Lok Sabha Question No. 1931 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Work on NHs and Expressways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the present status of construction of various National Highways (NHs)  and  expressways  in  the  country  and  the  estimated  cost thereof, project and State-wise particularly in Tamil Nadu;
- (b)   the  extent  to  which  these  projects  are  likely  to  reduce  the travel time, fuel cost and distance, project wise;
- (c)   whether  there  is  any  delay  in  completion  of  the  said  projects and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  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

[GEN. (DR.) V. K. SINGH (RETD.)]

- (a) Details of ongoing  works  of National  Highways  including expressways at present in the country, State-wise including Tamil Nadu are at Annexure-I.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1931

ANSWERED ON 22 ND  SEPTEMBER, 2020

WORK ON NHS AND EXPRESSSWAYS

1931.  SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (b)    These  projects  shall  optimize  the  efficiency  of  freight  and passenger movement  across the country by bridging critical infrastructure gaps. These roads include development of Economic Corridors,  Inter  Corridor  and  Feeder  Corridor,  National  Corridor Efficiency Improvement, Border and International connectivity roads, Coastal and Port connectivity roads and Green-field expressways.   These  roads  run  through  the  length  and  breadth  of the country, connect adjacent countries, the National Capital with State  Capital  and  the  State  Capitals  mutually,  major  ports,  nonmajor  ports,  large  industrial  centers  or  tourist  centers,  meet  very important  strategic  requirement  in  hilly  and  isolated  areas,  help opening  up  large  tracts  of  backward  area  and  hilly  regions  (other than strategically important ones) which enable sizeable reduction in travel time & distance.
- (c)  &  (d).  There  are  778  delayed  projects  (National  Highways including expressways) under this ministry. Details of these projects are given at Annexure-II. These projects are delayed mainly due to land acquisition, utility shifting, non-availability of soil/aggregate, poor performance of contractors, environment/forest/wildlife  clearances,  ROB  &  RUB  issues  with Railways, public agitation for additional facilities, arbitration/contractual disputes with contractors etc. These projects are given time period of 2 to 3 years for completion.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1931  FOR  ANSWER  ON  22.09.2020 ASKED BY SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU REGARDING WORK ON NHS AND EXPRESSSWAYS.

Details of ongoing works of National Highways including expressways in the country, State-wise including Tamil Nadu as on 31.08.2020.

| Sl. No.   | State                    | Ongoing   | Ongoing        | Ongoing            |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------|----------------|--------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State                    | No.       | Length(in KM.) | Cost(Rs. in Crore) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 73        | 2167.48        | 20773.81           |
| 2         | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 9         | 263.00         | 1798.00            |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 48        | 1476.04        | 17119.75           |
| 4         | Assam                    | 59        | 1250.95        | 13402.77           |
| 5         | Bihar                    | 77        | 2473.04        | 26008.96           |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh             | 45        | 1897.59        | 10316.40           |
| 7         | DN Haveli                | 2         | 7.54           | 94.72              |
| 8         | Daman and Diu            | 1         | 0.00           | 0.00               |
| 9         | Delhi                    | 9         | 181.58         | 9954.14            |
| 10        | Goa                      | 15        | 93.91          | 5378.19            |
| 11        | Gujarat                  | 54        | 1749.03        | 33297.08           |
| 12        | Haryana                  | 50        | 1757.31        | 30067.60           |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh         | 44        | 740.70         | 9632.59            |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir          | 20        | 472.48         | 23278.94           |
| 15        | Jharkhand                | 30        | 919.99         | 6816.42            |
| 16        | Karnataka                | 73        | 2920.56        | 28503.98           |
| 17        | Kerala                   | 31        | 585.32         | 3781.81            |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh           | 66        | 2691.37        | 31106.35           |
| 19        | Maharashtra              | 305       | 10323.76       | 102667.94          |
| 20        | Manipur                  | 25        | 587.14         | 6012.51            |
| 21        | Meghalaya                | 8         | 103.00         | 984.85             |
| 22        | Mizoram                  | 22        | 729.00         | 8490.01            |
| 23        | Nagaland                 | 35        | 777.31         | 9875.02            |
| 24        | Odisha                   | 50        | 2533.53        | 20468.11           |
| 25        | Puducherry               | 2         | 1.00           | 39.00              |
| 26        | Punjab                   | 39        | 965.60         | 11205.09           |
| 27        | Rajasthan                | 74        | 4502.76        | 36952.01           |
| 28        | Sikkim                   | 13        | 229.48         | 3092.26            |
| 29        | Tamil Nadu               | 79        | 2647.76        | 19306.01           |

| 30   | Telangana     |   49 |   1944.14 |   17454.54 |
|------|---------------|------|-----------|------------|
| 31   | Tripura       |   16 |    311.03 |    3344.53 |
| 32   | UT Ladakh     |   12 |     96.1  |     561.48 |
| 33   | Uttar Pradesh |   77 |   3755.26 |   39823.7  |
| 34   | Uttarakhand   |   85 |   1491.04 |   13871.9  |
| 35   | West Bengal   |   71 |   1456.57 |   17800.5  |
|      | TOTAL         | 1668 |  54102.4  |  583281    |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1931 FOR ANSWER  ON 22.09.2020 ASKED BY SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU REGARDING WORK ON NHS AND EXPRESSSWAYS.

Details of Delayed projects (National Highways including expressways) in the country, State-wise including Tamil Nadu as on 31.08.2020.

| Sl. No.   | State                    | Delayed   | Delayed         | Delayed             |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State                    | No.       | Length (in KM.) | Cost (Rs. in Crore) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 31        | 980.77          | 10053.89            |
| 2         | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 9         | 262.55          | 1128.79             |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 6         | 316.37          | 2531.89             |
| 4         | Assam                    | 28        | 613.59          | 6087.95             |
| 5         | Bihar                    | 35        | 1322.26         | 13501.00            |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh             | 37        | 1729.89         | 8070.43             |
| 7         | DN Haveli                | 1         | 7.54            | 17.50               |
| 8         | Daman and Diu            | 0         | 0.00            | 0.00                |
| 9         | Delhi                    | 4         | 102.30          | 6152.14             |
| 10        | Goa                      | 15        | 93.91           | 5378.19             |
| 11        | Gujarat                  | 11        | 286.91          | 3509.72             |
| 12        | Haryana                  | 10        | 401.29          | 1372.58             |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh         | 22        | 253.12          | 2607.23             |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir          | 4         | 88.44           | 11506.14            |
| 15        | Jharkhand                | 17        | 360.38          | 1600.33             |
| 16        | Karnataka                | 42        | 1532.92         | 12636.65            |
| 17        | Kerala                   | 14        | 320.73          | 3134.67             |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh           | 38        | 1895.90         | 14058.64            |
| 19        | Maharashtra              | 171       | 6639.65         | 60467.48            |
| 20        | Manipur                  | 7         | 63.49           | 405.10              |
| 21        | Meghalaya                | 4         | 51.54           | 600.00              |
| 22        | Mizoram                  | 6         | 192.00          | 1648.59             |
| 23        | Nagaland                 | 6         | 100.79          | 2697.09             |
| 24        | Odisha                   | 26        | 1458.21         | 9716.61             |
| 25        | Puducherry               | 2         | 1.00            | 39.00               |
| 26        | Punjab                   | 25        | 713.26          | 8413.01             |
| 27        | Rajasthan                | 24        | 1358.45         | 10824.43            |
| 28        | Sikkim                   | 4         | 138.69          | 1579.38             |
| 29        | Tamil Nadu               | 25        | 541.31          | 4747.66             |
| 30        | Telangana                | 32        | 1089.35         | 7564.02             |
| 31        | Tripura                  | 3         | 35.03           | 206.53              |

| 32   | UT Ladakh     |   5 |    43.92 |     74.58 |
|------|---------------|-----|----------|-----------|
| 33   | Uttar Pradesh |  37 |  1601.39 |  17993.8  |
| 34   | Uttarakhand   |  47 |   785.02 |   7836.89 |
| 35   | West Bengal   |  30 |   631.13 |   7761.09 |
|      | TOTAL         | 778 | 26013.1  | 245923    |

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