Lok Sabha Question No. 717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Road Projects in Madurai
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 717

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  NOVEMBER, 2019

## ROAD PROJECTS IN MADURAI

## 717. SHRI S. VENKATESAN

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the present status of infrastructure and road projects under execution in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu, project-wise; and
- (b) the time by which these projects are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) & (b) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is primarily responsible for development & maintenance of National Highways. The details of ongoing National Highway projects in  Madurai  district  of  Tamil  Nadu  along  with  present  status  and  likely  date  of completion are given at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  717  FOR  ANSWER  ON  21  NOVEMBER,  2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  S. VENKATESAN REGARDING 'ROAD PROJECTS IN MADURAI'

1. National Highway Projects under Implementation by State PWD in Madurai District in the State of Tamil Nadu.
2. National Highway Projects under Implementation by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in Madurai District in the State of Tamil Nadu.

|   Sl. No | Name of the project                                                                                                                                                                                    |   No. |   Total Project Cost (Rs. in Crore) | Appointed date   | likely date of completion   | Physical progress          |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|        1 | Construction of fly over at km 15/2 including centre median in between km 10/6 - 19/8 and storm water drain in built up area in selected stretches of NH 49 Extn in the state of Tamil Nadu (EPC mode) |     1 |                               52.04 | 06.11.2019       | 05.10.2020                  | Work started on 06.11.2019 |

|   Sl. No | Name of the project                                                          |   Length in (km) |   Total Project Cost (Rs. in Crore) | Appointed date   | likely date of completion   | Physical progress as on 31.10.2019   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|        1 | 4-laning of Madurai- Chettikulam section of NH-785 from km 0/000 to km 7/300 |             7.3  |                              679.98 | 05.11.2018       | 04.11.2020                  | 25.22%                               |
|        2 | Chettikulam to Natham section of NH-785 from km 7/300 to km 36/960           |            29.39 |                              837.61 | 05.11.2018       | 04.11.2020                  | 22.19%                               |

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