Lok Sabha Question No. 464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Green National Highway Corridors
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the main  objective of  developing  green national  highway corridors in the country;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  signed  loan  pact  with  the  World Bank  to  develop  safe  and  green  national  highway  corridors  in different parts of the country;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  main  terms  and conditions of the loan; and
- (d) the States that have been identified for these corridors; and
- (e) whether the said project aims to generate job opportunities for women by training women led micro-enterprises as well as women collectives to implement green technologies in these corridors and if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (f) the other steps taken by the Government to construct more such corridors by integrating  technology  design  such  as  local  and

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA ADMITTED UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 464 ANSWERED ON 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## GREEN NATIONAL HIGHWAY CORRIDORS

## 464. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

marginal materials, industrial byproducts and other bioengineering solutions?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  The  objective  of  the  project  is  to  demonstrate  safe  and  green National  Highway  corridors  in  selected  States  and  enhance  the institutional capacity of MoRTH in mainstreaming safety and green technologies. The key aspect of the project is to focus on climate resilience, limiting the use of natural resources for road construction by use of local, marginal materials, plastic waste and fly  ash  as  well  as  adoption  of  environment  sustainable  green technologies for design of pavements and embankments.
- (b) to (c) The Government has signed loan pact with the World Bank to  develop  safe  and  Green  National  Highway  Corridor  Project (GNHCP).  The  main  terms  and  conditions  of  the  loan  are  as  per annexure.
- (d)  The  project  include  upgradation  of  about  781  km  length  of various National Highways passing through the states of Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
- (e) The said project will indirectly create job opportunities for local people.
- (f)  The  project  could  serve  as  model  for  the  upcoming  National Highways Projects.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) & (C) OF THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  464  FOR  ANSWER  ON  4 TH FEBRUARY, 2021 ASKED BY SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE, SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY  TATKARE,  DR.  DNV  SENTHILKUMAR  S.,  DR.  AMOL RAMSING  KOLHE,DR.  SUBHASH  RAMRAO  BHAMRE  AND  SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (LS) REGARDING GREEN NATIONAL HIGHWAY CORRIDORS.

THE DETAILS OF THE MAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LOAN WITH WORLD BANK: -

-  Total Project Cost: Rs. 7662.47 crore [Civil Construction Cost = Rs. 4701.17 crore]
-  World  Bank  share  in  total  cost  -  Rs.  3500  crore,  {US$  500 Million}
-  Grace period- 5 years
-  Variable Spread option is opted as it has been lesser then that fixed  spread  in  the  recent  years.  18.5  years  period  has  been preferred considering overall dept profile.
-  Status of GoI Approval: Approved in a CCEA meeting held on 13.03.2020.  Loan  Agreement  signed  with  World  Bank  on 22.12.2020.

| Description                             | Description                               | Estimated Cost in Rs. Crores            | World Bank Share in Rs. Crores          |
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Component Corridor Maintenance          | A (Green Highway Improvement & Component) | 7005.21                                 | 2974.2                                  |
| Component Capacity                      | B (Institutional Enhancement Component    | 177                                     | 141.6                                   |
| Component Component)                    | C (Road Safety                            | 413                                     | 330.4                                   |
| Component Development                   | D ( Research and Component)               | 67.26                                   | 53.8                                    |
| Total (A+B+C+D)                         | Cost of Components                        | 7662.47                                 | 3500                                    |
| Loan Component for GNHCP - $500 Million | Loan Component for GNHCP - $500 Million   | Loan Component for GNHCP - $500 Million | Loan Component for GNHCP - $500 Million |

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