Lok Sabha Question No. 1815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Highway Projects in Assam
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1815 ANSWERED ON 29 th July, 2021

## HIGHWAY PROJECTS IN ASSAM

## 1815.    SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of ongoing projects to build, develop and expand the highway  network  in  the  State  of  Assam  indicating  the  new projects  and  the  pending  projects  along  with  their  date  of sanction;
- (b) the details of contracting agencies assigned by National Highways  and  Infrastructure  Development  Corporation  Limited (NHIDCL) to execute these projects;
- (c) the  details  of  projects  completed  within  the  stipulated  time schedule;
- (d) the details of projects pending along with the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the action taken against the defaulting contractors/agencies for their inability to complete the projects within the stipulated time period?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  The details of ongoing projects on National Highways (NH) in the State of Assam are given at Annexure-I. (b)  The  details  of  contracting  agencies  to  whom  work  assigned  by National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) are given at Annexure-II. (c)  The  details  of  projects  completed  within  the  stipulated  time schedule  in  the  last  three  years  in  the  State  of  Assam  are  given  at Annexure-III. (d) The details of delayed projects in the state of Assam are given at Annexure-IV. (e) The actions like imposing liquidity damage, termination of contract, declaring non- performer, black listing etc. are taken on case to case basis against the defaulting contractors for their inability to complete the projects within the stipulated time period.

## ANNEXURE - I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1815 FOR ANSWER ON 29.07.2021 ASKED BY  SHRI  PRADYUT  BORDOLOI  REGARDING  HIGHWAY  PROJECTS  IN ASSAM.

## The details of ongoing projects on National Highways (NH) in the State of Assam

|   Sl. No | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                             | NH No.   | Length (Km)   | Date of sanction   |   Sanctioned Cost/ TPC (Rs. Cr) | Physical progress (%)   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Construction of proposed North Lakhimpur Bypass from existing km. 338.924 to 349.213                                                                                                        | 52/15    | 12.51         | 09.05.2011         |                        127.24   | 84.95%                  |
|        2 | Construction of longitudinal drains at stretches from km 134/00 to km146/300 on NH-37, (L=9.422Km) painting of Flyover and provision of road safety appurtenances near the Flyover at km135 | 37       |               | 23.03.2016         |                         31.75   | 43.00%                  |
|        3 | Strengthening of existing road, masonry drain from Km. 618.600 to Km. 633.600 (Length=15 Km)                                                                                                | 37       | 15.00         | 16.11.2016         |                         28.2    | 89.00%                  |
|        4 | Strengthening with paved shoulder from km 30/0 to km 46/0, km 54/0 to km 61/0, km 69/0 to km 80/0 and km 80/0 to km 96/0                                                                    | 39       | 49.54         | 23.06.2016         |                        159.85   | 82.94%                  |
|        5 | Stage Strengthening of NH- 61 from Km 239.959 to Km 257.469                                                                                                                                 | 61       | 17.51         | 15.11.2019         |                         12.26   | 98.00%                  |
|        6 | Construction of new Bridge over River Krishnai (Br.No.34/1)                                                                                                                                 | 37/017   |               | 10.12.2019         |                         34.62   | 46.00%                  |
|        7 | Stage Strengthening from Km 100/000 to Km 134/000                                                                                                                                           | 37/17    | 34.00         | 26.11.2019         |                         22.46   | 81.70%                  |
|        8 | Stage Strengthening to NH- 39(old) from km 0/00 to km 30/00(L=30.00km)                                                                                                                      | 39       | 30.00         | 26.12.2019         |                         19.11   | 93.80%                  |
|        9 | Construction of new Bridge over River Dhansiri (Br.No.82/1)                                                                                                                                 | 52/15    |               | 31.03.2020         |                         40.4709 | 1%                      |

|   10 | Construction of Guide Bund and Bridge protection works of Bridge No.338/1 over river Ranganadi and Re- construction of superstructure of Bridge over river Haijan (Br. No.342/1)                                                                       | 52/15         |       | 31.03.2020   |   19.1908 | 6.85%   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------|--------------|-----------|---------|
|   11 | Stage Strengthening work on NH-151 from Km 0/00 to Km 14/064(L=14.064 km)                                                                                                                                                                              | 151           | 14.06 | 15.01.2020   |   14.845  | 58.00%  |
|   12 | Rehabilitation including river training works of Bridge No.427/1 on NH-52 (New NH no.15) over River Gai                                                                                                                                                | 52/15         |       | 31.03.2020   |   25.2466 | 78%     |
|   13 | Strengthening with paved shoulder from km 0.00 to km 12.00(L=12.00km)                                                                                                                                                                                  | 427           | 12.00 | 28.05.2020   |   43.96   | 25%     |
|   14 | Stage Strengthening from km 411.000 to 419.900 and from Km 420.000 to Km 437.0                                                                                                                                                                         | 52/15         | 25.90 | 24.06.2020   |   18.81   | 77%     |
|   15 | Construction of new Bridge over River Kumatia ( Bridge No.397/1) including subway bridge and approaches                                                                                                                                                | 52/15         |       | 11.06.2020   |   43.55   | 0.00%   |
|   16 | Construction of 2-lane major bridge including approachesover Brahmaputra between Majuli on North Bank and jorhat on South Bank from Km 11/690 to Km 19/715- Length of bridge 6812.5 metre (Package II)                                                 | 715k          |       | 03.02.2021   |  925.47   | -       |
|   17 | 2 laning from Kanubari to start of Bogibeel bridge approaches of NH- 52B(Extn)                                                                                                                                                                         | 52B Extn./215 | 63.4  | 10.11.2010   |  390.73   | 93.44%  |
|   18 | Construction of new 2- lane road with paved shoulders of Dhaleshwari Bypass from km. 0.00 - 3.500                                                                                                                                                      | 154/6         | 3.50  | 13.07.2011   |   79.22   | 92.60%  |
|   19 | Balance work for "Improvement of existing single intermediate lane road of NH-44 to be 2-lane road with paved shoulder from km 230/200 to km 247/000, km 261.504 (Ex.ch.260.109) to km 263.191 (Ex.ch.261.761 & Km 272.241 (Ex.ch.271.00 to km.284.053 | 44            | 30.28 | 31.03.2020   |  166.94   | 24.5%   |

|    | (Ex.ch.284.053 (Total Length=30.28km                                                                                                               |         |       |            |         |        |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|------------|---------|--------|
| 20 | Balance work of 4 laning from WBBorder (Srirampur) to Kochugaon section                                                                            | 31C(27) | 30    | 31.07.2017 |  129.18 | 69.65% |
| 21 | 4 lane bridge including approaches over River Brahmaputra between Dhubri ,Assam) and Phulbari (south Bank,Meghalaya)                               | 127B    | 19.28 | 06.05.2019 | 4997.04 | 0.00%  |
| 22 | Construction of Jia Bharali Bridge(1.2Km) along with its approaches and River Training Work from km 25.552 to km 27.500                            | 37A/715 |  1.95 | 08.03.2017 |  804    | 0.00%  |
| 23 | 4-Laning of NH-37 from Nagaon By-pass to Teliagaon (km 278.600 to km 288.600) Package-1                                                            | 37      | 10    | 14.01.2016 |   97.99 | 39.20% |
| 24 | 4-Laning of NH-37 from Teliagaon to Rangagara (km 288.600 to km 297.000 - Package - 2                                                              | 37      |  8.4  | 14.01.2016 |   73.54 | 35.33% |
| 25 | 4 laning from Rangagara to Kaliabhor Tiniali from km 297.00 to km 315.315                                                                          | 37      | 18.31 | 12.01.2016 |  289.99 | 46.08% |
| 26 | 4 laning from Kaliabor Tinali to Dolabari section from Km 0.0 to Km 17.3 including construction of new Brahmaputra bridge                          | 37A     | 17.3  | 31.10.2014 |  873.91 | 84.35% |
| 27 | 4 - lane highway connecting km 17.3 of NH 37A and km 182                                                                                           | 37A &52 | 16.86 | 08.03.2017 | 1050    | 52.63% |
| 28 | 4-Laning from Jamuguri to Biswanath Chariali from km 182 to km 208                                                                                 | 52      | 26    | 31.03.2015 |  520.01 | 63.07% |
| 29 | 4-Laning from Biswanath Chariali to Gohpur from km 208 to km 265.50 of NH-52                                                                       | 52      | 57.5  | 31.03.2015 | 1307.5  | 51.60% |
| 30 | 4-Laning from Gohpur to Holongi section from km 264.10 of NH 52 to km 20.37 of NH 52A                                                              | 52      | 10.08 | 31.03.2015 |  259.79 | 86.27% |
| 31 | 4-Laning of Numaligarh to Jorhat section from Km. 402.500 to Km. 453.000 (Design Km 403.200 to Km 454.240) except Dergaon bypass (with Toll Plaza) | 37      | 39.72 | 23.12.2019 |  814.56 | 72.24% |
| 32 | 4-Laning of Jorhat to Jhanji section from Km. 453.00 to                                                                                            | 37      | 37.8  | 14.12.2015 |  738.15 | 27.32% |

|    | Km. 491.08                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |           |       |            |        |        |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------|------------|--------|--------|
| 33 | 4-Laning of Jhanjhi Jn to Demow section from Km. 491.050 to Km. 535.250(Design Km 490.800 to Km 534.800) (with Toll Plaza)                                                                                                   | 37        | 44.07 | 04.01.2016 | 801.54 | 39.46% |
| 34 | 4-laning of NH-37 Section between Demow to End of Moran Bypass (From Km. 534.800 to Km. 561.700)                                                                                                                             | 37        | 26.9  | 04.01.2016 | 385.57 | 72.14% |
| 35 | 4-laning of NH-37 Section between end of Moran Bypass to Bogibeel junction near Lapetketa (Km. 561.700-Km. 580.778                                                                                                           | 37        | 19    | 12.01.2016 | 330.3  | 60.98% |
| 36 | 2-laning with paved shoulders from km 6.25 to 10.40 of Silchar Badarpur section                                                                                                                                              | 53/37     |  4.77 | 30.03.2015 |  76.78 | 96.46% |
| 37 | 4 laning of Balachera- Harangjao section of NH-54 (ext.) from km 275.00 to km 244.00 in the state of Assam under east west corridor project.                                                                                 | 54 Ext.   | 25.25 | 19.06.2020 | 818.4  | 32.85% |
| 38 | 4-laning of Hapachara - Tulungia section                                                                                                                                                                                     | 102B/ 117 | 14.66 | 17.03.2020 | 220.2  | 14.28% |
| 39 | Widening/Improvement to 4 -Lane with Paved Shoulder from Ch. 52.470km to Ch.71.500 km (DesignCh.48.655km to Ch.67.556km)of Tulungia Jogighopa Bridge Approach Section of Bilasipura- Guwahati road(Package-5)                | 17        | 18.9  | 31.03.2021 | 620.25 | 0.00%  |
| 40 | Widening/Improvement to 4- Lane with paved shoulder from Ch.75.330Km to Ch.88.00km (Design Ch.71.800 to 84.100 km) of Jogighopa Bridge Approach (Near Pancharatna)- Agia (near Nichinta)(Pkg. 6) of Bilasipura-Guwahati road | 17        | 12.3  | 07.07.2020 | 208.84 | 13.15% |
| 41 | Widening/Improvement to 4 (Four) Lane with Paved Shoulder from Ch. 88.000km to Ch.99.930 km (Design Ch.84.100km to Ch.96.000 km) of Sagunbashi forest (near Nichinta) to starting of                                         | 17        | 11.63 | 30.03.2021 | 286.72 | 0.00%  |

|    | Krishnai Bypass Section (Package-7) of Bilasipura Guwahati road (NH 17)                                                                                                                          |       |        |            |        |        |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|--------|------------|--------|--------|
| 42 | Widening/lmprovement to 4 lane with P.S. from Km. 51+246 to Km. 66+000 (Design Chainage 50+710 Km to 65+923 Km) of Parokhuwa-Dokmoka section (Package-2)                                         | 29    | 15.21  | 31.03.2021 | 335.88 | 0.00%  |
| 43 | Widening/Improvement to 4- Lane with Paved shoulder from km 66.00 to km 81.00 (Design Chainage 65.923 to 80.930) of Dokmoka - LoringThepi section- (Package-3)                                   | 29    | 15.007 | 13.07.2020 | 278.46 | 23.46% |
| 44 | Widening/Improvement to 4- Lane with P.S. from km 81+000 to km 95+400 (Design Chainage 80+930 to 96+400) of Loring Thepi - Ganapath Gaur Gaon Section - (Package-4)                              | 29    | 15.47  | 12.02.2021 | 260.07 | 0.00%  |
| 45 | Widening/lmprovement to 4 (Four) lane of Daboka Dimapur Stretch from Km 95+400 to Km 1 1 3+830 (Design Chainage 96+400 Km to 1 13+830 Km) of Ganpath Gaur Gaon- Kwaram Taro Vitlage- (Package-5) | 29    | 17.43  | 31.03.2021 | 288.85 | 0.00%  |
| 46 | 4-laning of NH-37 passing through Dergaon town                                                                                                                                                   | 37/ 2 | 11     | 16.01.2020 | 150    | 54.30% |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1815 FOR ANSWER ON 29.07.2021 ASKED BY  SHRI  PRADYUT  BORDOLOI  REGARDING  HIGHWAY  PROJECTS  IN ASSAM.

The  details  of  contracting  agencies  to  whom  work  assigned  by National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL)

|   SI. No. | Name of Project                                                                           |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | PRL Projects & infrastructure Limited, New Delhi                                          |
|         2 | M/s Ganga Sagar Singh, Varanasi                                                           |
|         3 | M/s Simplex Infrastructure Limited, Kolkata                                               |
|         4 | M/s Gammon Engineers Construction Private Limited-M/s SP Singla Construction Pvt. Ltd. JV |
|         5 | M/s TK Engineering Consortium Pvt. Ltd., Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh                    |
|         6 | M/s RAMKY- TK Engineering Consortium Pvt. Ltd. JV                                         |
|         7 | M/s ECI Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., Hyderabad                                    |
|         8 | M/s Hindustan Construction Company Ltd., Mumbai                                           |
|         9 | M/s Rajinder Infrastructure Private Limited, Chandigarh                                   |
|        10 | M/s Gannon Dunkerley & Company Limited, Kolkata                                           |
|        11 | M/s Manoranjan Brahma, Kokrajhar                                                          |
|        12 | M/s PD Agrawal Infrastructure Ltd.-Apex Structures Pvt. Ltd. (JV)                         |
|        13 | M/s Skylark Infra Engineering Pvt. Ltd.,                                                  |
|        14 | M/s SS Builders (Engineers & Contractors), Lucknow                                        |
|        15 | M/s BK Sons Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., Guwahati                                            |
|        16 | M/s Rajendra Singh Bhamboo Infra Pvt. Ltd., Jaipur                                        |
|        17 | M/s MAYASHEEL Construction, Ghaziabad                                                     |
|        18 | M/s Ram Chandra Paul, West Bengal                                                         |
|        19 | M/s Credible Engineering Construction Projects Ltd., Hyderabad                            |
|        20 | M/s Sumcon Infraventures LLP, Kolkata                                                     |
|        21 | M/s L&T Construction, Heavy Civil Infrastructure, Chennai                                 |
|        22 | MKCIL-RSM JV, Gujarat                                                                     |
|        23 | M/s Shree Gautam Construction Company Limited                                             |
|        24 | M/s Sushee Infra Mining Limited-JSC Perpetruboprovodstroy JV                              |

## ANNEXURE - III

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1815 FOR ANSWER ON 29.07.2021 ASKED BY  SHRI  PRADYUT  BORDOLOI  REGARDING  HIGHWAY  PROJECTS  IN ASSAM.

## The details of projects completed within the stipulated time schedule in the last three years in the State of Assam

| Sl. No. Name of Project                                                                                                                                                       | Date of Start (appointed date)   | Stipulated date of completion as per contract/ actual date of completion   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1Strengthening and widening by 1.5 m paved shoulder on either side from Km. 829/000 to 844/000 (length=14.460 Km) of NH-31                                                    | 19.06.2018                       | 18.12.2019                                                                 |
| 2Strengthening with paved shoulder on NH- 52(New NH-15) from Km 264/100 to 265/500 and Km 293/000 to 305/000 (T= 13.40 Km)                                                    | 29.05.2018                       | 15.11.2019                                                                 |
| 3Strengthening and construction of paved shoulder from Km 17/300 to Km 23/104(Length= 5.65 Km) of NH-37A                                                                      | 17.07.2018                       | 16.07.2019                                                                 |
| 4Strengthening of pavement from km 61/00 to Km 69/00 and widening of 1.5m paved shoulder on either side and strengthening from km 103/00 to 106/00 of NH-39                   | 26.12.2019                       | 25.12.2020                                                                 |
| 5Stage Strengthening to NH 53(silchar Badarpur Section) from km 3.65 to km 6.25 and NH-54 at 21 km ,27 km to 30 km ,35th Km,36th & 40 km                                      | 04.06.2020                       | 15.01.2021                                                                 |
| 6Stage Strengthening under Annual Plan for the year 2019-20 from Km 440/00 to 445/00 and Km 500/00 to km 510/00 (T=15.00 Km) of Nh-52(new NH 515)                             | 23.06.2020                       | 08.02.2021                                                                 |
| 7Stage Strengthening work from Km 0/00 to Km 10.437(Islampur Shantipur Road) extension of NH-37(L=10.437 km)(starting at Chainage 28.563 km I.E. end of Dhola Sadia Approach) | 08.05.2020                       | 04.03.2021                                                                 |
| 8Stage Strengthening from Km 42/00 to Km 52/00 on NH-37Old/NH-17                                                                                                              | 10.08.2020                       | 08.03.2021                                                                 |
| 9Stage Strengthening work from Km 29.200 to Km 38.000(L=8.80 km) of NH-127A                                                                                                   | 01.08.2020                       | 27.01.2021                                                                 |
| 10One time improvement of Digboi to Ledo Town section (Via Powai and Margherita) of NH-38 from km.20.00 to km.53.00 km.                                                       | 16.09.2019                       | 30.09.2020                                                                 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1815  FOR  ANSWER  ON  29.07.2021  ASKED BY  SHRI  PRADYUT  BORDOLOI  REGARDING  HIGHWAY  PROJECTS  IN ASSAM.

## The details of delayed projects in the state of Assam

|   Sl. No | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                             | NH No.         | Length (Km)   |   Sanctioned Cost/TPC (Rs. Cr) |   Physical progress (%) | Reasons for delay, if any                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Construction of proposed North Lakhimpur Bypass from existing km. 338.924 to 349.213                                                                                                        | 52/15          | 12.514        |                         127.24 |                   84.95 | Delay in handing over of land, shifting of HT electrical lines, delay in approval of Rly. Span drgs. of RoB, Slow mobilization of resources. Work was terminated but was continued after intervention of the Hon'ble High Court, COVID-19. |
|        2 | Construction of longitudinal drains at stretches from km 134/00 to km146/300 on NH-37, (L=9.422Km) painting of Flyover and provision of road safety appurtenances near the Flyover at km135 | 37             |               |                          31.75 |                   43    | Delay due to poor progress by contractor. Work terminated from orignal contractor and tender under process for balance work.                                                                                                               |
|        3 | Stage Strengthening of NH-61 from Km 239.959 to Km 257.469                                                                                                                                  | 61             | 17.510        |                          12.26 |                   98    | Delay due to COVID 19.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|        4 | 2 laning from Kanubari to start of Bogibeel bridge approaches of NH- 52B(Extn)                                                                                                              | 52B Extn./ 215 | 63.4          |                         390.73 |                   93.44 | Delay in handing over of land.                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        5 | Construction of new 2- lane road with paved shoulders of Dhaleshwari Bypass from km. 0.00 - 3.500                                                                                           | 154/6          | 3.50          |                          79.22 |                   92.6  | Delay in CRS approval for RoB, Rainfall, COVID 19.                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|        6 | Balance work of 4 laning from WBBorder (Srirampur) to Kochugaon section                                                                                                                     | 31C (27)       | 30            |                         129.18 |                   69.65 | Delay due to excess tilt and shift of existing well foundation and provision of new pile foundation, COVID 19.                                                                                                                             |