Lok Sabha Question No. 815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: National Highway Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Virendra  Kumar, Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava, Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 815

ANSWERED ON 21 st  NOVEMBER, 2019

## NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS

815. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR: SHRI MANSUKHBHAI: DHANJIBHAI VASAVA: SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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  National  Highway  (NH)  projects  in  the  country  along with the funds allocated, released and utilised for the purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, state/ UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  construction  works  of  Golden  Quadrilateral Highway Project and other NHs are progressing at a very slow pace and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether a large number of these projects are facing huge cost overrun and if so, the details thereof along with the measures being taken by the Government to complete the said projects in a stipulated timeframe;
- (d)  whether  the  highway  construction  works  are  being  completed  within  the  scheduled  time frame by the contractors and if not, the action taken/being taken against them;
- (e)  the  length  of  NHs  constructed  during  the  said  period  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise particularly in Bihar;
- (f) the details of State Highways converted into NHs in the State of Bihar during the said period; and
- (g)  the  steps  taken  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-wise details of the ongoing projects and the funds allocated and utilised during the last three years and current year are given at Annexure I and II respectively.

(b) to(d) Construction work on Golden Quadrilateral has already been completed, however 566 projects are behind their completion schedule. These projects are delayed mainly due to land acquisition,  utility  shifting,  non-availability  of  soil/aggregate,  poorperformance  of  contractors, environment/forest/wildlife clearances, ROB & RUB issues with Railways, public agitation for additional  facilities,  arbitration/contractual  disputes  with  contractors  etc.  Delay  in  completion leads  to  cost  overrun  in  some  projects.  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 Government and contractors at various levels etc. have been taken up. If delay in projects is attributed to contractor, action is taken against them as per the contract provisions.

(e) Details for the length of NHs constructed in the country including Bihar during the last three years and current year are given at Annexure-III.

(f)  Details are given at the annexure-IV.

(g)  Various steps are taken by the Government to monitor and check the construction quality of NHs.All  National  Highways  are  constructed  as  per  quality  standards  specified  in  Ministry  of Road  Transport  and  Highways/  Indian  Roads  Congress  (IRC)  specifications.  The  contractor/ Concessionaire  has  to  prepare  a  Quality  Assurance  Plan  in  consultation  with  Authority's Engineer  (AE)/  Independent  Engineer  (IE).  The  tests  on  various  materials  at  the  specified frequencies have to be conducted by the contractor. The AE/IE has also to conduct certain tests at their level to ensure the quality of the works. The Officers of the Authority also inspect the works and there are provision of engagement of external technical audit to conduct the quality check of works. The Maintenance of stretches of NHs, where either Development works have commenced  or  Operation,  Maintenance  and  Transfer  (OMT)  Concessions/  Operation  and Maintenance  (O&M)  Contracts  have  been  awarded,  are  the  responsibility  of  the  concerned Concessioners/ Contractors till the Concession Period/ the Defect Liability Period (DLP).Maintenance of balance stretches of NHs, including restoration of damages due to floods, rainfalls, etc., on such stretches, are carried out annually as per available budgetary outlay, interse priority and traffic density to keep such NHs in traffic worthy conditions.

## Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHAUNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 815 FOR ANSWER ON 21.11.2019 ASKED BY DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR, SHRI  MANSUKHBHAI,  DHANJIBHAI  VASAVA  AND  SHRI  JANARDAN  SINGH SIGRIWALREGARDING NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

Details of the ongoing projects for construction and development of the National Highways

| S. No.   | State             | Ongoing Works   | Ongoing Works   | Ongoing Works   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| S. No.   | State             | No.             | Length (Km)     | Cost (Cr.)      |
| 1        | Bihar             | 47              | 943.24          | 9479.58         |
| 2        | Jharkhand         | 32              | 496.28          | 1279.07         |
| 3        | Uttar Pradesh     | 27              | 834.91          | 6853.22         |
| 4        | Uttarakhand       | 40              | 494.07          | 4323.72         |
| 5        | Haryana           | 10              | 66.26           | 935.05          |
| 6        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 7               | 69.46           | 144.66          |
| 7        | Punjab            | 30              | 529.72          | 5875.44         |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 28              | 205.66          | 899.00          |
| 9        | Rajasthan         | 27              | 683.47          | 4146.32         |
| 10       | Andhra Pradesh    | 42              | 1067.59         | 9551.78         |
| 11       | Kerala            | 17              | 387.14          | 1388.06         |
| 12       | Odisha            | 21              | 912.86          | 2960.90         |
| 13       | Puducherry        | 2               | 0.00            | 38.89           |
| 14       | Tamil Nadu        | 32              | 364.64          | 1528.92         |
| 15       | Telangana         | 28              | 916.30          | 6672.00         |
| 16       | Chhattisgarh      | 51              | 1965.28         | 8800.95         |
| 17       | Goa               | 16              | 97.41           | 5450.15         |
| 18       | Karnataka         | 52              | 1181.00         | 7080.85         |
| 19       | Maharashtra       | 158             | 6265.87         | 56081.83        |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh    | 37              | 1656.12         | 10400.62        |
| 21       | Gujarat           | 20              | 362.39          | 3460.00         |
| 22       | West Bengal       | 31              | 408.59          | 4991.22         |
| 23       | Arunachal Pradesh | 5               | 326.99          | 2723.02         |
| 24       | Assam             | 30              | 746.62          | 3034.68         |
| 25       | Manipur           | 9               | 148.12          | 749.61          |
| 26       | Meghayala         | 5               | 0.00            | 81.17           |
| 27       | Mizoram           | 9               | 329.61          | 2298.07         |
| 28       | Nagaland          | 4               | 65.48           | 893.90          |
| 29       | Sikkim            | 3               | 88.00           | 712.96          |
| 30       | Tripura           | 2               | 25.00           | 176.43          |
| 31       | BRO               | 24              | 418.07          | 3112.66         |
| 33       | NHIDCL            | 114             | 2477.93         | 49562.99        |
| 34       | NHAI              | 447             | 25482.00        | 356862.00       |
|          | Total             | 1407            | 50016.06        | 572549.72       |

## Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 815 FOR ANSWER ON 21.11.2019 ASKED BY DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR, SHRI  MANSUKHBHAI,  DHANJIBHAI  VASAVA  AND  SHRI  JANARDAN  SINGH SIGRIWAL REGARDING NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS

The State/UT-wise details of funds allocated/utilized for development of NHs during each of the last three years and current year

| Sl.   | States / UTs / Schemes /                           | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18     | 2017-18     |                |        | Amount in Rs. crore 2019-20   | Amount in Rs. crore 2019-20   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|----------------|--------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| No.   | Agency                                             | Alloc.    | Expd.     | Alloc.      | Expd.       | 2018-19 Alloc. | Expd.  | Alloc.                        | Expd.*                        |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh                                     | 2,010     | 2,015     | 1,781       | 1,781       | 2,260          | 2,054  | 1,739                         | 1,257                         |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh                                  | 100       | 91        | 62          | 62          | 90             | 89     | 70                            | 37                            |
| 3     | Assam                                              | 177       | 138       | 308         | 308         | 414            | 421    | 390                           | 0                             |
| 4     | Bihar                                              | 1,363     | 1,332     | 1,690       | 1,524       | 1,598          | 1,554  | 1,795                         | 924                           |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh                                       | 1,553     | 1,496     | 1,108       | 1,072       | 1,831          | 2,345  | 700                           | 330                           |
| 6     | Goa                                                | 400       | 435       | 527         | 527         | 940            | 973    | 997                           | 578                           |
| 7     | Gujarat                                            | 252       | 213       | 166         | 163         | 392            | 390    | 457                           | 289                           |
| 8     | Haryana                                            | 150       | 161       | 105         | 105         | 330            | 375    | 103                           | 69                            |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh                                   | 211       | 182       | 307         | 306         | 351            | 328    | 155                           | 41                            |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir                                    | 40        | 23        | 35          | 35          | 45             | 44     | 46                            | 8                             |
| 11    | Jharkhand                                          | 200       | 213       | 261         | 261         | 320            | 320    | 143                           | 110                           |
| 12    | Karnataka                                          | 784       | 872       | 1,241       | 1,203       | 1,630          | 1,561  | 1,271                         | 778                           |
| 13    | Kerala                                             | 260       | 238       | 172         | 172         | 280            | 301    | 263                           | 212                           |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh                                     | 1,760     | 1,559     | 855         | 855         | 1,665          | 884    | 2,185                         | 1,511                         |
| 15    | Maharashtra                                        | 1,372     | 1,154     | 2,966       | 2,964       | 7,051          | 7,445  | 9,718                         | 6,885                         |
| 16    | Manipur                                            | 25        | 19        | 76          | 75          | 260            | 260    | 300                           | 0                             |
| 17    | Meghalaya                                          | 41        | 28        | 30          | 28          | 71             | 58     | 55                            | 10                            |
| 18    | Mizoram                                            | 40        | 46        | 41          | 41          | 80             | 80     | 120                           | 48                            |
| 19    | Nagaland                                           | 50        | 39        | 38          | 38          | 200            | 200    | 405                           | 194                           |
| 20    | Odisha                                             | 926       | 951       | 708         | 717         | 790            | 774    | 410                           | 281                           |
| 21    | Punjab                                             | 2,741     | 2,702     | 746         | 746         | 786            | 808    | 798                           | 482                           |
| 22    | Rajasthan                                          | 965       | 1,013     | 888         | 886         | 1,296          | 1,290  | 887                           | 548                           |
| 23    | Sikkim                                             | 0         | 0         | 5           | 5           | 1              | 0      | 0                             | 0                             |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu                                         | 575       | 640       | 664         | 664         | 870            | 884    | 478                           | 248                           |
| 25    | Telangana                                          | 380       | 358       | 410         | 410         | 1,220          | 1,213  | 1,398                         | 935                           |
| 26    | Tripura                                            | 5         | 2         | 61          | 61          | 50             | 50     | 65                            | 32                            |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh                                      | 1,849     | 1,821     | 1,111       | 1,107       | 2,040          | 1,996  | 1,695                         | 1,126                         |
| 28    | Uttarakhand                                        | 333       | 314       | 981         | 980         | 1,000          | 1,011  | 878                           | 606                           |
| 29    | West Bengal                                        | 1,334     | 1,223     | 1,230       | 1,185       | 991            | 980    | 748                           | 553                           |
| 30    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                          | 0         | 0         | 0           | 0           | 0              | 0      | 0                             | 0                             |
| 31    | Chandigarh                                         | 2         | 1         | 5           | 5           | 2              | 1      | 5                             | 0                             |
| 32    | Delhi                                              | 1         | 1         | 36          | 23          | 3              | 0      | 3                             | 0                             |
| 33    | Puducherry                                         | 20        | 14        | 14          | 14          | 30             | 13     | 2                             | 1                             |
| 34    | Other projects under NH(O)*                        | 781       | 780       | 214         | 212         | 3              | 2      | 4                             | 5                             |
| 35    | National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)- Cess* | 2,327     | 2,327     | 12,429      | 12,429      | 11,569         | 11,569 | 11,091                        | 5,782                         |
| 36    | NHAI- Toll                                         | 7,500     | 7,500     |             |             | 9,570          | 9,570  |                               | 7,950                         |
| 37    | NHAI- NH(O)                                        | 5,389     | 5,389     | 8,462 3,900 | 8,462 3,900 | 0              | 0      | 10,600 1,000                  | 1,000                         |

| Amount in Rs. crore                                                                                                   | Amount in Rs. crore                                                                                                                   | Amount in Rs. crore                                                                                                   | Amount in Rs. crore                                                                                                   | Amount in Rs. crore                                                                                                   | Amount in Rs. crore                                                                                                   | Amount in Rs. crore                                                                                                   | Amount in Rs. crore                                                                                                   | Amount in Rs. crore                                                                                                   | Amount in Rs. crore                                                                                                   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.                                                                                                                   | States / UTs / Schemes /                                                                                                              | 2016-17                                                                                                               | 2016-17                                                                                                               | 2017-18                                                                                                               | 2017-18                                                                                                               | 2018-19                                                                                                               | 2018-19                                                                                                               | 2019-20                                                                                                               | 2019-20                                                                                                               |
| No.                                                                                                                   | Agency                                                                                                                                | Alloc.                                                                                                                | Expd.                                                                                                                 | Alloc.                                                                                                                | Expd.                                                                                                                 | Alloc.                                                                                                                | Expd.                                                                                                                 | Alloc.                                                                                                                | Expd.*                                                                                                                |
| 38                                                                                                                    | NHAI-TOT                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                       | 9,682                                                                                                                 | 9,682                                                                                                                 | 10,000                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                     |
| 39                                                                                                                    | National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) under                                                        | 72                                                                                                                    | 72                                                                                                                    | 296                                                                                                                   | 296                                                                                                                   | 1,000                                                                                                                 | 1,000                                                                                                                 | 1,650                                                                                                                 | 1,650                                                                                                                 |
| 40                                                                                                                    | Border Roads Organization (BRO) *                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 135                                                                                                                   | 135                                                                                                                   | 350                                                                                                                   | 180                                                                                                                   |
| 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                                                                                                                 | 538                                                                                                                   |
| 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                                                                                                                   | 191                                                                                                                   |
| 43                                                                                                                    | Externally Aided Projects - Head Quarters#, NHAI, NHIDCL                                                                              | 59                                                                                                                    | 57                                                                                                                    | 316                                                                                                                   | 283                                                                                                                   | 222                                                                                                                   | 219                                                                                                                   | 900                                                                                                                   | 607                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                       | Total (Budget)                                                                                                                        | 41,327                                                                                                                | 40,623                                                                                                                | 50,160                                                                                                                | 49,645                                                                                                                | 67,583                                                                                                                | 66,776                                                                                                                | 70,194                                                                                                                | 35,994                                                                                                                |
| 44                                                                                                                    | IEBR / Borrowings by NHAI                                                                                                             | 59,279                                                                                                                | 33,118                                                                                                                | 59,279                                                                                                                | 50,533                                                                                                                | 62,000                                                                                                                | 61,217                                                                                                                | 75,000                                                                                                                | 26,185                                                                                                                |
| Total (Budget + IEBR) 1,00,606 73,741 1,09,439 1,00,178 1,29,583 1,27,993 1,45,194 62,179 *Expd. Upto September, 2019 | Total (Budget + IEBR) 1,00,606 73,741 1,09,439 1,00,178 1,29,583 1,27,993 1,45,194 62,179 *Expd. Upto September, 2019                 | Total (Budget + IEBR) 1,00,606 73,741 1,09,439 1,00,178 1,29,583 1,27,993 1,45,194 62,179 *Expd. Upto September, 2019 | Total (Budget + IEBR) 1,00,606 73,741 1,09,439 1,00,178 1,29,583 1,27,993 1,45,194 62,179 *Expd. Upto September, 2019 | Total (Budget + IEBR) 1,00,606 73,741 1,09,439 1,00,178 1,29,583 1,27,993 1,45,194 62,179 *Expd. Upto September, 2019 | Total (Budget + IEBR) 1,00,606 73,741 1,09,439 1,00,178 1,29,583 1,27,993 1,45,194 62,179 *Expd. Upto September, 2019 | Total (Budget + IEBR) 1,00,606 73,741 1,09,439 1,00,178 1,29,583 1,27,993 1,45,194 62,179 *Expd. Upto September, 2019 | Total (Budget + IEBR) 1,00,606 73,741 1,09,439 1,00,178 1,29,583 1,27,993 1,45,194 62,179 *Expd. Upto September, 2019 | Total (Budget + IEBR) 1,00,606 73,741 1,09,439 1,00,178 1,29,583 1,27,993 1,45,194 62,179 *Expd. Upto September, 2019 | Total (Budget + IEBR) 1,00,606 73,741 1,09,439 1,00,178 1,29,583 1,27,993 1,45,194 62,179 *Expd. Upto September, 2019 |

## Annexure-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 815 FOR ANSWER ON 21.11.2019 ASKED BY DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR, SHRI  MANSUKHBHAI,  DHANJIBHAI  VASAVA  AND  SHRI  JANARDAN  SINGH SIGRIWAL REGARDING NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS

State-wise details of National Highwaysconstructed during last three years and current year across the country:

| S No   | State / UT        | Length Constructed (in km)   | Length Constructed (in km)   | Length Constructed (in km)   | Length Constructed (in km)   |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S No   | State / UT        | 2016-17                      | 2017-18                      | 2018-19                      | Upto Sept. '19               |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 402                          | 459                          | 438                          | 307                          |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 174                          | 188                          | 157                          | 16                           |
| 3      | Assam             | 165                          | 302                          | 323                          | 32                           |
| 4      | Bihar             | 400                          | 370                          | 333                          | 89                           |
| 5      | Chandigarh        | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      | 483                          | 522                          | 397                          | 114                          |
| 7      | Delhi             | 0                            | 139                          | 42                           | 22                           |
| 8      | Goa               | 4                            | 20                           | 11                           | 17                           |
| 9      | Gujarat           | 86                           | 189                          | 303                          | 84                           |
| 10     | Haryana           | 369                          | 290                          | 226                          | 96                           |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh  | 72                           | 134                          | 157                          | 34                           |
| 12     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 33                           | 162                          | 95                           | 25                           |
| 13     | Jharkhand         | 211                          | 236                          | 287                          | 88                           |
| 14     | Karnataka         | 656                          | 768                          | 779                          | 238                          |
| 15     | Kerala            | 45                           | 17                           | 121                          | 75                           |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh    | 475                          | 594                          | 829                          | 356                          |
| 17     | Maharashtra       | 750                          | 1,345                        | 2,293                        | 1318                         |
| 18     | Manipur           | 4                            | 231                          | 318                          | 56                           |
| 19     | Meghalaya         | 6                            | 48                           | 13                           | 0                            |
| 20     | Mizoram           | 88                           | 43                           | 59                           | 8                            |
| 21     | Nagaland          | 4                            | 0                            | 34                           | 11                           |
| 22     | Odisha            | 490                          | 535                          | 534                          | 134                          |
| 23     | Puducherry        | 8                            | 17                           | 12                           | 0                            |
| 24     | Punjab            | 384                          | 357                          | 209                          | 130                          |
| 25     | Rajasthan         | 1,125                        | 1,075                        | 728                          | 449                          |
| 26     | Sikkim            | 0                            | 45                           | 83                           | 4                            |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu        | 469                          | 307                          | 356                          | 123                          |
| 28     | Telangana         | 113                          | 161                          | 370                          | 219                          |
| 29     | Tripura           | 42                           | 82                           | 41                           | 0                            |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh     | 584                          | 694                          | 882                          | 340                          |
| 31     | Uttarakhand       | 203                          | 256                          | 237                          | 178                          |
| 32     | West Bengal       | 386                          | 222                          | 127                          | 54                           |
| 33     | A&N Islands       | 0                            | 21                           | 61                           | 5                            |
|        | Total             | 8231                         | 9829                         | 10855                        | 4622                         |

## Annexure-IV

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 815 FOR ANSWER ON 21.11.2019 ASKED BY DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR, SHRI  MANSUKHBHAI,  DHANJIBHAI  VASAVA  AND  SHRI  JANARDAN  SINGH SIGRIWAL REGARDING NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS

Length of new NHs declared in the State of Bihar during the last three years and current year in km is as follows:

| State   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Bihar   |         0 |      17.5 |    480.59 |

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