Lok Sabha Question No. 4429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-08
Subject: Infrastructure on LAC
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4429

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH  JANUARY, 2019/, PAUSHA 18, 1940 (SAKA)

INFRASTRUCTURE ON LAC

4429.

SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the length of roads in kilometres constructed by the Government along the LAC per year for the past three years to improve connectivity and accessibility;
- (b) the details of roads commissioned to the Border Road Organisation (BRO) and the  length  (in  kilometres)  of  such  road  whose  construction  have  been  delayed along with the reasons for such delay, areawise;
- (c)  the  measures  taken  to  ensure  steady  supply  of  essentials  like  food  and ammunition to the troops posted in remote locations;
- (d) the number of ceasefire violations reported during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e)  the  number of intrusions carried out by Pakistani militants in Kashmir in the last year along with the organisations they were identified with?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a):    The  length  of  roads  constructed  during  past  three  years  along  the  LAC  to improve connectivity and accessibility is as under:

| Year    |   Length of roads constructed (in kms) |
|---------|----------------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                                  95.14 |
| 2016-17 |                                 100.96 |
| 2017-18 |                                 102.95 |

(b): 73 roads have been identified as strategic Indo-China Border roads (ICBRs) with a total length 3812 km, out of which 61 ICBRs have been entrusted to Border Roads Organisation (BRO) with a length of 3417.50 km. Out of the 61 ICBRs, 28 roads of length 981.17 km have been completed. The details of delayed projects state wise are as under:-

LS.US.Q.NO.4429 FOR 08.01.2019

| S. No.   | State             | Work in progress   | Work in progress   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|          |                   | Nos. of roads      | Length (in km)     |
| (i)      | Arunachal Pradesh | 11                 | 1110.83            |
| (ii)     | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                  | 56.00              |
| (iii)    | Jammu & Kashmir   | 8                  | 894.44             |
| (iv)     | Uttarakhand       | 11                 | 321.55             |
| (v)      | Sikkim            | 2                  | 53.51              |
|          | Total             | 33 (*)             | 2436.33            |

The main reasons for delay in execution of road projects are delay in obtaining Forest/Wildlife clearances, hard rock stretches, limited working season, difficulties  in  availability  of  construction  materials,  delay  in  land  acquisition, natural calamities i.e. earthquakes, flashfloods etc. and strategic security consideration.

(c): All  measures  are  being  taken  to  ensure  timely  and  smooth  supply  of essential  commodities  and  ammunition  to  the  troops  in  remote  locations  by appropriate means of transport.

(d): The number of ceasefire violations reported, during the last three years, in Jammu and Kashmir are as under:-

| No. of Ceasefire violations   | No. of Ceasefire violations     | No. of Ceasefire violations    | No. of Ceasefire violations   |
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Year                          | Along the Line of Control (LoC) | Along the International Border | Total                         |
| 2015                          | 152                             | 253                            | 405                           |
| 2016                          | 228                             | 221                            | 449                           |
| 2017                          | 860                             | 111                            | 971                           |
| 2018 (upto November)          | 1454                            | 508                            | 1962                          |

## LS.US.Q.NO.4429 FOR 08.01.2019

- (e): The number of infiltration  attempts  from  across  the  border  in  the  state  of Jammu and Kashmir during the year 2017 and 2018 are as under:-

|                       |   2017 |   2018 (upto November) |
|-----------------------|--------|------------------------|
| Infiltration Attempts |    419 |                    302 |

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