Lok Sabha Question No. 4244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Declaration of NH
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4244 ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2019

## DECLARATION OF NH

## 4244. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Akola-Burhanpur-Indore-Ujjain-Agar-Garoth road has been declared as National Highway (NH);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which it is likely to be declared as NH;
- (c) whether the DPR of the said road and the  survey  for  alignment  has  been completed and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, the time by which it is likely to be completed;
- (e) the details of the works carried out by the Government on the said road during the last one  year  and  the  current  year; and
- (f) the  present  status  of  the process of acquisition of land for the purpose along with the time by which the said process is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) & (b) The road from Akola-Burhanpur-Indore-Ujjain-Agar-Garoth is a declared National highway  except  the  stretches  from  Indore  to  Ujjain  and  Agar  to  Garoth.  The  details  of declared stretches of National Highways from Akola to Garoth is at Annexure-I.
- (c) & (d) The status of DPR and alignment survey of the aforesaid road is at Annexure-II.
- (e) The details of the development and maintenance works carried out on the aforesaid road during the last  one  year  and  the  current  year is at Annexure-III.
- (f) The present status of land acquisition for the aforesaid road is at Annexure-IV.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4244 FOR ANSWER ON 18.07.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA REGARDING DECLARATION OF NH

Details of declared stretches of National Highways from Akola to Garoth

|   Sl. No. | Stretch                                                   | New NH NO                 | Details of Declaration as NH                                                                                                        |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | AKOLA- MUKTAINAGAR                                        | 53                        | Declared as National Highway No. -6(Old) under schedule of NH Act 1956{ act 48 of 1956, dated 11.09.1956} enforced w.e.f 15.04.1957 |
|         2 | MUKTAINAGAR- BURHANPUR- Junction with NH-347 B (DESHGAON) | 753L                      | Vide Gazette Notification SO 13( E) Dated 03.01.2017                                                                                |
|         3 | Junction with NH-347 B (DESHGAON) - INDORE                | 347BG                     | Vide Gazette Notification SO 1466( E) Dated 03.04.2018                                                                              |
|         5 | INDORE-UJJAIN                                             | IN PRINCIPLE APPROVED NHs | ---                                                                                                                                 |
|         6 | UJJAIN-AGAR                                               | 552G                      | Vide Gazette Notification SO 1466( E) Dated 03.04.2018                                                                              |
|         7 | AGAR-GAROTH                                               | Non - NHs                 | ---                                                                                                                                 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4244 FOR ANSWER ON 18.07.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA REGARDING DECLARATION OF NH

## Status of DPR and alignment survey of the Akola-Garoth road

| Stretch               | Alignment finalized (Yes or No)   | Status of DPR and alignment survey                                  |
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Akola-Borgaon         | No                                | Based on outcome of DPR                                             |
| Borgaon - Dhangaon    | Yes                               | Finalized                                                           |
| Dhangaon -Indore      | Yes                               | Finalized                                                           |
| Indore-Ujjain         | -                                 | Section is already four laned and under long term concession period |
| Ujjain- Agar - Garoth | No                                | Based on outcome of DPR                                             |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4244 FOR ANSWER ON 18.07.2019 ASKED BY SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA REGARDING DECLARATION OF NH

Details of the development & maintenance works carried out in the stretch  from Akola to Garoth during the last one year and the current year

|   Sl. No. | Stretches of NHs                      | Details of the works carried out during the last one year and the current year                |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Akola to Muktainagar                  | work of 4-laning is under progress                                                            |
|         2 | Muktainagar to Maharashtra- MP border | work of 2 lane with paved shoulder is under progress                                          |
|         3 | From Maharashtra-MP border to Garoth  | Renewal work was completed in June 2018 on NH stretches from Maharashtra/MP border to Garoth. |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4244 FOR ANSWER ON 18.07.2019 ASKED BY SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA REGARDING DECLARATION OF NH

The present status of land acquisition for the road from Akola-Garoth

| Stretch               | Status of LA                         | Target Date of Completion                                                                         |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Akola-Borgaon         | Not started                          | The process is likely to be completed depending upon availability of funds and inter se priority. |
| Borgaon - Dhangaon    | 3D completed and 3(G) under progress | The process is likely to be completed depending upon availability of funds and inter se priority. |
| Dhangaon -Indore      | 3A is in progress                    | The process is likely to be completed depending upon availability of funds and inter se priority. |
| Ujjain- Agar - Garoth | Not started                          | The process is likely to be completed depending upon availability of funds and inter se priority. |

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