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Lok Sabha Question No. 1758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Amendment in Tender Rules
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is fact the Government is considering to amend/change tender rules to accelerate the pace of construction of National Highways in the country; and

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  by  the Government in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) & (b) Ministry has reduced the bidder eligibility criteria related to financial as well as technical capacity. Further, in order to reduce the  financial  burden  of  bidder,  provision  has  also  been  made  to replace bid security with security declaration, deletion of additional performance security as well as reduction of   performance security to 3% of the value of contract.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1758 ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## AMENDMENT IN TENDER RULES

†1758. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1756 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Upgradation of Coal-Operated Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1756 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

## UPGRADATION OF COAL-OPERATED POWER PLANTS

†1756. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has given additional time for the upgradation of coaloperated power plants;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  old  and  polluting  plants  are  to  be  converted  as  super  critical  plants with high efficiency; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a)  & (b) :   Setting  up  of power  plant  and  generation  of  electricity  is  a  de-licensed activity under the Electricity Act, 2003. Therefore, the decision to upgrade its units / plants for performance improvement or compliance of current environment norms lies with the power producers/concerned generating companies based on technocommercial considerations as per the extant guidelines/norms and timelines set by the Statutory authorities.

(c) & (d) :    Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has informed that conversion of old and polluting plants into super critical plants with high efficiency is not feasible due to technical difficulty and techno-economic viability.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Aircraft Manufacturing Policy
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1755 (To be answered on the February 2021)

## AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING POLICY

1755 SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) if the details thereof?

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has made proposal to  prepare a' draft.of Aircraft Manufacturing Policy for promoting aircraft manufacturing in the country; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) & (b) Sir . Within the extant policy which enables domestic manufacturing 0f aircraft; the Government has been promoting and facilitating the manufacturing Of aircraft; including & Regional Transport Aircraft; and associated equipment by public and private enterprises iu India. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has produced over 80 AVRO (HS-748) aircraft with seating capacity of 36 passengers for commuter operations: More recently, it has manufactured the 19-seater Hindustan 228-201 aircraft for regional' air connectivity: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed the experimental version of SARAS, which is a multi-purpose 14-seater civilian aircraft: Development and certification of the 19-seater Light Transport Aircraft is an on-going laboratory-based project ,of CSIR. Yes,
Lok Sabha Question No. 1753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Piped Drinking Water to Villages
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rekha Arun Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1753 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

## Piped Drinking Water to Villages

## † 1753: SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of villages in Uttar Pradesh having piped drinking water facility;
- (b) the number of villages covered/ to be covered under such scheme during the current financial year to get piped drinking water; and
- (c) the time by which all the villages are likely to be covered there under?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a) As  on  08.02.2021,  out  of  97,494  villages  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  17,781villages  are reported to have piped drinking water supply.
- (b) As reported, every household in 2,011 villages in Uttar Pradesh are getting tap water supply and 12,920 villages are planned to be provided with piped water supply during 2020-21.
- (c) As reported, all villages in Uttar Pradesh are likely to be provided with tap water supply by 2024.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Inter-linking of Palar-Pennar-Krishna River Basins
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1752

## ANSWERED ON 11 .02.2021

## INTER - LINKING OF PALAR -PENNAR -KRISHNA RIVER BASINS

## 1752. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  present  status  of  inter - linking  of  Palar -Pennar  and  Krishna  river  basins  in  Kolar  district Karnataka;

(b) whether any representation/request has been received by the Government in this re gard and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation(now Jal Shakti) in August 1980 for water resources development through inter basin transfer transferring water from water surplus basins to wa ter - deficit basins. Under the Peninsular component NPP for water resources development, the following three link projects have been conceived near the Kolar district of Karnataka State:

- i . Krishna (Almatti) -Pennar link;
- ii . Pennar - Palar - Cauvery (p art of Godavari -Cauvery link); and
- iii . Krishna (Srisailam) - Pennar link.

NWDA has completed the Pre - feasibility and  Feasibility Reports of these links and sen party  States. The  draft  DPR  of  Godavari - Cauvery  link  project  has  also  been  completed  in  w hich  the Pennar - Palar - Cauvery link project is an integral part and has been sent to Party States.

(b)  &  (c)  The  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  has  received  a  representation  from  Shri  S.  Muniswamy,  Hon'ble Member  of  Parliament  regarding  linking  of  Palar - Pennar  an d  Krishna  River  Basins  to  address  water scarcity problem in Kolar district of Karnataka. Taking into account the study conducted by NPP, three links passing near the Kolar district are mentioned above. Out of these, the Kolar dis trict is Krishna (Almatti) -Pennar link. The Krishna (Almatti) -Pennar link is conceived for diversion of a part of Krishna waters from Almatti reservoir to the Pennar river in partial surplus water of Mahanadi and Godavari rivers propose d to be brought to the Krishna basin. The supply water from this link to Kolar district will involve a lift of around 400m.

Regarding  the  drinking  water  requirement  of  Kolar district  from  this  link,  the  propos irrigation requirement in Middle Krishna, Tungbhadra and Vedavati sub - basins in Karnataka State from the link will have to be reduced appropriately to make up for the drinking water supply (190Mm 3 ) to Kolar district. However, this diversion also depends on diversion from Mahanadi -Godavari and Manas- Sankosh- Teesta - Ganga links.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Shelter Homes in Maharashtra
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1751

BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2021

## SHELTER HOMES IN MAHARASHTRA

NO. 1751. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be   pleased to the state:-

- (a) the quantum of funds released for Maharashtra during the last three years for construction of shelter homes for urban homeless people and names of the schemes under which these funds have been released;
- whether the Government has set any target for above schemes; (6) if so, the details thereof including the targets set during the last three years and the extent to which those targets
- have been achieved, year-wise; and
- (d) whether the shelters meant for urban homeless people are being upgraded and if SO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is administering for Urban Homeless (SUH)' under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), through the respective It focuses on providing  permanent shelters equipped with basic facilities for the urban homeless:

DAY-NULM is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under which funds are released to StatelUT  governments in a consolidated manner: The allocation for different components of DAY-NULM including SUH is done by respective StateslUTs based on their Iocal requirement and capacity:

Due to high unspent balance available with Maharashtra, no fund has been released to State during the last three years i.e: 2017-18, 201819 and 2019-20.

(b)&(c): No targets have been set by Ministry of Housing and Urban AffairsThe StatelUt level Project   Sanctioning Committee (PSC) is responsible for assessing the  requirement of shelters and approve proposals for their establishment As reported by the State, the details for the last three years are as under:

| Year    |    |   Shelters made Functional |
|---------|----|----------------------------|
| 2017-18 | 56 |                         18 |
| 2018-19 | 57 |                         36 |
| 2019-20 | 19 |                          9 |

(d): The shelters under SUH are established with basic amenities which include ventilated rooms, water supply, sanitation, bathing and toilet facilities, standard lighting, fire protection measure, first-aid kit, regular cleaning of blankets, common kitchen, personal lockers, common recreation space and CCTV cameras at entry and exit points for security etc:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: E-Portal for Real Estate Sector
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QYESTION NO. 1748

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2021

E-PORTAL FOR REAL ESTATE SECTOR

NO. 1748. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to the state:

- (a) Whether the Government is planning on launching a real eState portal to serve as an e-commerce platform for real estate sector;
- (b) if the details thereof including the financial outlay of such a project and the time frame within which such a portal would be operationalised; and
- (c)
- the functions and services that such a portal would render and the objectives it seeks to achieve?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (c) No SirGovernment is not   planning to launch any commerce    platform for estate sectorHowever, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has encouraged the real estate developers' associations- Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) and National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) to develop websitelportal for online sale of houseslflats in fair and transparent manner to enable the homebuyers to take informed decisions:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Nal Jal Yojana
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1742 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

## Nal Jal Yojana

## †1742. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  and  the  status of  Nal  Jal  Yojana  in rural  areas of  the  country  including  Bihar along with per capita water consumption and basic requirement thereof;
- (b) the success achieved by the Government to provide drinking water under Nal Jal Yojana as per the need of all the villages of the country;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any concrete policy in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a)& (b) To enable every rural household in the country to have potable water at service level of 55litre per capita per day (lpcd) through tap water connection by 2024, Government of India, in partnership  with  States,  is  implementing  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  -  Har  Ghar  Jal  with  an estimated cost of Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore.

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission on 15th August, 2019, about 3.23 Crore rural households were reported to have tap water connections. Since then, 3.41 Crore rural households have been provided tap water connection, thus as on date, out of 19.18 Crore rural households across the country, 6.64 Crore (34.63%) are reported to have potable tap water supply in their homes. As reported by the State, as on 08.02.2021, out of 1.97 Crore rural households in the State of Bihar, 1.27 Crore (64.11%) have tap water connections.

Further, all rural households in Goa and Telangana are reported to have tap water supply.  State/ UT-wise achievements made under JJM is in public domain and available on the JJM dashboard:

## https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx

(c)& (d) Operational guidelines for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission - Har Ghar Jal has been firmed up in consultation with State Governments and other stakeholders working in water sector,  and the  same was  released  on Good  Governance day  i.e.  25.12.2019.  The  Operational Guidelines for the implementation of JJM is also in public domain and available on the website https://jalshakti-ddws.gov.in/sites/default/files/JJM\_Operational\_Guidelines.pdf
Lok Sabha Question No. 1741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Status of Jal Jeevan Mission in Assam
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1741 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

## Status of Jal Jeevan Mission in Assam

## 1741: SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Jal Jeevan Mission;
- (b) the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  under  this  scheme  within Assam during the last one year;
- (c) the details of the number of districts initially covered under this mission within Assam;
- (d) whether the Government has made any survey in Assam regarding the households having tap connections and without tap connections;
- (e) whether the Government has fixed any target in this regard; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the progress of work made so far in Assam?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a) Government  of  India  in  partnership  with  States  is  implementing  Jal  Jeevan  Mission (JJM)  with  an  outlay  of 3.60  lakh  Crore,  to  provide  tap  water  connection  to  every  rural household  by  2024.  Under  JJM,  local  community  through  Gram  Panchayat  or  its  subcommittee i.e. Village Water & Sanitation Committee/ Pani Samiti to plan, manage, operate and maintain in-village water supply system for assured water supply to every home.

(b) Details of funds allocated, released and reported utilization under JJM in Assam during 2020-21, is as follows:

| Central allocation   |   Release |   Reported Utilization |   (Amount Rs. in Crore) State share expenditure |
|----------------------|-----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1,608.51             |    523.62 |                 398.07 |                                           40.83 |

(c) As reported by the State, all 33 districts of Assam are being covered under Jal Jeevan Mission. However, 10 JE-AES affected districts have been prioritized to provide tap water to every rural household.

(d) to (f) After revalidation, as on 8.2.2021, out of 63.35 lakh rural households in Assam, 4.08  lakh  (6.45  %)  households  have  tap  water  connections  and  the  State  has  planned  to provide tap water connections to remaining households by 2024. Since announcement of JJM, so far, 2.97 lakh rural households have been provided tap water connections in Assam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Airport in Jeypore
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL A VIATION LOK SABHA

answered on the 11

February 2021)

## AIRPORT IN JEYPORE

## 1740. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA

## Will the Minister 0f CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (3) whether it is a fact that there has been works of Jeypore airport in Odisha delay in completion of operational thereof and the reasons therefor; under UDAN Scheme; if s0, the details
2. the and regard? steps being

## ANSWER

## Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

of Odisha and is under revivaldeveiopment of epgradation works 0f Jeypore airport delay in compliance 0f to expansion Reference\_Code) the due to non-compliance of operations from Jeypore no valid bid was received for RCS of the scheme document Due
Lok Sabha Question No. 1739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Denotifying the Slums
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1739

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2021

## DENOTIFYING THE SLUMS

NO. 1739.

SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a number of slums have been denotified by the appropriate Governments as a result of the implementation of Pradhan Mantri AawasYojna -Urban;
- if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government has any plan andlor has received requests to cover the 'Recognised' and 'Identified' slums under In-situ Slum Redevelopment   (ISSR) vertical Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana -Urban for widening its scope and if the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) & (b): Since Land' and icolonization' are State subjects, notification and de-notification of slums are done by respective StatelUnion Territory (UT) Governments based on local provisions:
- (c): The projects under In-situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) component of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) Mission are considered from slums which are notified by StateslUTs based on the approval of State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) chaired by the Chief Secretary of concerned StatelUt and slums that are redeveloped under ISSR are de-notified by StatelUT Governments:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Loss to NHAI Due to Farmers Protest
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Parvatagouda Chandanagouda Gaddigoudar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1738 ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

LOSS TO NHAI DUE TO FARMERS' PROTEST

1738. SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has lost huge amount of money due to farmers' protest in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  its  direct  impact  on  the performance of NHAI and its future projects; and
- (c)  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  generate  more revenues and to expedite the ongoing and future highway projects in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  to  (c)  Due  to  farmers  protest,  some  of  the  fee  plazas  are  nonoperational, thereby NHAI is unable to collect user fee from the road users.  In  case  of  public  funded  fee  plazas,  an  estimated  remittance loss is approximately 1.8 cr per day.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Underpass on NH-44
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1736 ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## UNDERPASS ON NH-44

## 1736.  SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

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

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government/NHAI has recieved any request for construction  of  an  underpass  to  address  the  inconvenience  of  rural  people residing in Gaanjbad/ Bhodwal Majri/Jhatipur and other adjacent villages on National  Highway-44  in  Panipat  district  and  to  prevent  cases  of  frequent accidents at the said locations;
- (b)
- if so, the action taken by the Government thereon;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  up  this  work  on  priority basis; and
- (d) if so, the time by which construction work of said underpass is likely to start and complete?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d) Yes sir. In compliance to request received from local residents/Villagers, National Highway Authority of India had taken up construction  of  Foot  over  Bridge  (FOB)  at  Gaanjbad  village,   Vehicular Underpass  (VUP)  at  Bhodwal  Majri, construction of  one  VUP  and  one Pedestrian  Underpass  (PUP)  near  Jattipur  to  facilitate  the  villagers  for crossing the highway in safe manner. Moreover, 10m wide service lane will also be constructed on both side of Highway at above locations which can be used by villagers. These works are targeted to be completed by September, 2021.

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