Lok Sabha Question No. 1971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Conversion of Road into NHs in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand, Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has received any requests from the Government of Tamil Nadu to convert eight roads as National Highways and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the measures taken by the Union Government to increase the road infrastructure in the State;
- (c) the details of the roads in each district of Tamil Nadu that are being covered for financial assistance under Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) at present; and
- (d) the details of the funds released during the last three years for the said  roads  along  with  the  pending  funds  due  to  be  released  to  the State?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b)  Yes Sir.  This Ministry has received request for conversion of 8 State Highways (SHs) having length of 500 Km into National Highways (NHs) in the State of Tamil Nadu.  The Ministry considers declaration of State  Roads  into  new  National  Highways  and  development  of  road

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1971 ANSWERED ON 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## CONVERSION OF ROAD INTO NHS IN TAMIL NADU

1971.    SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:

DR. T. SUMATHY(a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

infrastructure from time to time based on the requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds.

- (c)     The details of the roads in each district of Tamil Nadu that are being covered for financial assistance under Central Road  and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) is annexed as annexure-I.
- (d)     The funds under CRIF are released by this Ministry State/UT wise and not project wise.  The details of the funds released during last three years and current year is as follows.

|   Sl. No. | Year    |   Funds released (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------|---------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | 2018-19 |                          416.88 |
|         2 | 2019-20 |                          262.37 |
|         3 | 2020-21 |                          503.17 |
|         4 | 2021-22 |                          350.15 |

No further funds is pending for release during current financial year.

## ANNEXURE I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1971  FOR  ANSWER  ON  9 TH  DECEMBER,  2021  ASKED  BY SHRI  D.M. KATHIR ANAND AND DR. T. SUMATHY(a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN REGARDING 'CONVERSION OF ROAD INTO NHS IN TAMIL NADU'.

|   Sl No. | Name of Work                                                                                                                                                                                               | District     |   Amount (In lakhs) |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Construction of Bridge at km 44/8 of Thirumazhisai Uthukottai Road .                                                                                                                                       | Tiruvallore  |              2789.1 |
|        2 | Widening of Kodampakkam - Sriperumpudur road Km 13/2 - 28/8 (Double Lane to Four Lane)                                                                                                                     | Tiruvallore  |             12000   |
|        3 | Widening of Guduvanchery - Kottayur road from Km 0/0 - 17/6(Double Lane to Four Lane)                                                                                                                      | Chengalpattu |              7000   |
|        4 | Widening and Improvements of Polur Jamunamarathur- Alangayam - Vaniyambadi Road at Km 54/6 - 62/0 (Forest), 62/0 - 63/0, 76/2 -76/10, 77/0 - 78/0, 78/0 - 79/4 & 81/0 - 81/6 with paved shoulder (SH 215 ) | Vellore      |              1350   |
|        5 | Construction of Fly Over from Km 7/200 - 10/350 of NH-181 (Km 340/0-343/6 of old NH 67 NGM Road ) at Ramanthapuram & Sungam Junctions in Coimbatore City)                                                  | Coimbatore   |             23000   |
|        6 | Construction of Fly Over including Beautification and Junction Improvements from km 350/560-351/560 of NH 67 (Nagapattinam - Gudalur - Mysore Road - Goundampalayam Junction in Coimbatore city)           | Coimbatore   |              6000   |
|        7 | Construction of Fly Over including Beautification and Junction Improvements from km 352/320-352/990 of NH 67 (Nagapattinam - Gudalur - Mysore Road - GN MILLS Junction in Coimbatore city )                | Coimbatore   |              5000   |
|        8 | Widening Double lane to four lane at Km 4/0 - 15/8 of Pollachi - Palakkad Road (SH-78A).                                                                                                                   | Coimbatore   |              7000   |
|        9 | Widening existing SL to IL and improvementsof K.Mettupalayam - Kosanam - Thittamalai road at km 0/0-6/8 including CD works.                                                                                | Erode        |              1000   |
|       10 | Construction of Vaigai North River Bank road from Dindigul road-Kuruvikaran salai in Km 0/0 - 5/0.                                                                                                         | Madurai      |              7800   |
|       11 | Construction of Vaigai North River Bank Road from Anna Nagar - Viraganoor in Km 0/0-2/400                                                                                                                  | Madurai      |              4800   |
|       12 | Widening SL to DL and Strengthening of Vaithiyalingapuram Road in Km 0/0-7/8                                                                                                                               | Thoothukudi  |               600   |
|       13 | Improvements to Aralvoimozhi - Nedumangadu road km 48/8-48/9 including Reconstruction of culvert at km 48/9.                                                                                               | Kanyakumari  |                50   |
|       14 | Widening single lane to Intermediate lane & Improvements to Thuckalay-Thadikarakonam road Km. 8/6-17/2.                                                                                                    | Kanyakumari  |               700   |

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