Lok Sabha Question No. 2650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Road Projects in Jharkhand
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2650

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2022

## ROAD PROJECTS IN JHARKHAND

## 2650. SHRI SANJAY SETH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  proposes to construct an elevated road/highway in Ratu, Ranchi, if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be constructed;
- (b) the  areas  of  Ranchi  which  are  proposed  to  be  included  under Bharatmala  Pariyojana  along  with  the  funds  likely  to  be  spent thereon; and
- (c) the  number  of  toll  plazas  operating  in  the  State  of  Jharkhand, district-wise including Ranchi and the amount of revenue collected from toll plazas under Ranchi?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) The construction of the Elevated Corridor in Ranchi City from km. 0.000 to km. 3.570 of NH-75 including Down Ramp on NH-23 from km. 0.000 to km. 0.610 has been planned on EPC Mode. The project comprises construction of 4 lane elevated section from Zakir Hussain Park to Piska More on NH-75 and a 2 lane Down Ramp towards NH-23 at Piska More. To decongest Ratu Chowk and Kishore Yadav Chowk, construction of a single  lane  Up  Ramp  and  Down Ramp have also been envisaged. The estimated cost is about Rs. 534.73 crore with construction period of 2.5 years from date of start and same has been targeted for award in March, 2022.

(b) Projects comprising length of 898 km with cost of Rs. 27,137 crore have been identified for development in the State of Jharkhand under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I including areas near Ranchi. Out of 898 km, projects comprising length of 454 km have been awarded.

(c) The details such as toll plazas in the State of Jharkhand and toll revenue collection are as under:

|   Sl. No | Name of Toll Plaza   | District   | Year 2019-20 (Rs. in cr)   | Year 2020-21 (Rs. in cr)   |   Year 2021-22 (Upto February, 2022) (Rs. in cr) |
|----------|----------------------|------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Rasoiya Dhamna       | Hazaribagh | 106.24                     | 97.12                      |                                           106.48 |
|        2 | Ghangari             | Gridhi     | 60.09                      | 80.35                      |                                            86.36 |
|        3 | Pundag               | Ranchi     | 23.25                      | 67.89                      |                                            71.38 |
|        4 | Tand Balidih         | Bokaro     | 12.86                      | 11.72                      |                                            11.85 |
|        5 | Sosokhurd            | Ramghar    | 10.73                      | 10.77                      |                                            12.15 |
|        6 | Navasari             | Gridhi     | 0.69                       | 1.41                       |                                             1.6  |
|        7 | Kokpara              | Jamshedpur | 11.35                      | 37.23                      |                                            44.14 |
|        8 | Kothiya              | Deoghar    | 0.16                       | 1.14                       |                                             2.54 |
|        9 | Nagwan               | Hazaribagh | Operational in Mar 2021    | 2.53                       |                                            32.85 |
|       10 | Edalhatu             | Ranchi     | Operational in Dec         | Operational in Dec         |                                            15.66 |

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