Lok Sabha Question No. 4852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Technically Inappropriate
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Jyotsna Charandas Mahant

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of National Highways (NHs) which have been found technically  inappropriate  during  the  last  three  years  in  the  the country, State-wise; and
- (b)  the  changes  introduced  and  remedial  measures  taken  in  such highways, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) and (b) The development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) is a continuous process. The Maintenance and Repair (M&R) of stretches of NHs, where either Development works have commenced or Operation, Maintenance and Transfer (OMT) Concessions/  Operation  and  Maintenance  (O&M)  Contracts  have been awarded, are entrusted to the Concessioners/ Contractors till the  Defect  Liability  Period  (DLP)/  the  Concession  Period.  M&R  of balance stretches of NHs are carried out annually as per available budgetary outlay, inter-se priority  and  traffic density  to  keep  such NHs in traffic worthy conditions.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4852 ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2021

## TECHNICALLY INAPPROPRIATE

4852. SHRIMATI JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

The  Officers  of  the  Ministry  and  various  Executing  Agencies carry  out  regular  assessments  of  conditions  of  NHs  from  time  to time.  Accordingly,  further  necessary  actions  are  taken  up  for development  and  maintenance  of  the  NHs  as  per  inter-se  priority, traffic  density  and  availability  of  funds  to  keep  the  NHs  in  traffic worthy conditions.

The  State/ Union  Territory (UT) -wise  details  of  works sanctioned for development and maintenance of NHs entrusted with State  Governments/  UTs  during  last  three  years  are  placed  at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

The Ministry has taken policy decision to also implement M&R of NHs entrusted with State Governments/ UTs through Short Term (One Year) and Medium Term (Three Years) contracts effective from Financial  Year  2021-22,  besides  implementation  of  works  such  as Ordinary  Repairs  (OR),  Flood  Damage  Repairs  (FDR),  etc.,  through

State Governments/ UTs as per extant policies.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4852 FOR ANSWER  ON 25.03.2021  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  JYOTSNA  CHARANDAS  MAHANT REGARDING TECHNICALLY INAPPROPRIATE

The State/ UT - wise details of works sanctioned for development of NHs entrusted with State Governments/ UTs during last three years:

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|     |                      |         |          |           | Length in km and Amount Rs. in crore   | Length in km and Amount Rs. in crore   | Length in km and Amount Rs. in crore   | Length in km and Amount Rs. in crore   | Length in km and Amount Rs. in crore   | Length in km and Amount Rs. in crore   |
|-----|----------------------|---------|----------|-----------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Sl. | State/               | 2017-18 | 2017-18  | 2017-18   | 2018-19                                | 2018-19                                | 2018-19                                | 2019-20                                | 2019-20                                | 2019-20                                |
| No. | UT                   | No.     | Length   | Cost      | No.                                    | Length                                 | Cost                                   | No.                                    | Length                                 | Cost                                   |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh       | 17      | 355.0    | 2,551.5   | 6.00                                   | 98.10                                  | 267.40                                 | 19.00                                  | 416.72                                 | 1,479.02                               |
| 2   | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0.00    | 0.00     | 0.00      | 8.00                                   | 351.38                                 | 4,044.62                               | 8.00                                   | 125.07                                 | 1,162.67                               |
| 3   | Assam                | 11.00   | 139.60   | 324.50    | 3.00                                   | 74.00                                  | 106.10                                 | 19.00                                  | 259.07                                 | 464.15                                 |
| 4   | Bihar                | 15.00   | 225.10   | 917.80    | 13.00                                  | 103.90                                 | 4,827.70                               | 10.00                                  | 294.88                                 | 350.33                                 |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh         | 7.00    | 81.70    | 694.30    | 9.00                                   | 28.60                                  | 15.30                                  | 8.00                                   | 231.39                                 | 492.84                                 |
| 6   | Goa                  | 3.00    | 42.90    | 1,493.00  | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 10.00                                  | 102.50                                 | 143.44                                 |
| 7   | Gujarat              | 33.00   | 122.58   | 2,962.60  | 11.00                                  | 296.63                                 | 492.59                                 | 10.00                                  | 101.20                                 | 219.50                                 |
| 8   | Haryana              | 2.00    | 13.80    | 15.80     | 3.00                                   | 26.20                                  | 105.90                                 | 2.00                                   | 4.98                                   | 53.08                                  |
| 9   | Himachal Pradesh     | 8.00    | 106.00   | 198.60    | 7.00                                   | 143.20                                 | 6,488.60                               | 9.00                                   | 83.67                                  | 246.68                                 |
| 10  | Jammu & Kashmir      | 2.00    | 26.00    | 33.50     | 8.00                                   | 84.70                                  | 170.50                                 | 3.00                                   | 88.70                                  | 172.98                                 |
| 11  | Jharkhand            | 11.00   | 166.00   | 316.80    | 7.00                                   | 116.30                                 | 118.30                                 | 10.00                                  | 227.85                                 | 474.90                                 |
| 12  | Karnataka            | 28.00   | 592.00   | 2,240.00  | 3.00                                   | 40.00                                  | 476.30                                 | 11.00                                  | 206.26                                 | 407.36                                 |
| 13  | Kerala               | 15.00   | 317.70   | 474.00    | 8.00                                   | 122.90                                 | 188.50                                 | 11.00                                  | 0.00                                   | 293.58                                 |
| 14  | Madhya Pradesh       | 19.00   | 768.80   | 3,447.70  | 1.00                                   | 79.60                                  | 264.50                                 | 22.00                                  | 446.00                                 | 487.00                                 |
| 15  | Maharashtra          | 102.00  | 3,049.00 | 17,830.00 | 9.00                                   | 1,269.00                               | 232.00                                 | 109.00                                 | 1,483.00                               | 2,314.00                               |
| 16  | Manipur              | 4.00    | 10.00    | 67.00     | 1.00                                   | 14.70                                  | 28.80                                  | 3.00                                   | 68.00                                  | 88.17                                  |
| 17  | Meghalaya            | 3.00    | 8.00     | 32.10     | 1.00                                   | 5.00                                   | 24.10                                  | 6.00                                   | 24.00                                  | 107.91                                 |
| 18  | Mizoram              | 2.00    | 56.40    | 56.50     | 6.00                                   | 73.90                                  | 274.30                                 | 1.00                                   | 10.00                                  | 34.40                                  |
| 19  | Nagaland             | 1.00    | 6.00     | 24.00     | 2.00                                   | 38.00                                  | 257.40                                 | 5.00                                   | 161.06                                 | 222.76                                 |
| 20  | Odisha               | 3.00    | 121.90   | 443.50    | 3.00                                   | 41.20                                  | 139.40                                 | 14.00                                  | 362.25                                 | 531.76                                 |
| 21  | Punjab               | 17.00   | 265.60   | 1,317.10  | 16.00                                  | 161.60                                 | 436.80                                 | 6.00                                   | 38.30                                  | 71.16                                  |
| 22  | Rajasthan            | 34.00   | 372.00   | 1,986.00  | 5.00                                   | 84.00                                  | 432.00                                 | 14.00                                  | 323.00                                 | 992.00                                 |
| 23  | Sikkim               | 0.00    | 0.00     | 0.00      | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 1.00                                   | 11.79                                  | 27.05                                  |
| 24  | Tamil Nadu           | 53.00   | 510.10   | 1,059.40  | 24.00                                  | 142.30                                 | 1,294.70                               | 22.00                                  | 74.11                                  | 362.23                                 |
| 25  | Telangana            | 13.00   | 313.70   | 3,066.70  | 3.00                                   | 64.50                                  | 255.70                                 | 7.00                                   | 111.67                                 | 286.17                                 |
| 26  | Tripura              | 2.00    | 20.00    | 153.50    | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 27  | Uttar Pradesh        | 11.00   | 142.70   | 1,622.60  | 4.00                                   | 73.00                                  | 2,413.70                               | 9.00                                   | 288.00                                 | 828.00                                 |
| 28  | Uttarakhand          | 22.00   | 194.80   | 1,533.50  | 21.00                                  | 42.30                                  | 110.50                                 | 34.00                                  | 379.44                                 | 532.82                                 |
| 29  | West Bengal          | 8.00    | 92.00    | 1,007.10  | 10.00                                  | 102.00                                 | 153.00                                 | 30.00                                  | 247.79                                 | 445.96                                 |
| 30  | Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 0.00    | 0.00     | 0.00      | 2.00                                   | 7.10                                   | 94.40                                  | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 31  | Daman & Diu          | 0.00    | 0.00     | 0.00      | 3.00                                   | 17.80                                  | 59.00                                  | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4852 FOR ANSWER  ON 25.03.2021  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  JYOTSNA  CHARANDAS  MAHANT REGARDING TECHNICALLY INAPPROPRIATE

The State/ UT - wise details of works sanctioned for maintenance of NHs entrusted with State Governments/ UTs during last three years:

-

|     |                   |         |         |         | Length in km and Amount Rs. in crore   | Length in km and Amount Rs. in crore   | Length in km and Amount Rs. in crore   | Length in km and Amount Rs. in crore   | Length in km and Amount Rs. in crore   | Length in km and Amount Rs. in crore   |
|-----|-------------------|---------|---------|---------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Sl. | State/ UT         | 2017-18 | 2017-18 | 2017-18 | 2018-19                                | 2018-19                                | 2018-19                                | 2019-20                                | 2019-20                                | 2019-20                                |
| No. |                   | No.     | Length  | Cost    | No.                                    | Length                                 | Cost                                   | No.                                    | Length                                 | Cost                                   |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 14.00                                  | 99.80                                  | 50.20                                  | 26.00                                  | 276.98                                 | 113.50                                 |
| 2   | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 7.00                                   | 103.91                                 | 81.17                                  |
| 3   | Assam             | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 9.00                                   | 87.74                                  | 85.95                                  |
| 4   | Bihar             | 14.00   | 168.70  | 52.01   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 4.00                                   | 77.25                                  | 86.72                                  |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh      | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 3.00                                   | 30.50                                  | 11.92                                  |
| 6   | Goa               | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 3.00                                   | 38.10                                  | 26.43                                  |
| 7   | Gujarat           | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 12.00                                  | 178.03                                 | 52.48                                  | 8.00                                   | 288.90                                 | 120.80                                 |
| 8   | Himachal Pradesh  | 3.00    | 75.00   | 26.80   | 20.00                                  | 149.90                                 | 70.30                                  | 6.00                                   | 103.33                                 | 46.09                                  |
| 9   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 4.00                                   | 35.10                                  | 14.90                                  | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 10  | Jharkhand         | 3.00    | 22.50   | 11.40   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 4.00                                   | 49.42                                  | 29.90                                  |
| 11  | Karnataka         | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 29.00                                  | 676.61                                 | 234.23                                 |
| 12  | Kerala            | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 6.00                                   | 72.60                                  | 74.10                                  | 11.00                                  | 181.29                                 | 178.00                                 |
| 13  | Madhya Pradesh    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 4.00                                   | 46.40                                  | 15.90                                  | 10.00                                  | 116.60                                 | 24.51                                  |
| 14  | Maharashtra       | 75.00   | 783.00  | 376.00  | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 38.00                                  | 347.00                                 | 232.00                                 |
| 15  | Manipur           | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 1.00                                   | 2.50                                   | 5.90                                   | 1.00                                   | 40.50                                  | 29.64                                  |
| 16  | Meghalaya         | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 7.00                                   | 100.00                                 | 59.10                                  | 6.00                                   | 115.40                                 | 79.85                                  |
| 17  | Mizoram           | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 2.00                                   | 40.00                                  | 34.38                                  |
| 18  | Nagaland          | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 7.00                                   | 61.00                                  | 30.00                                  | 4.00                                   | 64.70                                  | 44.25                                  |
| 19  | Odisha            | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 3.00                                   | 17.50                                  | 12.50                                  | 13.00                                  | 253.92                                 | 100.18                                 |
| 20  | Punjab            | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 6.00                                   | 35.40                                  | 17.60                                  | 5.00                                   | 44.95                                  | 28.65                                  |
| 21  | Rajasthan         | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 9.00                                   | 156.80                                 | 39.90                                  | 16.00                                  | 183.22                                 | 91.55                                  |
| 22  | Tamil Nadu        | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 5.00                                   | 41.60                                  | 25.80                                  | 13.00                                  | 98.61                                  | 90.92                                  |
| 23  | Telangana         | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 18.00                                  | 164.60                                 | 96.20                                  | 6.00                                   | 34.80                                  | 40.12                                  |
| 24  | Tripura           | 6.00    | 75.18   | 30.37   | 1.00                                   | 24.20                                  | 3.60                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 25  | Uttar Pradesh     | 3.00    | 75.83   | 24.95   | 8.00                                   | 148.60                                 | 62.00                                  | 10.00                                  | 232.00                                 | 92.98                                  |
| 26  | Uttarakhand       | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 10.00                                  | 88.20                                  | 31.50                                  | 8.00                                   | 96.00                                  | 29.69                                  |
| 27  | West Bengal       | 3.00    | 83.50   | 34.20   | 5.00                                   | 62.40                                  | 38.80                                  | 2.00                                   | 9.00                                   | 5.80                                   |
| 28  | Chandigarh        | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   | 1.00                                   | 15.27                                  | 10.94                                  |

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