Lok Sabha Question No. 720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Development of Road Infrastructure
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 720

ANSWERED ON 06 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## DEVELOPMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE

## 720. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  spend  Rs.  5  lakh  crore  on  development  of  road infrastructure across the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of infrastructure works being proposed under Madurai region in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) and (b) This Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). Development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process. The works on NHs are, accordingly, taken up depending upon inter-se priority, traffic density and availability of funds to keep the NHs in traffic worthy conditions.

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'. Under this proposal, the Ministry has identified stretches for development of about 26,200 km length of Economic Corridors, 8,000 km of Inter Corridors, 7,500  km  of  Feeder  Routes,  5,300  km  Border  and  International  connectivity  roads,  4,100  km Coastal  and  Port  connectivity  roads,  1,900  km  Expressways,  National  Corridor  Efficiency improvement by development of ring roads around 28 cities, decongestion of about 125 choke points and 66 congestion points, development of 35 nos. of Multimodal Logistics Parks.

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 includes development of about 9,000 km length of Economic corridors, about 6,000 km length of Inter-corridor and feeder roads, about 5,000 km length  of  National  Corridors  Efficiency  improvements,  about  2,000  km  length  of  Border  and International connectivity roads, about 2,000 km length of Coastal and port connectivity roads, about  800  km  length  of  Expressways  and  balance  length  of  about  10,000  km  of  roads  under National Highways Development Project (NHDP). The programme is targeted for completion in 2021-2022.

Total investment of Rs. 6,92,324 crore is envisaged under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I and  other  NHs/road  development  schemes  upto  2021-22;  this  includes  investment  of  Rs. 5,35,000 crore for Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I and projects under NHDP.

(c) Details  of  development  works on NHs /  roads  identified for Madurai  region in Tamil Nadu is annexed.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.720 FOR ANSWER ON 06.02.2020 ASKED BY SHRI S. VENKATESAN REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE

Details  of  development  works  on  NHs  /  roads  identified  for  Madurai  region  in  Tamil Nadu

|   S. No. | Name of work                                                                                                                                                         | Length in km   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|        1 | Widening and strengthening of Kottampatti - Thiruppathur road from km 1/500-30/350 of NH 383E                                                                        | 28.85          |
|        2 | construction of Retaining wall at Km 102/0-113/0 of NH 49 Extn Ghat section ( Madurai- Cochin Road)                                                                  | 3.00           |
|        3 | Madurai - Achampathu - Viratipathu Bypass in km 6/6 - 10/4 of NH 49 Extn. (New No. NH 85) including LA.                                                              | 3.78           |
|        4 | Construction of ROB at Km 22/2, 75/8 &93/4 (RailwayKm 72/6-7) of NH 49 Extn. in lieu of LC 17, LC 68 &LC85 Madurai - Cochin road. Aundipatti- Theni railway station. | -              |
|        5 | 4-laning of Thirumangalam - Rajapalayam section of NH-744                                                                                                            | 70.98          |
|        6 | 4-laning of Rajapalayam - Sengottai section of NH-744                                                                                                                | 68.28          |
|        7 | 4-laning of Usilampatti - Andipatti - &Theni to Bodi stretch of NH-49                                                                                                | 44.00          |
|        8 | 4 laning of Paramakudi - Ramanathapuram section of NH 87 (Old NH-49)                                                                                                 | 46.68          |
|        9 | 4 laning of Ramanathapuram -Rameswaram - Dhanushkodi section of 87 (Old NH-49)                                                                                       | 64.56          |
|       10 | 4-laning of Musri - Namakkal section of NH-381B                                                                                                                      | 43.70          |
|       11 | 4/6-laning of Trichy - Karur section of NH-67                                                                                                                        | 70.15          |
|       12 | 4-laning / improvement of Sengottai - TN/KL border section NH-744 (Old NH-208) near Palaruvi                                                                         | 15.00          |
|       13 | 4-laning of Thanjavur - Kaikurichi section of NH-36 (Thanjavur - Pudukkottai)                                                                                        | 51.80          |
|       14 | 4-laning of Kaikurichi - Pillayarpatti section of NH-36 (Pillayarpatti - Pudukkottai)                                                                                | 32.51          |
|       15 | 6-laning of Trichy - Thanjavur section of NH-67                                                                                                                      | 54.85          |
|       16 | 4-laning of Kottampatti - Titupattur section of NH-383E                                                                                                              | 33.00          |
|       17 | Construction of Madurai Ring Road (Phase-II) (NH-744A)                                                                                                               | 52.98          |
|       18 | 4-laning of Nagapattinam - Rameswaram - Tuticorin section of NH-32 (ECR)                                                                                             | 331.75         |
|       19 | 4-laning of Tuticorin - Thiruchendur section of SH-176 (East Coast Road)                                                                                             | 55.46          |
|       20 | 4-laning of Thiruchendur - Kanniyakumari section of SH-176 (East Coast Road)                                                                                         | 69.54          |