Lok Sabha Question No. 897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Four-Laning Projects in Karnataka
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 897 ANSWERED ON 6 TH   FEBRUARY, 2020

## FOUR-LANING PROJECTS IN KARNATAKA

## 897. SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH: SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  up  the  works  of  four-laning  projects  in  the  State  of Karnataka and if so, the details and the present status thereof;
- (b)  whether it is a fact that these four-laning projects are running behind schedule and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c)   whether the Government has undertaken any measures to review the work schedule of the said projects and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  paid  compensation  to  the  affected  land  owners  with  due interest and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  to  (c)  A  total  of  fifteen  4-laning  projects  in  the  State  of  Karnataka,  comprising  length  of 989.84 km with total cost of Rs. 17,678 crores are in different stages of implementation. The list of  projects  along  with  progress  is  provided  at  Annexure.  Out  of  15  projects,  07  projects  are running behind schedule due to delay in land acquisition, forest clearance, quarry permission etc. and stoppage of work by local residents for want of additional structures, higher compensation etc.  Several  meetings  have  been  conducted  at  higher  level  for  expeditious  completion  of  the highway projects.

(d) The compensation for the acquisition of land acquired along with interest is determined and paid to the affected land holders as per provisions of Right to Fair Compensation in Land

Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act, 2013) applicable to National Highways Act (NH), 1956.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 897 FOR ANSWER ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020 ASKED BY SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH AND SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL REGARDING ' FOUR-LANING PROJECTS IN KARNATAKA '

The list of 4-laning projects in the State of Karnataka

|   Sr. No. | Project Name                                    | NH No. (New)   |   Project Length (Km.) |   Project Cost (Rs. in Cr) | Length Completed (Km)        | Physical Progress (%)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Goa / Karnataka Border - Kundapur               | 66             |                179.54  |                    1655.01 | 148.50                       | 82.71                   |
|         2 | Hospet - Chitradurga                            | 50             |                120     |                    1388    | 116.00                       | 92.50                   |
|         3 | Hassan to Maranahally                           | 75             |                 45.14  |                     574    | 0.00                         | 6.44                    |
|         4 | Addahole to B C Road                            | 75             |                 63.05  |                     821    | 0.00                         | 5.45                    |
|         5 | Hubli - Hospet                                  | 67             |                143.72  |                    2272.2  | 104.80                       | 67.54                   |
|         6 | Hospet-Bellary-Karnataka /AP Border             | 63             |                 95.37  |                     870    | 37.00                        | 38.79                   |
|         7 | Bellary to Byrapura section (Package I)         | 150A           |                 54.95  |                    1281.47 | 4.63                         | 7.76                    |
|         8 | Challakere to Hiriyur section (Package III)     | 150A           |                 55.705 |                    1157    | Appointed date been declared | has not                 |
|         9 | BRT Tiger Reserve Boundary to Bangalore Section | 948            |                170.92  |                    1253.51 | 117.30                       | 78.00                   |
|        10 | Belgaum - Khanapur (Package-I)                  | 748            |                 30     |                     954    | 5.18                         | 16.12                   |
|        11 | Mallasandra to Karadi (Package I)               | 73             |                 52.89  |                    1223.86 | 0.00                         | 6.20                    |
|        12 | Karadi to Banavara (Package II)                 | 73/69          |                 56.71  |                    1615.93 | 0.00                         | 4.93                    |
|        13 | Byrapura to Challakere                          | 150A           |                 49.95  |                     841.7  | 31.13                        | 62.15                   |
|        14 | Bettadahalli to Srirampura (Package IV)         | 69             |                 56.35  |                    1742.09 | Appointed date been declared | has not                 |
|        15 | Kundapur to Surathkal and Nantoor to Talapady   | 66             |                 90.28  |                     898.43 | 88.21                        | 97.70                   |

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