Lok Sabha Question No. 213 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: NH Projects in Kerala
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 213

ANSWERED ON 5 TH   MARCH, 2020

## NH PROJECTS IN KERALA

## *213.  ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of National Highways (NHs) in the country especially in Kerala that have been expanded into four and six lanes during the last three years;
- (b) whether there are objections against the development of NHs into four and six lanes and if so, the steps taken to resolve these objections;
- (c) the total allocation/utilization of funds for the development of NHs in Kerala during the last three years;
- (d) the length of NHs constructed during the last three years in the country and the length of NHs built in Kerala during the same period indicating the number of projects that have been funded fully by the Centre and through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode during the said period; and
- (e) the details of major NH stretches currently under construction in Kerala including PPP and Toll Operate Transfer (ToT) projects?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

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

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 213 ON 5 TH  MARCH, 2020 ASKED BY ADV. A.M. ARIFF REGARDING 'NH PROJECTS IN KERALA'

- (a) The details are as below:

(Length of NHs in km)

| Year   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   |
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Lane   | 4-lane    | 6/8- lane | 4-lane    | 6/8- lane | 4-lane    | 6/8- lane |
| India  | 1655      | 167       | 2200      | 316       | 2517      | 587       |
| Kerala | 38        | 0         | 5         | 3         | 6         | 0.5       |

- (b) Keeping in view the constraint of land availability, it has been decided with concurrence of  Government  of  Kerala  to  restrict  the  Right  of  Way  (ROW)  width  of  National Highways (old no. 17 and 47) to 45m in the state of Kerala. The Kerala Government has also consented to share 25% land acquisition cost for development projects on NH-66, for which a Financial Participation Agreement (FPA) has been signed amongst Ministry of  Road  Transport  &  Highways,  PWD  Kerala  and  Kerala  Infrastructure  Investment Finance  Board  (KIIFB)  on  03.10.2019  in  order  to  categorically  establish  procedure/ modalities for remittance of amount corresponding to land acquisition cost to be borne by the concerned stakeholders.
- (c) The total allocated/utilized funds for the development of NHs in Kerala during the last three years is about Rs. 2,160 crores.
- (d) The length of NHs constructed during the last three years in the country and the length of NHs built in Kerala during the same period, is as below:

(Length of NHs in km)

| Year   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | Total   |
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| India  | 8,231     | 9,829     | 10,855    | 28,915  |
| Kerala | 46        | 16        | 121       | 183     |

Out of the total length of 183 km constructed in Kerala during last three years, 23.8 km NH length has been constructed through PPP (BOT) mode, and remaining length has been constructed through public funds.

- (e) At present, 2/4/6-laning, strengthening, improvement etc. works in the length of about 457 km have been taken up in the State of Kerala. No stretch has been taken up on Toll Operate Transfer (ToT) mode in the State of Kerala.

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