Lok Sabha Question No. 1812 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: NH in Coastal Areas
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH, PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1812

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## NH IN COASTAL AREAS

1812. SHRI BHOLA SINGH: PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the total length of National Highways (NHs) along the coastline, State-wise;
- (b)  the  length  of  coastal  highways  not  yet  notified  as  NHs,  State-wise  along  with  the  steps taken by the Government to notify the same as NHs;
- (c) the norms laid down by the Government for development of NHs in the coastal areas of the country;
- (d) whether the Government has received proposals from some States for construction of NHs in coastal areas;
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon including the funds allocated for the purpose, State-wise; and
- (f) the time by which the said projects are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) Total length of National Highways (NHs) along the coastline, State/Union Territory (UT) wise is as follows:-

|   Sl. No. | State/Union Territory (UT)   |   Total Length of NHs along coastline in km |
|-----------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh               |                                         974 |
|         2 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands     |                                          25 |
|         3 | Daman &Diu                   |                                          22 |
|         4 | Goa                          |                                         262 |
|         5 | Gujarat                      |                                        1362 |
|         6 | Karnataka                    |                                         298 |
|         7 | Kerala                       |                                         692 |
|         8 | Maharashtra                  |                                         493 |
|         9 | Odisha                       |                                         447 |
|        10 | Puducherry                   |                                          41 |
|        11 | Tamil Nadu                   |                                         576 |
|        12 | West Bengal                  |                                          14 |

(b) to (f) The Ministry keeps on receiving proposals for declaration of various State road stretches, including those along coastline, from various States/Union Territories (UTs), etc., as new NHs. Expansion of NH network is a continuous process and declaration of State roads as new  NHs  are  made  from  time  to  time  depending  upon  requirement  of  connectivity,  inter-sepriority and availability of funds.

The Ministry had taken up detailed review of NHs network with a view to develop the road connectivity to Border areas, development of Coastal roads including road connectivity for  Non-Major  ports,  improvement  in  the  efficiency  of  National  Corridors,  development  of Economic  Corridors, Inter Corridors and Feeder Routes along with integration with Sagarmala,  etc.,  under  Bharatmala  Pariyojana.  The  programme  envisages  development  of about 26,000 km length of Economic Corridors, which along with Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) and  North-South  and  East-West  (NS-EW)  Corridors  are  expected  to  carry  majority  of  the Freight Traffic on roads. Further, about 8,000 km of Inter Corridors and about 7,500 km of Feeder Routes have been identified for improving effectiveness of Economic Corridors, GQ and NS-EW Corridors. The programme envisages development of Ring Roads / bypasses and elevated  corridors  to  decongest  the  traffic  passing  through  cities  and  enhance  logistic efficiency.

The  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  approved  the  proposal  for investment  approval  for  Phase-I  of  'Bharatmala  Pariyojana'  during  its  meeting  held  on 24.10.2017.  'Bharatmala  Pariyojana'  Phase-I  comprises  24,800  km  of  roads  along-with 10,000  km  of  balance  road  under  National  Highways  Development  Project  (NHDP).  The programme is targeted  for  completion  by  2021-2022  at  an  overall  investment  of  about  Rs. 5,35,000 crore. This includes development of  9,000 km of Economic Corridors (Rs. 1,20,000 crore),  6,000  km    of  Inter-Corridors  and  Feeder  Routes  (Rs.  80,000  crore),  5,000  km  of National  Corridors  Efficiency  improvements  (Rs.  1,00,000  crore),  2,000  km  of  Border  and International connectivity roads (Rs. 25,000 crore), 2,000 km    of Coastal and Port Connectivity roads (Rs. 20,000 crore), 800 km of Expressways (Rs.40,000 crore) and balance length of about 10,000 km of roads under National Highways Development Project (NHDP) (Rs. 1,50,000 crore).

The  approved  financing  plan  upto  2021-22  for  phase-I  of  Bharatmala  Pariyojana alongwith various other NH/ road development schemes envisages total investment of  about Rs.6,92,324 crore. The sources of funds include NH share of Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) [i.e. the erstwhile Central Road Fund (CRF)], Gross Budgetary Support (GBS), monetization of NHs  through Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT), Toll Remittances, Market borrowing and Private Investment.

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