Lok Sabha Question No. 4052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Road Projects Financed by ADB
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4052

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## ROAD PROJECTS FINANCED BY ADB

## † 4052. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS lM+d ifjogu vkSj jktekxZ ea=h

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed any loan agreement to  finance  the  road  widening  project  of  about  230  km  in  the  State  of  Bihar  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the highways covered thereunder;

(b) the target fixed to complete the said projects;

(c) the details of the projects financed by ADB in the country during the last ten years; and

(d) the details of projects financed/aided by ADB along with the amount involved therein during the last ten years in Bihar, project-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  &  (b)  This  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and  maintenance  of  National Highways (NHs) and National Expressways. The works on NHs are accordingly taken up from time to  time  as  per  traffic  density,  inter-se  priority  and  availability  of  funds  to  keep  the  NHs  in  traffic worthy  conditions.  This  Ministry  as  well  as  the  concerned  Road  Construction  Department  (RCD), Bihar have not signed any loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance the road widening project on National Highways/ Expressways in the state of Bihar.

(c)  &  (d)  The  details  of  the  projects  financed  by  ADB  in  the  country  during  the  last  ten  years  is Annexed.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4052 ASKED BY SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR REGARDING ROAD PROJECTS FINANCED BY ADB.

| Project-wise Details of Works financed by ADB   | Project-wise Details of Works financed by ADB                                                                                                                                                                     | Project-wise Details of Works financed by ADB   | Project-wise Details of Works financed by ADB   | Project-wise Details of Works financed by ADB   | Project-wise Details of Works financed by ADB   | Project-wise Details of Works financed by ADB   | Project-wise Details of Works financed by ADB   | Project-wise Details of Works financed by ADB   | Project-wise Details of Works financed by ADB   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| SL. No.                                         | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Highwa y no.                                    | State                                           | Lengt h (Km)                                    | Total Capital Cost of the Project (₹ in Crore)  | ADB Share (₹ in Crore)                          | Date of commence ment of work                   | Physical Progress (%)                           | Scheduled/Likely/ Actual Date of Completion     |
| 1                                               | Four Laning of Imphal - Moreh Section of NH 39 fromKm 330.000 to Km350.000 (Contract Package I)                                                                                                                   | NH-39                                           | Manipur                                         | 20                                              | 761.54                                          | 662.83                                          | Contract Agreement signed on 23.09.2019         | Contract Agreement signed on 23.09.2019         | Contract Agreement signed on 23.09.2019         |
| 2                                               | Two Laning of Imphal - Moreh Section of NH 39 fromKm 350.000 to Km 395.680 (Package II)                                                                                                                           | NH-39                                           | Manipur                                         | 45.68                                           | 868.75                                          |                                                 | 16.10.2018                                      | 36%                                             | 15.10.2021                                      |
| 3                                               | Construction of Mechi bridge across Indo-Nepal border on Asian Highway (AH -02).                                                                                                                                  | AH-02                                           | West Bengal                                     | 1.5                                             | 158.65                                          | 79.08                                           | 01.02.2018                                      | 50%                                             | 31.01.2021                                      |
| 4                                               | Proposed development for road corridor component of AH-02 involving NH-327B, NH-31C, NH-31 &NH-10 on Sub- regional Road Connectivity among Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indian &Nepal under the loan assistance from ADB.  | AH-02                                           | West Bengal                                     | 37.27                                           | 720.97                                          | 369.22                                          | 08-05-2015                                      | 100%                                            | Completed On 31- 07-2019                        |
| 5                                               | Proposed development for road corridor component of AH-48 involving NH-717, NH-31, NH- 31C, NH-317A on Sub-regional Road Connectivity among Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indian& Nepal under the loan assistance under ADB | AH-48                                           | West Bengal                                     | 90.57                                           | 937.76                                          | 517.35                                          | 28-05-2015                                      | 100%                                            | Completed On 02- 11-2019                        |
| Total                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                 |                                                 | 195.02                                          | 3447.67                                         | 1628.48                                         |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |

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