Maharashtra                              | 2782   |
|---------------|------------------------------------------|--------|
| 26 Meghalaya  | 0                                        |        |
| 27            | Odisha                                   | 1390   |
| 28 Punjab     | 434                                      |        |
| 29            | Rajasthan                                | 3298   |
| 30            | Tamil Nadu                               | 1479   |
| 31 Tamil Nadu | [61.47]\Andhra                           | 125    |
| 32 Telangana  |                                          | 335    |
| 33            | Uttar Pradesh                            | 2912   |
| 34            | Uttar Pradesh [19]\Uttrakhand [17.84]    | 37     |
| 35            | Uttrakhand                               | 125    |
| 36            | Uttrakhand [30]\Uttar Pradesh[41.61]     | 72     |
| 37            | Uttrakhand [35.61]\Uttar                 | 99     |
| 38            | Uttrakhand [28.23]\Uttar Pradesh [25.06] | 53     |
| 39            | Uttrakhand [74]\Uttar Pradesh [3.2]      | 77     |
| 40            | West Bengal                              | 795    |
| 41            | Myanmar                                  | 120    |
| Total         | 25,362                                   |        |

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1974  ON  22 ND   SEPTEMBER, 2020 ASKED BY SHRI P. C. GADDIGOUDAR REGARDING 'CONSTRUCTION OF NHs BY NHAI'

| State                                   | Length under tolling (in Km.)   |
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh (RO Vijaywada)           | 2339.63                         |
| Bihar (RO Patna)                        | 1286.62                         |
| Chhatisgarh (RO Raipur & Chhatisgarh)   | 534.29                          |
| Delhi & EPE(RO delhi)                   | 167.10                          |
| Gujarat (RO Gandhinagar)                | 1711.89                         |
| Haryana (RO Chandigarh)                 | 1109.69                         |
| Punjab (RO Chandigarh)                  | 1360.68                         |
| Jammu & Kashmir (RO                     | 221.45                          |
| Jharkhand (RO Ranchi)                   | 446.48                          |
| Karnataka (RO Bangalore)                | 1976.54                         |
| Kerala (RO Thiruvanantpuram)            | 152.31                          |
| Madhya Pradesh (RO Bhopal)              | 2596.48                         |
| Maharashtra (RO Mumbai and Nagpur)      | 2452.07                         |
| North-East (RO Guwahati)                | 590.46                          |
| Odisha (RO Bhubneshwar)                 | 788.81                          |
| Rajasthan (RO Jaipur)                   | 4871.94                         |
| Tamilnadu (RO Chennai and Madurai)      | 2503.75                         |
| Telangana (RO Hyderabad)                | 985.30                          |
| Uttar Pradesh (RO Lucknow and Varanasi) | 3688.59                         |
| West Bengal (RO Kolkatta)               | 1163.67                         |
| Uttrakhand (RO Dehradoon)               | 107.39                          |
| Himachal Pradesh (RO Shimla)            | 37.35                           |
| Total                                   | 31,092.50                       |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1974  ON  22 nd  SEPTEMBER, 2020 ASKED BY SHRI P. C. GADDIGOUDAR REGARDING 'CONSTRUCTION OF NHs BY NHAI'

| State                                 | No. of Toll Plaza   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh (RO Vijaywada)         | 46                  |
| Bihar (RO Patna)                      | 23                  |
| Chhatisgarh (RO Raipur & Chhatisgarh) | 12                  |
| Delhi & EPE(RO Delhi)                 | 10                  |
| Gujarat (RO Gandhinagar)              | 34                  |
| Haryana (RO Chandigarh)               | 23                  |
| Punjab (RO Chandigarh)                | 28                  |
| Jammu & Kashmir (RO                   | 5                   |
| Jharkhand (ROI Ranchi)                | 8                   |
| Karnataka (RO Bangalore)              | 45                  |
| Kerala (RO Thiruvanantpuram)          | 4                   |
| Madhya Pradesh (RO Bhopal)            | 46                  |
| Maharashtra                           |                     |
| RO Mumbai                             | 24                  |
| RO Nagpur                             | 20                  |
| North-East (RO Guwahati)              | 10                  |
| Odisha (RO Bhubaneswar)               | 12                  |
| Rajasthan (RO Jaipur)                 | 82                  |
| Tamil Nadu                            |                     |
| RO Chennai                            | 26                  |
| RO Madurai                            | 22                  |
| Telangana (RO Hyderabad)              | 18                  |
| Uttar Pradesh                         |                     |
| RO UP East-Varanasi                   | 40                  |
| RO UP West-Lucknow                    | 28                  |
| West Bengal (RO Kolkatta)             | 23                  |
| Uttrakhand (RO Dehradoon)             | 2                   |
| Himachal Pradesh (RO Shimla)          | 1                   |
| Total                                 | 592                 |

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