Lok Sabha Question No. 3126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: NH Projects in Uttarakhand
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ajay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3126

ANSWERED ON 12 th  MARCH, 2020

## NH PROJECTS IN UTTARAKHAND

## 3126. SHRI AJAY BHATT:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सडक परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  length  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  in  kilometers  constructed  during  the  last three years, State-wise;
- (b) the details of NHs constructed along with those proposed to be constructed in Uttarakhand during the last three years and the current year, separately, project-wise; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  mechanism/monitoring  system  put  in  place  to  ensure  quality  of construction as per prescribed standards and maintenance of these NHs?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  to  (b)  Target  of  construction  of  11,000  km  of  NHs  has  been  set  for  the  country  in  the current year. Details of National Highways  (NHs)  constructed, State-wise including Uttarakhand, during last three years and the current year are placed at Annexure-I .

(c) All National Highways are constructed as per quality standards specified in Ministry of  Road  Transport  and  Highways/  Indian  Roads  Congress  (IRC)  specifications.  The contractor/  Concessionaire  has  to  prepare  a  Quality  Assurance  Plan  in  consultation  with Authority's Engineer (AE)/ Independent Engineer (IE). The tests on various materials at the specified frequencies have to be conducted by the contractor. The AE/IE has also to conduct certain tests at their level to ensure the quality of the works. The Officers of the Authority also  inspect  the  works  and  there  is  provision  of  engagement  of  external  technical  audit  to conduct  the  quality  check  of  works.  Maintenance  of  stretches  of  NHs,  where  either Development  works  have  commenced  or  Operation,  Maintenance  and  Transfer  (OMT) Concessions/  Operation  and  Maintenance  (O&M)  Contracts  have  been  awarded,  are  the responsibility  of  the  concerned  Concessioners/  Contractors  till  the  Concession  Period/  the Defect Liability Period (DLP).Maintenance of balance stretches of NHs, including restoration of  damages due to floods, rainfalls, etc., on such stretches,  are  carried  out  annually  as  per available budgetary outlay, inter-se priority and  traffic density  to  keep  such  NHs  in  traffic worthy conditions.

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3126 FOR ANSWER ON 12.03.2020 ASKED BY SHRI AJAY BHATT REGARDING NH PROJECTS IN UTTARAKHAND.

Details of National Highways (NHs) constructed, State-wise including Uttarakhand, during three years and the current year;

| S No   | State / UT        | Length Constructed (in km)   | Length Constructed (in km)   | Length Constructed (in km)   | Length Constructed (in km)   |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S No   | State / UT        | 2016-17                      | 2017-18                      | 2018-19                      | 2019-20*                     |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 402                          | 459                          | 438                          | 447                          |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 174                          | 188                          | 157                          | 37                           |
| 3      | Assam             | 165                          | 302                          | 323                          | 83                           |
| 4      | Bihar             | 400                          | 370                          | 333                          | 133                          |
| 5      | Chandigarh        | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      | 483                          | 522                          | 397                          | 149                          |
| 7      | Delhi             | 0                            | 139                          | 42                           | 18                           |
| 8      | Goa               | 4                            | 20                           | 11                           | 26                           |
| 9      | Gujarat           | 86                           | 189                          | 303                          | 107                          |
| 10     | Haryana           | 369                          | 290                          | 226                          | 132                          |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh  | 72                           | 134                          | 157                          | 50                           |
| 12     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 33                           | 162                          | 95                           | 41                           |
| 13     | Jharkhand         | 211                          | 236                          | 287                          | 153                          |
| 14     | Karnataka         | 656                          | 768                          | 779                          | 343                          |
| 15     | Kerala            | 45                           | 17                           | 121                          | 105                          |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh    | 475                          | 594                          | 829                          | 527                          |
| 17     | Maharashtra       | 750                          | 1,345                        | 2,293                        | 1797                         |
| 18     | Manipur           | 4                            | 231                          | 318                          | 170                          |
| 19     | Meghalaya         | 6                            | 48                           | 13                           | 0                            |
| 20     | Mizoram           | 88                           | 43                           | 59                           | 10                           |
| 21     | Nagaland          | 4                            | 0                            | 34                           | 21                           |
| 22     | Odisha            | 490                          | 535                          | 534                          | 266                          |
| 23     | Puducherry        | 8                            | 17                           | 12                           | 0                            |
| 24     | Punjab            | 384                          | 357                          | 209                          | 270                          |
| 25     | Rajasthan         | 1,125                        | 1,075                        | 728                          | 738                          |
| 26     | Sikkim            | 0                            | 45                           | 83                           | 13                           |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu        | 469                          | 307                          | 356                          | 150                          |
| 28     | Telangana         | 113                          | 161                          | 370                          | 308                          |
| 29     | Tripura           | 42                           | 82                           | 41                           | 0                            |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh     | 584                          | 694                          | 882                          | 524                          |
| 31     | Uttarakhand       | 203                          | 256                          | 237                          | 205                          |
| 32     | West Bengal       | 386                          | 222                          | 127                          | 104                          |
| 33     | A&N Islands       | 0                            | 21                           | 61                           | 15                           |
| Total  | Total             | 8231                         | 9829                         | 10855                        | 6940                         |

| *ending December 2019   |
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