Lok Sabha Question No. 289 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Environmental Clearances for National Highway 516E
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 289

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## Environmental clearances for National Highway 516E

## *289. SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHANA RAJU:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  for  the construction  of  National  Highway  516E  which  traverses  through  the  towns  of Rampachodavaram and Lambasingi in the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has granted environmental clearances to this new National Highway; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question  No.  289  to  be  answered  on  Friday,  the  13 th March,  2020  on 'Environmental Clearances for National Highway 516E' by Shri Kanumuru Raghu Rama Krishana Raju.

- (a) and (b). The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has informed that they have received theDetailed Project Report (DPR) for the following packages on National Highway 516E:
- (c)  and  (d).    As  informed  by  the  MoRTH,  the  above  said  packages  do  not  attract  the provisions  of  EIA  Notification,  2006  as  amended  from  time  to  time.Accordingly,  this Ministry has so far not received any application for seeking Environmental Clearance for any of the packages mentioned above.

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Package and status of DPR                                                                                                                                                                                           | Length (in Km)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1         | Two laning with paved shoulders of Bowdara to Vizianageram Section of NH516E. DPR received by MoRT&H.                                                                                                                           | 26.94            |
| 2         | Two laning with paved shoulders of Paderu to Gundiguda Section of NH 516E. DPR received by MoRT&H.                                                                                                                              | 25.08            |
| 3         | Two laning with paved shoulders of Gondiguda to Araku (upto Bhallaguda) section of NH 516E. DPR received by MoRT&H.                                                                                                             | 24.29            |
| 4         | Two laning with paved shoulders of Koyyuru to Chaprathipalem section of NH516E. DPR received by MoRT&H.                                                                                                                         | 45.50            |
| 5         | Two laning with paved shoulders of Chaprathipalem to Lambasingi Section of NH 516E. DPR received by MoRT&H.                                                                                                                     | 39.50            |
| 6         | Two laning with paved shoulders of Lambasingi to Paderu section of NH 516E. DPR received by MoRT&H.                                                                                                                             | 48.43            |
| 7         | Strengthening of selected stretches from Km.5.600 to 16.000, Km.18.400 to 20.000 and Km.27.400 to 49.350 of Rajamahendravaram - Madhurapudi airport section of NH-516E on Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) mode |                  |
| Total     | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 209.74           |

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