Lok Sabha Question No. 557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-22
Subject: NH Projects in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  and  present  status  of  construction  of  the  proposed 3500 km of National Highway (NH) in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized for this prupose so far;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any target in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government for timely completion of this project?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  As  part  of  Budget  2021-22  announcement,  3500  km  length  of National  Highway  works,  being  implemented  through  NHAI,  at  an investment of Rs.1.03 lakh Crores, are proposed to be taken up in the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu.  The  timeline  for  accomplishment  of  the Budget announcement is proposed as 2023-24.  The details of NHAI projects which are under implementation in the State of Tamil Nadu and the projects proposed to be taken up in the State are Annexed.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 557 ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2021

NH PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU

## 557.   DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (b)&(c)  25  projects having length of 1154.51 Km with an outlay of Rs.  23,398.72  Crore  are  presently  under  implementation  through NHAI. Further, the Concessionaires are also in place for additional seven  projects  covering  a  length  of  257.44  Km  awarded  during 2019-20  and  2020-21,  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  9068.74  Crore. Balance projects covering length of about 2063 Km with estimated cost of Rs.64920 Crore are proposed for award by 2023-24.
- (d)    To  ensure timely/early completion of works, issues relating to the State Govt. /District Administration, Utility owning departments, Forest Department and other concerned State/Central Agencies are taken up with them for expediting Land Acquisition and other preconstruction activities.  Besides regular monitoring of projects with respective Authority/ Independent Engineer and Contractor/ Concessionaire is done.

## Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  557  FOR  ANSWER  ON  22 ND July,  2020  ASKED  BY  DR.  KALANIDHI  VEERASWAMY REGARDING 'NH PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU'.

## A. Details of Projects Under Implementation

|   Sr. No. | Project Name                                                                       | Mode      | Promoter of Concessionaire                                              |   Project Length (Km.) |   Total Project Cost Rs(Cr) | Start / Appointed Date   | Likely Completion   |   Length Completed upto 30.06.2021 (Km) | Physical Progress as on 30.06.2021 (%)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 4/2 Laning with Paved shoulder of Kallagam to Meensuriti                           | HAM       | M/s Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt. Ltd                              |                  59.73 |                     1282.3  | 23.04.2019               | 27.01.2022          |                                  40.402 | 55.82%                                   |
|         2 | 4-Laning of Trichy to Kallagam Section of NH-227                                   | HAM       | M/S KNR Constructions ltd                                               |                  38.7  |                     1296.93 | 01.03.2019               | 31.01.2022          |                                  30     | 73.65%                                   |
|         3 | Balance work of Tindivanam to Krishnagiri section of NH-66                         | Item Rate | M/s SPK &Co                                                             |                 182.18 |                      526.09 | 04.11.2019               | 01.01.2022          |                                  80.8   | 15.45%                                   |
|         4 | 4-laning of sattanathapuram to Nagapattinam section of NH-45 A                     | HAM       | M/s Welspun Enterprises limited                                         |                  55.76 |                     2439.3  | 05.10.2020               | 04.10.2022          |                                   0     | 0.00%                                    |
|         5 | 6-laning of Chennai-Tada section of NH-16                                          | EPC       | M/s. SPL Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd                                        |                  33    |                      464.62 | 28.03.2018               | 31.07.2021          |                                  29.7   | 90.00%                                   |
|         6 | Six laning of Karaipettai Walajahpet Section of NH-48 (Old NH- 4)                  | EPC       | M/s. SPK & Co                                                           |                  36.08 |                      707.9  | 11.02.2019               | 20.12.2022          |                                  17     | 34.42%                                   |
|         7 | Six laning of Sriperumbudur Karaipettai Section of NH-48 (Old NH- 4)               | EPC       | M/s. KMC Constructions Limited - M/s. JSR Infra Developers Pvt.Ltd (JV) |                  34.02 |                      777.52 | 24.05.2019               | 24.02.2023          |                                   2.95  | 10.41%                                   |
|         8 | Kerala / Tamil Nadu border to Villukuri section from km 43/0 to km 70/250 of NH-47 | EPC       | M/s. Larsen & Toubro Ltd.                                               |                  27.25 |                     1272.74 | 12.08.2016               | 31.01.2022          |                                  13.33  | 72.21%                                   |

|   9 | Villukuri to Kanyakumari section from km 70/250 to km 96/714 of NH-47 and Nagercoil to Kavalkinaru section from km 0/0 to km 16/376 of NH-47B   | EPC       | Larsen & Toubro Ltd.                                                            |   42.70 |   1040.56 | 08.07.2016   | 31.12.2021   |   29.24 | 75.87%   |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-----------|--------------|--------------|---------|----------|
|  10 | Vikravandi to Sethiyathopu section of NH - 45C (Pkg I)                                                                                          | EPC       | M/s Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.                                                |   65.96 |   1258.87 | 20.03.2018   | 31.12.2021   |   22.6  | 40.30%   |
|  11 | Karaikudi - Ramanathapuram section from Km.94/000 to Km.174/000 including 500m on SH 35                                                         | EPC       | DRA-SP-VM(JV)                                                                   |   80    |    652.55 | 01.11.2017   | 30.09.2021   |   76.6  | 85.56%   |
|  12 | Sethiyathope - Cholapuram section of NH45C (Pkg-II)                                                                                             | HAM       | M/s Patel Infrastructure Ltd, Vadodara                                          |   50.48 |   1227.87 | 16.08.2018   | 31.07.2022   |   20.46 | 43.20%   |
|  13 | Cholapuram- Thanjavur section of NH45C (Pkg-III)                                                                                                | HAM       | M/s.Patel Infrastructure Ltd, Vadodara                                          |   47.83 |   1176.37 | 06.09.2018   | 31.07.2022   |   20.79 | 42.27%   |
|  14 | Chettikulam to Natham section of NH-785                                                                                                         | EPC       | M/s Ksheerabad Construction Pvt. Ltd. - I Vetrivel -OM Sakthi Construction (JV) |   29.39 |    837.61 | 05.11.2018   | 31.12.2021   |   20.6  | 74.70%   |
|  15 | Madurai - Chettikulam section of NH-785 from Km 0/000 to Km 7/3000                                                                              | EPC       | M/s JMC Projects India Limited, Mumbai                                          |    7.3  |    679.98 | 05.11.2018   | 31.03.2022   |    3.2  | 66.00%   |
|  16 | Balance works of Dindigul - Theni - Kumili section of NH-45E and NH- 220                                                                        | Item Rate | M/s EKK Infrastructure Ltd.                                                     |   44.06 |    390.89 | 09.09.2019   | 31.07.2021   |   42.06 | 81.36%   |
|  17 | Balance works of Trichy - Karaikudi section of NH-210, including construction of Trichy bypass on NH-67                                         | Item Rate | M/s SD Infra Contractor                                                         |   12.77 |    166.9  | 12.09.2019   | 18.08.2021   |   11.59 | 59.80%   |
|  18 | Natham - Thuvarankurichi section of NH-785E                                                                                                     | EPC       | M/s.RR Infra Private Limited                                                    |   24.42 |    526.32 | 28.02.2020   | 26.02.2022   |   12.79 | 49.50%   |

| 19   | Melur - Karaikudi section of NH-338, 36 and 383                               | EPC   | M/s KMC Constructions Ltd. - JSR Infra Developers Pvt. Ltd.   |   45.86 |   1103.86 | 16.03.2020   | 12.09.2022   |   0.00 | 11.00%   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-----------|--------------|--------------|--------|----------|
| 20   | Vadipatti - Thamaraipatti section of NH-744A (Madurai Ring Road)              | EPC   | M/s NCC Ltd.                                                  |   29.96 |    833.16 | 16.03.2020   | 12.09.2022   |   0    | 10.24%   |
| 21   | Kamalapuram to Oddanchatiram section of NH-209                                | HAM   | M/s.DRN Infrastructure Private Limited                        |   36.5  |   1038.51 | 21.01.2021   | 20.01.2023   |   0    | 9.40%    |
| 22   | Oddanchatiram - Madathukulam section of NH-209                                | HAM   | M/s.KNR Construction Limited                                  |   45.38 |   1267.87 | 05.10.2020   | 04.10.2022   |  12    | 21.80%   |
| 23   | Madathukulam - Pollachi section of NH-209                                     | HAM   | M/s.D.P.Jain & Co                                             |   50.07 |   1342.62 | 04.12.2020   | 03.12.2022   |  12.11 | 22.20%   |
| 24   | Balance work of 2- L+PS of Nagapattinam - Thanjavur section                   | EPC   | M/s M/S. Om Sakthi Constructions And I.Vetrivel               |   65.37 |    434.12 | 05.05.2021   | 04.05.2023   |   0    | 0.00%    |
| 25   | Additional Structures in KL/TN Border - Kanyakumari from km 43.0 to km 96.714 | EPC   | M/s Shinde Developers                                         |    9.74 |    653.26 | 16.07.2021   | 15.07.2023   |   0    | 0.00%    |
|      |                                                                               |       | Total                                                         | 1154.51 |  23398.7  |              |              | 498.22 |          |

- B. Projects awarded for which Appointed Date to be declared

|   Sr. No. | Stretch / Package Name                                                                                 |   Length (Km) | Mode of Construction   | Name of Contractor / Concessionaire                                | Date of Award (LoA)   |   Total Capital Cost (Rs. Cr.) | Likely date for declaration of Appointed Date   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Meensurutti (Km.98.433) to Chidambaram (Km.129.965) of NH-227                                          |         31.53 | HAM                    | Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd - RNS Infrastructure Ltd. (Consortium) | 23/10/2020            |                         664.1  | Aug-21                                          |
|         2 | Jittandahalli to Dharampuri Section of NH-844 from km 60.100 to km 94.460 [Hosur to Dhamrapuri Pkg- 3] |         34.36 | HAM                    | Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Pvt. Ltd.                        | 28/03/2020            |                         980.82 | Aug-21                                          |

| 3   | Thorapalli - Agraharam - Jittandahalli Section from km 23.350 to km 60.100 [Hosur to Dhamrapuri Pkg- 2]   |   36.75 | HAM   | Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd - RNS Infrastructure Ltd. (Consortium)   | 20/03/2020   |   1081.66 | Sep-21   |
|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------|----------|
| 4   | Mahabalipuram - Pondicherry (Pkg-I) [Mamallapuram to Mugaiyur]                                            |   31    | HAM   | JSR Constructions (P) Ltd                                            | 23/03/2020   |   1008.99 | Oct-21   |
| 5   | Puducherry (Km.29.000) to Poondiyankuppam (Km.67.000)                                                     |   38    | HAM   | Dilip Buildcon Ltd.                                                  | 17/03/2021   |   1539.6  | Oct-21   |
| 6   | Viluppuram (Km.0.000) to Puducherry (Km.29.000)                                                           |   29    | HAM   | Dilip Buildcon Ltd.                                                  | 17/03/2021   |   1290.12 | Oct-21   |
| 7   | Poondiyankuppam (Km.67.000) to Sattanathapuram (Km.123.800)                                               |   56.8  | HAM   | Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt. Ltd.                              | 25/03/2021   |   2503.45 | Oct-21   |
|     | Total                                                                                                     |  257.44 |       |                                                                      |              |   9068.74 |          |

## C.  Projects proposed for Award during 2021-22

|   Sr. No. | Name of Project                                                                                                   |   Length (Km) |   Estimated Cost (Cr.) | Status of Award of Work   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | 4 lane Bangalore to Chennai Expressway from Km 156/000 to Km 180/000 (Phase III) Package-I                        |        24     |                1188    | Bids invited              |
|         2 | 4 lane Bangalore to Chennai Expressway from Km 180/000 to Km 204/500 (Phase III) Package-II                       |        24.5   |                 832    | Bids invited              |
|         3 | 4 lane Bangalore to Chennai Expressway from Km 204/500 to Km 230/000 (Phase III) Package-III                      |        25.5   |                1057    | Bids invited              |
|         4 | 4 lane Bangalore to Chennai Expressway from Km 230/000 to Km 261/705 (Phase III) Package-IV                       |        31.705 |                1580    | Bids invited              |
|         5 | Hosur to Dhamrapuri (Pkg-1) [Neraluru - Thorapalli Agraharam] of NH-844                                           |        23.35  |                 429    | Bids invited              |
|         6 | 6 Laning of Chithoor to Thatchur from Km 0/000 to Km 43/800 (Package-I)                                           |        43.8   |                1151.85 | Bids invited              |
|         7 | 6 Laning of Chithoor to Thatchur from Km 43/800 to Km 61/380 (Kumararajapet to Veerakaverirajapuram) (Package-II) |        17.58  |                 465.12 | Bids invited              |
|         8 | 6 Laning of Chithoor to Thatchur from Km 61/380 to Km 96.040 (Package-III)                                        |        34.66  |                 844.31 | Bids invited              |
|         9 | 6 Laning of Chithoor to Thatchur from 96.040 to Km 116/100 (Package-IV)                                           |        20.06  |                 729.8  | Bids invited              |
|        10 | Six laning laning of Maduravoyal km 13/800 to Sriperumbudur Toll Plaza km 37/000 section of NH-48 (PWD)           |        23.2   |                 405    | Bis to be invited         |
|        11 | 4 laining of Mugaiyur - Marakkanam section of NH-332 A (Package 2)                                                |        31     |                 826    | Bis to be invited         |

| 12    | Four laning of Thirumangalam to Vadugapatti section from Km.0.000 to Km.36.000 of NH-744. (N/05009/01002/TN)                            |   36.000 | 969.82   | Bis to be invited   |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|---------------------|
| 13    | Four laning of Vadugapatti to Therkkuvenganallur section from Km.36.000 to Km.71.600 of NH- 744.(N/05009/01003/TN)                      |   35.6   | 881.71   | Bis to be invited   |
| 14    | 4 laning of De-linked portion from Km 43.950 to km 61.470 (17.52 Km length) of Tirupati-Tiruthani-Chennai Section of NH-205 on EPC Mode |   17.52  | 198.00   | Bis to be invited   |
| 15    | Construction of new 4-lane Elevated Road from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal (NH-4)                                                        |   20.656 | 5365.00  | Bis to be invited   |
| 16    | 4-laning of Rajapalayam - Shencottai - TN/Kerala bordeer (Palaruvi) section of NH-744                                                   |   75.284 | 2258.00  | Bis to be invited   |
| 17    | Four laning of Marakanam to Puducherry section of NH332A from KM 62/000 to Km 105/500 (package-III)                                     |   46.5   | 1395.00  | Bis to be invited   |
| 18    | Four laning of Walajahpet/ Ranipet to Tamil Nadu/Andhra Pradesh Border section of NH-4 from Km 106.800 to Km 133.36                     |   28.08  | 842.00   | Bis to be invited   |
| 19    | Coimbatore - Sathyamangalam - TN/KA Border section of NH 948 (Old NH 209) in the State of Tamil nadu                                    |   90.27  | 1684.51  | Bis to be invited   |
| 20    | 4-laning of Paramakudi - Ramanathapuram section of NH-49                                                                                |   46.67  | 1540.10  | Bis to be invited   |
| 21    | 4-laning of Nagapattainam - Tuticorin via Ramananthpuram section of NH-32                                                               |  331.75  | 9952.00  | Bis to be invited   |
| 22    | 4-laning of Tuticorin - Tiruchendur section of SH-176                                                                                   |   55.46  | 2672.00  | Bis to be invited   |
| 23    | 4-laning of Tiruchendur - Kanyakumari section of SH- 176                                                                                |   66.54  |          | Bis to be invited   |
| Total | Total                                                                                                                                   | 1149.68  | 37266.22 |                     |

## D. Details of Projects proposed for award in the State of Tamil Nadu during 2022-23

| Sl.No.   | Project Name                                                                     |   Length (Km) |   Approx. Cost (Rs in Cr.) | Remarks                              |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1        | 4-laning of Ramanathapuram - Rameswaran - Dhanushkodi section of NH 49           |         64.56 |                    2130.48 | Cost is taken as Rs.33.00 Cr. per Km |
| 2        | 8-laning of Chengalpattu (Km. 53/400)- Tindivanam (Km 122/100) Sections of NH 45 |         68.7  |                    3091.5  | Cost is taken as Rs.45.00 Cr. per Km |
| 3        | Four Laning of Kumbakonam to Sirkazhi section of NH-136 B                        |         42    |                    1386    | Cost is taken as Rs.33.00 Cr. per Km |
| 4        | Four laning of Usilampatti - Andipatti - Theni - Bodinaickanur section of NH-85  |         44    |                    1452    | Cost is taken as Rs.33.00 Cr. per Km |
| 5        | Chennai Salem Corridor                                                           |        277    |                    5000    |                                      |
|          | Total                                                                            |        496.26 |                   13060    |                                      |

## E. Details of Projects proposed for award in the State of Tamil Nadu during 2023-24

| Sl. No.   | Project Name                                                                                                                                  |   Length (Km) |   Approx. Cost (Rs in Cr.) | Remarks                              |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1         | 4/6-laning of Karur - Coimbatore (Km 218.200 to Km 332.600) section of NH-67 Including construction of Northern Ring Road to Coimbatore city. |        181.5  |                    6352.5  | Cost is taken as Rs.35.00 Cr. per Km |
| 2         | 4-laning of Vellakoil - Muthur - Erode - Sankagiri of SH-84A & SH-79A                                                                         |         71.6  |                    2506    | Cost is taken as Rs.35.00 Cr. per Km |
| 3         | 4-laning of Chennai - Mamallapuram section of ECR                                                                                             |         50    |                    1750    | Cost is taken as Rs.35.00 Cr. per Km |
| 4         | 4-laning of Musri - Namakkal section of NH-381B                                                                                               |         43.7  |                    1529.5  | Cost is taken as Rs.35.00 Cr. per Km |
| 5         | 4/6-laning of Trichy - Karur section of NH-67                                                                                                 |         70.15 |                    2455.25 | Cost is taken as Rs.35.00 Cr. per Km |
|           | Total                                                                                                                                         |        416.95 |                   14593.2  |                                      |

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