Lok Sabha Question No. 121 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Road Connectivity in LWE Affected Areas
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *121

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020/ MAGHA 22, 1941 (SAKA)

ROAD CONNECTIVITY IN LWE AFFECTED AREAS

†*121. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number  of  roads  sanctioned  during  the  last  five  years  to  provide connectivity with all weather roads under the scheme for Left Wing Extremism (LWE)  affected  areas  in  Chhattisgarh  along  with  the  present  status  thereof, district-wise;

(b) the details of the pending proposals for new connecting roads under the said scheme;

(c) whether any time-limit has been fixed for approval of the said proposals;

(d)  whether  the  delay  in  the  said  proposals  causes  hurdles  in  developmental works;

(e) the manner in which the cost overrun is adjusted; and

(f) the complete details in regard thereto?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *121  FOR ANSWER ON 11.02.2020 REGARDING 'ROAD CONNECTIVITY IN LWE AFFECTED AREAS'

(a)  to  (f):  Apart  from  the  flagship  schemes  of  the  Government  of  India,  two schemes namely Road Requirement Plan (RRP-I) and Road Connectivity Project in  Left  Wing  Extremism  Affected  Areas  (RCPLWEA)  are  under  implementation specifically for LWE affected areas.

RRP-1,  launched  in  2009,  envisages  construction  of  5422  km  of  roads  in  LWE affected states. Of  these,  54  roads  with  1988  km  were  sanctioned  for Chhattisgarh,  which  was  about  27%  of  the  total  sanctioned  for  all  the  LWE affected  States.  Of  this,  only  1575  km  length  of  roads  is  completed  in Chhattisgarh as on 30.11.2019. During 2019-20, only 24.70 km road length could be completed. The remaining 413 km of road are yet to be constructed by the State.

RCPLWEA,  approved  in  December  2016,  envisages  construction  of  5412  (340 roads) km of roads, including 891 km for Chhattisgarh. However, a total of 8214 km  (802  roads)  have  been  sanctioned  based  on  the  available  resources.  This includes  2479  km  (291  roads)  for  Chhattisgarh.  Till  now  1429  km  have  been completed,  which  include  272.77  km  length  (02  roads)  of  Chhattisgarh.  The district wise status is annexed.

As regards to RRP-I, no proposal is pending with Government of India. At the time of approval the RCPLWEA envisaged construction of 48 roads with 891 km length

## L.S.SQ.NO. 121 FOR 11.02.2020

for  Chhattisgarh.  However,  subsequently  291  roads  with  2479  km  length  i.e. almost  3  times  of  the  originally  envisaged  length  have  been  sanctioned  for Chhattisgarh. This is about 30% total length sanctioned for all the States and is 1588 km more than the originally approved length for Chhattisgarh.

A proposal requesting for dropping of 35 roads and taking up 52 roads, in lieu of the  dropped  roads,  has  been  received  from  the  State  in  MHA  on  24 th January, 2020.

The  additional  proposals  are  considered  based  on  the  availability  of  spare resources and criticality of roads from operational purposes.

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## Districts-wise present status of Chhattisgarh under RCPLWEA:

| S.   | Districts   | Sanctioned      | Sanctioned     | Constructed               | Constructed    |
|------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------------|----------------|
| No.  |             | Number of Roads | Length (in km) | Number of Roads completed | Length (in km) |
| 1    | Bastar      | 39              | 394.400        | 0                         | 58.000         |
| 2    | Bijapur     | 7               | 98.450         | 0                         | 16.800         |
| 3    | Dantewada   | 15              | 139.425        | 0                         | 30.725         |
| 4    | Kanker      | 93              | 583.025        | 0                         | 25.000         |
| 5    | Narayanpur  | 5               | 98.050         | 0                         | 0.000          |
| 6    | Rajnandgaon | 46              | 389.825        | 0                         | 31.500         |
| 7    | Sukma       | 21              | 264.375        | 2                         | 95.750         |
| 8    | Kondagaon   | 65              | 511.475        | 0                         | 15.000         |
|      | Total       | 291             | 2479.025       | 2                         | 272.775        |

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