Lok Sabha Question No. 348 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Construction of National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 348 ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## †*348.SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  plan  of  the  Government  for  construction  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  in  the country at present;
- (b) the details of the proposals received for construction of NHs in the country especially in Uttar Pradesh;

(c)  whether  the  Government proposes four laning of NH-730 and Gorakhpur-PartawalMaharajganj-Thuthibari and Partawal-Paniyara-Kampienganj-Basti highways by upgrading the various sections; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 348 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019 ASKED BY SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

( a) The  development  and  maintenance  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  is  a  continuous process;  works  on  NHs  are  taken  up  accordingly  depending  upon  inter-se  priority,  traffic density and availability of funds to keep the NHs in traffic worthy condition.

The Ministry took up development of NHs/ roads under various phases of National Highways Development Project (NHDP), Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for the North East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads, Special Programme for Development of Roads in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected  areas,  Externally  Aided  Projects  (EAP),  National  Highways  (Original)  [NH  (O)] scheme, etc.

Various  phases  of  NHDP  envisaged  development  of  NHs  to  4/6  lane  and  2  lane  NH standards, development of expressways, etc. Development of most of the roads/ NHs under other schemes envisages their upgradation to 2 lane NH standards.

The Ministry had taken up detailed review of NHs network with a view to develop the road connectivity to Border areas, development of Coastal roads including road connectivity for Non-Major ports, improvement in the efficiency of National Corridors, development of Economic  Corridors,  Inter Corridors  and Feeder  Routes  along  with integration with Sagarmala,  etc.,  under  'Bharatmala  Pariyojana'.  Under  this  proposal,  the  Ministry  has identified stretches for development of about 26,200 km length of Economic Corridors, 8,000 km  of  Inter  Corridors,  7,500  km  of  Feeder  Routes,  5,300  km  Border  and  International connectivity  roads,  4,100  km  Coastal  and  Port  connectivity  roads,  1,900  km  Expressways, National  Corridor  Efficiency  improvement  by  development  of  ring  roads  around  28  cities, decongestion of about 125 choke points and 66 congestion points, development of 35 nos. of Multimodal Logistics Parks.

The  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  approved  the  proposal  for investment  approval  for  Phase-I  of  'Bharatmala  Pariyojana'  during  its  meeting  held  on 24.10.2017.  'Bharatmala  Pariyojana'  Phase-I  includes  development  of  about  9,000  km length of Economic corridors, about 6,000 km length of Inter-corridor and feeder roads, about 5,000 km length of National Corridors Efficiency improvements, about 2,000 km length of Border  and  International  connectivity  roads,  about  2,000  km  length  of  Coastal  and  port connectivity roads, about 800 km length of Expressways and balance length of about 10,000 km of roads under NHDP. The programme is targeted for completion in 2021-2022.

The  general principle for upgradation of roads under Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana includes development of Economic corridors primarily to 4/6 lane NH standards, Inter-corridor  and  feeder  roads  primarily  to  4  lane  NH  standards  and  Border,  International connectivity roads, Coastal and port connectivity roads primarily to 2 lane NH standards.

(b) 436  proposals  amounting  to  Rs.  16,057  crore  have  been  received  from  State Governments  /  Union  Territories  during  2019-20  for  development  of  NHs  entrusted  with them, which includes 8 proposals amounting to Rs. 893 crore received from the Government of State of Uttar Pradesh.

(c) and (d) Total  length  of  NH-730  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  is  about  564.75  km. About 216.40 km length has been developed to Two Lane / Two lane with Paved Shoulder as per NH standards / Strengthened. Works for widening to Two Lane / Two lane with Paved Shoulder as per NH standards / strengthening have been taken up in about 348.35 km.

The State  Government of Uttar Pradesh has taken up development of  Gorakhpur Partawal  section  of  NH-727  BB  of  about  31.35  km  length  to  4-lane  standards  and Maharajganj to Thuthibari section of NH-730S of about 39 km length to 2-lane standards and accordingly  have  not  handed  over  these  stretches  of  NHs  to  the  Ministry.  Partawal    to Maharajganj  section  of  NH-730  of  about  22km  length  has  been  developed  to  2  lane configuration with paved shoulder.

Partawal  -  Paniyara-Bhaurabari  section  of  NH-328  of  about  25.89  km  length  is included under Annual Plan 2019-20 for widening to 2-lane NH Standards. Balance Stretch of Bhaurabari to Basti via Kampienganj of about 71km length is of 2-lane standards and is in traffic worthy condition.

There are no proposals at this stage for development of these NHs to 4-lane standards.

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