Lok Sabha Question No. 721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Greenfield Highways to connect Industrial Hubs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU, C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 721

ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## GREENFIELD HIGHWAYS TO CONNECT INDUSTRIAL HUBS

## 721. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.: SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has projects specifically aimed at bridging critical infrastructure gaps through thedevelopment of economic corridors, so-called inter-corridors and feeder routes, border and international connectivity roads, coastal and port connectivity roads and Greenfield expressways across the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the estimated cost of the project; and
- (c) whether such projects are much delayed and the time by which the above new highways are likely to be constructed?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI MANSUKH L.MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (c)  The Bharatmala Pariyojana comprises of about 65,000 km of Highways / Roads. The tentative  State-wise  details  are  provided  at Annexure .  Out  of  total  length  under Bharatmala Pariyojana, 24,800 km Highways (i.e. economic corridors, inter corridors, feeder routes, border roads etc.) along with 10,000 km residual NHDP stretches have envisaged for construction under Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana over a period of 5 years  i.e.  from  2017-18  to  2021-22  for  which  Rs.  5,35,000  crores  have  been earmarked. There is no delay.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 721 FOR ANSWER ON 07-02-2019 ASKED BY SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G. AND SHRI C.  MAHENDRAN  REGARDING GREENFIELD HIGHWAYS TO CONNECT INDUSTRIAL HUBS.

State-wise details of roads and highways to be constructed under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

|   Sr. no. | State            | Approximate length (km)   |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | 3,600                     |
|         2 | Assam            | 2,190                     |
|         3 | Bihar            | 1,670                     |
|         4 | Chhattisgarh     | 950                       |
|         5 | Delhi            | 20                        |
|         6 | Goa              | 200                       |
|         7 | Gujarat          | 4,200                     |
|         8 | Haryana          | 2,310                     |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh | 200                       |
|        10 | Jammu &Kashmir   | 430                       |
|        11 | Jharkhand        | 960                       |
|        12 | Karnataka        | 4,220                     |
|        13 | Kerala           | 1,240                     |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh   | 5,850                     |
|        15 | Maharashtra      | 8,340                     |
|        16 | Manipur          | 920                       |
|        17 | Meghalaya        | 550                       |
|        18 | Mizoram          | 1,080                     |
|        19 | Nagaland         | 450                       |
|        20 | Odisha           | 3,110                     |
|        21 | Punjab           | 2,130                     |
|        22 | Rajasthan        | 5,500                     |
|        23 | Sikkim           | 160                       |
|        24 | Tamil Nadu       | 4,350                     |
|        25 | Telangana        | 1,840                     |
|        26 | Tripura          | 650                       |
|        27 | Uttar Pradesh    | 4,800                     |
|        28 | Uttarakhand      | 830                       |
|        29 | West Bengal      | 2,250                     |
|        30 | Total            | 65,000                    |

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