Lok Sabha Question No. 796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Upgradation of National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 796

ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## UPGRADATION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## 796.    DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  upgrade  the  National  Highways  (NHs)  covering districts of Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling, West Bengal;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the progress made in this regard so far;
- (c) whether the bids have been invited for upgrading the NH 31, 31A, C, D from existing 2 lane to 4/6 lane;
- (d) if so, the details thereof including the progress made in this regard so far; and
- (e) the  details  of  important  roads  constructed  in  West  Bengal  including  Jalpaiguri  region during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) The details of works are at Annex-I.
- (c) No, Sir.
- (d) Does not arise.
- (e) This  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  &  maintenance  of  National Highways. During last five years, 521 km length of National Highways has been developed in the State of West Bengal.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 796 FOR ANSWER ON 06 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020 ASKED BY DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY REGARDING UPGRADATION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS.

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Length (km)   |   Sanction Cost (Rs in crore) | Appointed Date / Start Date   | Physical progress (%)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Rehabilitation of landslide location with slope protection and drainage improvement at Tindharia on NH 55 (km 50 + 155 to 50 + 182, km 52+ 650 to Km 52+ 800 and Km 53 +452 to km 53+ 475) (Job No. 055-WB-2013-14- 355)                        | ---           |                        137.53 | 26-12-2016                    | 64%                     |
|         2 | Rehabilitation of landslide location along with slope protection and drainage improvement at Paglajhora on NH-55 (km 43+500 to 43+950) in Phase-I (Job No. 055-WB-2015-16-398)                                                                  | ---           |                         29.7  | 20-01-2017 /28-03-2019        | 8.5%                    |
|         3 | Construction of twins 2-lane ROB and its approaches in replacement of Level Crossing at km 615.5 of NH- 31 (Oodlabari). Job No.NH-31/WB(19)/15-16/017-S&R(B)                                                                                    | ROB           |                        102.67 | 12-03-2018                    | 51.3%                   |
|         4 | Construction of twins 2-lane ROB and its approached in liue of Level Crossing at km 652.6 of NH-31 (Lataguri). Job No.NH-31/WB/(1)/15-16/008-S&R(B)                                                                                             | ROB           |                         74.06 | 10-09-2018                    | 39.4%                   |
|         5 | Construction of ROB and its approaches in lieu of Level Crossing at km 661.100 on NH-31 (Maynaguri). Job No.NH-31/WB/(20)/15-16/019-S&R(B)                                                                                                      | ROB           |                        108.91 | 23-12-2019                    | 0.0%                    |
|         6 | Strengthening of road stretches along with provision for Retaining walls, Breast walls & hillside drains from 0.00 km to 4.40 km & from 14.0 km to 28.0 km of NH- 10 in SBD mode. (Job No.010-WB-2016-17-408)                                   | 18.4          |                         40.13 | 19-03-2017 / 28-03-2019       | 35.0%                   |
|         7 | Upgradation of NH-31C with a minimum of 2-lane with paved shoulder configuration starting from km 105.000 to km 145.632 (total length 40.632 km) in Jalpaiguri on EPC mode. (Job No.- 31C-WB-2016-17/417)                                       | 40.5          |                        202.69 | 06-11-2017                    | 91.0%                   |
|         8 | Development of 4-laning section of NH-31 from Km 551.36 (Ghoshpukur) to Km 563.26 (Bihar More, Bagdogra) in Darjeeling District, West Bengal on EPC Mode. (Project Length - 11.90 Km) under Annual Plan 2017-2018. (Job No.- 31-WB-2017-18/423) | 11.9          |                        254.3  | 03-10-2018                    | 40.0%                   |
|         9 | Improvement of Riding Quality (IRQ) from km 654.00 to km 670.00 of NH-31 in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal during the year 2018-19 on EPC mode. (Job No.- 031-WB-2018-19/437)                                                          | 16            |                         14.47 | 02-01-2020                    | 0.0%                    |
|        10 | Improvement of Riding Quality of Road surface in between km 20.00 to km 30.00 of N.H.55 under N.H.Division IX, in the district of Darjeeling during the year 2018-19 (Job No. 055-WB-2018-19-434)                                               | 10            |                         10.17 | Under bidding                 | ---                     |
|        11 | Improvement of Riding Quality of road surface in between km 11.00 to km 20.00 of NH-55 in the District of Darjeeling during the year 2018-19 (Job No. 055- WB-2018-19-435)                                                                      | 9             |                          9.76 | Under bidding                 | ---                     |

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Length (km)   |   Sanction Cost (Rs in crore) | Appointed Date / Start Date   | Physical progress (%)   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|        12 | Stage Strengthening from km 8.200 to km 15.500 of NH-31C in the district of Darjeeling, West Bengal on EPC mode (Job No. 31C-WB-2019-20/442)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 7.3           |                          7.27 | Under bidding                 | ---                     |
|        13 | Stage Strengthening work from km 641.00 to km 651.690 of NH-31 in the District of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, during the year 2019-20. (Job No. 031-WB- 2019-20/443)                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 10.69         |                         10.52 | Under bidding                 | ---                     |
|        14 | Reconstruction and Widening of narrow culvert ( 8 nos) nos. 496, 471, 467, 461, 446, 430, 429 and 418 at 7.01 km, 10.85 km 11.02 km, 11.80 km, 13.50 km, 15.70 km, 15.80 km and 17.30 on N.H.55 respectively in between 0.00kmp to 20.00 Kmp of N. H. 55 under N.H.Division IX, in the district of Darjeeling during the year 2019-20 (Job No. 55-WB-2019-20/446 ) | Culvert       |                          4.85 | Under bidding                 | ---                     |
|        15 | Re-construction and widening of narrow culvert (8 nos.) Nos. 392, 381, 248, 243, 224, 217, 205 and 189 at 20.76 km, 21.80 km, 34.80 km, 35.25 km, 36.60 km, 37.20 km, 38.10 km and 39.57 km on NH-55 respectively in between 20.00 kmp to 40.00 kmp of NH-55 under NH division IX during the year 2019-20 (Job No. 55-WB-2019-20/ 447)                             | Culvert       |                          4.88 | Under bidding                 | ---                     |
|        16 | Stage Strengthening work from km 45.00 to km 57.00 of NH-55 in the district of Darjeeling, West Bengal, during the year 2019-20 on item rate mode using SBD (Job No. 055-WB-2019-20/452)                                                                                                                                                                           | 12            |                         13.91 | Under bidding                 | ---                     |
|        17 | Stage Strengthening work from km 30.00 to km 40.00 of NH-55 in the district of Darjeeling, West Bengal, during the year 2019-20 on item rate mode using SBD.                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 10            |                         13.38 | Under bidding                 | ---                     |
|        18 | Ghoshpukur-Dhupguri section from km 0.00-km 83.785 of 31D (PKG-I)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 83.785        |                       1133.02 | 17-12-2015                    | 73.0%                   |
|        19 | Rehabilitation and up-gradation to Four laning of NH- 31D from km 113.200 to km 154.854 (Pkg-IIA) Ghoshpukur-Salsalabari Section in the State of West Bengal on EPC Basis                                                                                                                                                                                          | 41.654        |                       1030    | 21-01-2019                    | 2.8%                    |
|        20 | Construction of Mechi Bridge and Approaches on India-Nepal border linking Kakarvitta in Nepal and Panitanki in India under Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) Mode'                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1.5           |                        103.78 | 01.02.2018                    | 63.6%                   |
|        21 | Construction and up gradation of existing road to 2- lane with paved shoulder from Km0.000 to Km13.000 of Bagrakot - Kafer section of NH-717A on EPC basis under SARDP-NE Phase 'A' in state of West Bengal (Package-IVA).                                                                                                                                         | 13            |                        261    | 04.10.2019                    | 0.0%                    |

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