Lok Sabha Question No. 1660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Conversion of SHs into NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1660 ANSWERED ON 28 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## CONVERSION OF SHs INTO NHs

## 1660.   DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  requests  made  by  Government  of  Telangana  for  conversion  of  State Highways (SHs)/roads into National Highways (NHs) during the last five years and the current year, year-wise;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government on each of the said requests;
- (c) the details of proposals accepted; and
- (d) the details of proposals rejected along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d) The  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  keeps  on  receiving  proposals  from various State Governments/Union Territories (UTs) etc., including the State Government of Telangana for  declaration  of  State  roads,  including  State  Highways (SHs),  as  new  National  Highways  (NHs).    This  Ministry  considers  declaration  of some State roads, including SHs, as new NHs from time to time based on requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds. This Ministry has declared 1366 Km of State roads in Telangana as National Highways since 2014 as per details given in Annexure I.

## Annexure-I

ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1660  FOR  ANSWER  ON  28TH  NOVEMBER,  2019 ASKED BY DR. G. RANJITH REDDY REGARDING 'CONVERSION OF SHs INTO NHs'.

## National Highways Declared after the formation of Telangana State (Since 2014)

| S.No   | Name of the Road                                                                                                          | Declared as National Highways   | Declared as National Highways   |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S.No   | Name of the Road                                                                                                          | NH No                           | Length in km                    |
| 1      | Hyderabad-Medak-Rudrur-Bhodan-Basar- Bhainsa(Junction at NH-61)                                                           | 765 D                           | 63                              |
| 2      | Junction of NH 161 near Nizampet-Narayankhed- Bidar (Junction at NH 50 in Karnataka)                                      | 161 B                           | 49                              |
| 3      | Madnur(Junction at NH 161)-Bodhan                                                                                         | 161 BB                          | 39                              |
| 4      | Hyderabad-Moinabad-Chevalla-Manneguda- Kodangal-Karnataka Border -Upto Junction of NH 150 near Yadgir                     | 163                             | 113                             |
| 5      | Kodad(Junction at NH 65) - Miryalaguda- Deverakonda-Kalwakurthy-Jadcherla (Junction at NH 44)                             | 167                             | 219                             |
| 6      | Siricilla-Siddipet-Jangaon-Arvapally-Suryapet (to join on NH-65)                                                          | 365 B                           | 184                             |
| 7      | Mancherial (Junction at NH 63) to Chandrapur in Maharashtra via Asifabad, Rebbana                                         | 363                             | 95                              |
| 8      | Stretch from Nirmal at Junction of NH 44-Mamda- Khanapur-Mallapuram-Raikal and terminating at Jagitial junction of NH 63. | 61                              | 88                              |
| 9      | Suryapet at NH 65-Khammam-Ashwarapet- Rajahmundry                                                                         | 365 BB                          | 177                             |
| 10     | Sangareddy(NH161) - Narsapur- Toopran-Gajwel- Jagdevpur-Bhongir-Choutuppal (NH-65)                                        | 161 AA                          | 149                             |
| 11     | Warangal - Khammam road                                                                                                   | 563                             | 119                             |
| 12     | Sagroli - Bodhan - Nizamabad (Junction at NH 63)                                                                          | 63                              | 38                              |
| 13     | Adilabad - Bela - Korpana road                                                                                            | 353 B                           | 33                              |
|        | Total (in Km)                                                                                                             |                                 | 1366                            |

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