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Lok Sabha Question No. 1456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Plantation on National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1456

ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## PLANTATION ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

1456. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  mandatory  to  develop  a  green  belt  or  undertake plantation by a highway construction company/agency/department in a specified area;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the criteria set for the purpose;
- (c) the details of green belt areas developed as per rules/ criteria on National Highways (NHs) constructed in the State of Karnataka;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to develop a green belt in near future in all NHs especially in Karnataka and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of plan outlay and procedure for such proposals?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  Yes,  Sir.  It  is  mandatory  to  undertake  plantation  by  a  highway construction  company/agency/department  on  available  Right  of  Way land  and  Median  of  project  stretch  of  National  Highways  as  per Agreement provisions.

(b) There are Indian Road Congress guidelines to undertake plantations at a specified distance from row to row and plant to plant in available space of Right of Way. (c)  14.74 lakh plants have been planted on Right of Way and Median land of National Highways in the State of Karnataka. (d)  The Ministry of Road, Transport & Highways has promulgated Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification and Maintenance) Policy-2015 with the aim to develop Green Corridor on all National Highways including Karnataka. (e) The plantation activities are integral part of highway construction projects and the outlay for plantation is not earmarked separately for the projects in which  the plantation is part of Concessionaire Agreement. For other plantation projects, funds have been   allocated and released to Government departments based on their estimate and to other Agencies based on the approved tender.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1455 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Goddeti Madhavi, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Sanjeev Kumar Singari, M V V Satyanarayana, Chandra Sekhar Bellana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1455 ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## GHARIB NAWAZ EMPLOYMENT SCHEME

1455.  SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- a) the funds allocated/sanctioned to the State of Andhra Pradesh during the last three years under the Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme; and
2. (b) the details of utilisation of the said funds under the scheme so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a)  &  (b)  :  The  Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation  (MAEF)  an  Autonomous  body  under Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs,  Govt.  of  India,  administers  the  Scheme  of  Gharib  Nawaz Employment Scheme (GNES) from the year 2017-18 with the objective to provide short term job oriented skill development courses to minorities' youth in order to enable them for skill based employment. This scheme is implemented as per common norms issued by the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSD&E) through the empanelled Program Implementation Agencies (PIAs). The Scheme targets especially the school dropouts amongst minority youths to gain sustainable employment opportunities. The amount of fund sanctioned and released during the last three years to the PIAs implementing the Scheme in Andhra Pradesh is Rs. 6,76,84,200 and 5,17,39,024 respectively.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Status of Smart Cities Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 10, 2022

## STATUS OF SMART CITIES MISSION

## NO. 1452. SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be   pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) country;
- across the
- (b) the number of cities  upgraded under the SCM in Madhya Pradesh
- especially in Khandwa Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (c) the steps being contemplated by the Government for effective implementation of the SCM across the country in near future?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (c): Government of India launched the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015 for development of 100 cities as Smart CitiesThe selection of 100 Smart Cities has been completed through 4 rounds of selection from January, 2016 to June, 2018. In the State of Madhya Pradesh, 7 cities i.e: Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna & Ujjain have been selected for development as Smart Cities- No city in Khandwa Parliamentary Constituency has been selected under the Mission.

As on 21 January 2022, Government of India has released 28,413.60 crore for 100 Smart Cities, out of which ? 23,668.27 crore (83%) have been utilized: So far, these Smart Cities have tendered out 6,721 projects worth { 1,88,506 crore; work orders have been issued in 6,124 projects worth { 1,62,908 crore; 3,421 projects worth { 58,735 crore have been completed:

The implementation at the city level is done by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) created for the purposeAt State level, Mission implementation is coordinated by the State level High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) chaired by the Chief Secretary of the At the National Ievel,  implementation of SCM is monitored by an Apex Committee headed by Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA): Nominee Directors of MoHUA on the Boards of SPVs monitor progress in respective cities on a regular basisMoHUA regularly interacts with the States/Smart Cities through video conferences, review meetings, field visits, regional workshops etc- at various levels to assess the performance of cities and handhold them for improving the same: Smart Cities are assessed on various parameters including; but not limited to, project implementation and utilization of funds through the Online Geospatial Management Information System (GMIS): The period of implementation of SCM has also been extended upto June 2023 and all Smart Cities are expected to complete their projects within the stipulated time:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Manufacturing of Ash based Products
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Pashupati Nath Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1450

## ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## MANUFACTURING OF ASH BASED PRODUCTS

†1450. SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  cities  being  promoted,  assisted  or  supported  by  the Government  for  manufacturing  of  ash  based  product  from  coal/lignite  based thermal power plants in adjoining areas so as to meet the requirement of bricks and other building materials and reduce its transportation;
- (b) whether the Government has devised any planin this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (c) : Thermal Power  Plants are required to dispose off their ash generated  due  to  coal  combustion  in  their  plant  and  User  agencies  including building/bricks manufacturers  are  to mandatorily utilise the ash  in their activities,  as  per  the  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change Gazette Notification dated 31.12.2021.

Urban  development  is  a  State  subject.  For  construction  projects, cities  follow  rules  and  regulations  of  concerned  State/Union  Territory.  Central Public  Works Department (CPWD) is an end user of fly ash bricks and fly ash based products in the projects being undertaken by CPWD. In CPWD projects, CPWD  being  end  user  has  promoted  the  use  of  fly  ash  based  products  in locations  up  to  300  kms  of  Thermal  Power  Plant  (TPP).  For  projects  being undertaken  by  CPWD,  CPWD  has  also  made  the  use  of  fly  ash  bricks/blocks made  from  Construction  and  Demolition  (C&D)  waste/Autoclaved  Aerated Concrete (AAC) blocks for non-structural members as mandatory in place of clay bricks  for  the  works  in  Delhi-NCR,  Mumbai,  Chennai,  Kolkata,  Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad & Surat.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Four-laning of NH-30
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status regarding conversion of National Highway No. 30 from Raipur to Dhamtari, Jagdalpur into four lanes;
- (b) the target set and achieved so far;
- (c) whether there is a proposal to construct bypass near Keshkalghati, Bastar on this route and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the extent to which the cost has escalated with regard to the said project along with the details of the initial cost and the escalated cost?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

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- (a) 4-laning work from Raipur to Dhamtari is in progress, 2-laning work of Dhamtari to Jagdalpur section has been completed except Kanker - Bedma section.
- (b)        4-laning  work  of  Raipur  -  Dhamtari  stretch  has  been  split  into  2 construction packages namely (i)        Raipur - Kodebod and (ii) Kodebod Dhamtari. The present physical progress is 68.78 %  and 48.50% respectively.  The  works  are  targeted  for  completion  by  June,  2022  and December, 2022 respectively.
- (c) The project Kanker to Bedma (including bypass of Keshkal Ghati) is ongoing with physical progress of 37% with likely completion by March, 2023.
- (d) As on date, the cost has not escalated from the initial cost for RaipurDhamtari project i.e. Rs. 1,955 crore.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1449 ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## FOUR-LANING OF NH-30

## 1449. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 1447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Installation of Solar Energy Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Nayab Singh, Sanjay Bhatia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1447

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## INSTALLATION OF SOLAR ENERGY PLANTS

## +1447. SHRI NAYAB SINGH SHRI SANJAY BHATIA

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to make all Government buildings/offices self-dependant through solar energy and other renewable sources of energy which are environment friendly; (b) if so, the outcome thereof so far;
- (c) whether the Union Government in coordination with the Government of Haryana proposes to install solar energy plants in Parliamentary constituency of Karnal to make all Government buildings/offices/railway stations self-dependant through solar energy and other renewable sources of energy which are environment friendly; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (d) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has requested all States /Union Territories including  State  of  Haryana  to  issue  necessary  directions  to  all  departments  and  institutions  of states/UTs for utilization of vacant rooftops of their buildings for installation of solar panels. All Central  Government  Ministries/  Departments  have  also  been  requested  to  issue  necessary directions for installation of rooftop solar projects in all buildings owned by them. As per data available on the SPIN portal of the Ministry, an aggregate capacity of 536 MW rooftop solar plants has been installed at 8177 Government buildings as on 04.02.2022.

The state of Haryana is also promoting installation of solar power plants on government buildings including in Parliamentary constituency of Karnal and the state has reported installation of solar power  plants  of  around  1.25  MW  capacity  in  various  government  buildings  in  the  Karnal Parliamentary constituency.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1446 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Policy on Airfare
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1446 (To be answered on the February 2022)

## POLICY ON AIRFARE

## 1446. SHRIMA TI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jyotiraditya M, Scindia)

- (a) & (b) Under normal circumstances, airfares are neither established nor regulated by the Government: With the repeal of Air Corporation Act in March 1994, the provision of tariff approval was dispensed with by the Government. Airlines are free to fix the reasonable tariff under the provision of Sub-rule (1) of Rule 135 of Aircraft Rules; 1937.

However; due to the unprecedented circumstances prevailing due to COVID-19 pandemic, fare bands with upper and lower limits were introduced by the Government invoking power under Section 8B of the Aircraft Act; 1934 as a temporary measure The fare bands serve thc dual purpose of the interests of the travelers as well as of the airlines, and have been from time to time: Fare capping is, presently, applicable on a rolling basis for a 15 days' cycle:

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be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to change the policy of capping prices on the domestic airfare to make air travel accessible and affordable to the general public; and
- (b) if the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor? SOs

## ANSWER
Lok Sabha Question No. 1445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Relocation of Slum Families under PMAY-U
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA URBAN AFFAIRS

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1445

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 10, 2022

## RELOCATION OF SLUM FAMILIES UNDER PMAY-U

## NO. 1445. SHRI P RAVINDHRANATH:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is having a proposal to bring about change in scope of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), for relocating those thousand number of slum families, dwelling along the water bodies, across the country, including Chennai city as a measure for restoring the rivers and canals; and
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) & (b): Land and Colonization are State subjects: Therefore, schemes for slums are implemented by Statesl UTs- However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under the vision of 'Housing for AII' , is supplementing the efforts of Statesl UTs by providing Central Assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas YojanaUrban (PMAY-U) for construction of houses for all eligible familieslbeneficiaries including slum dwellers since 25.06.2015. Eligible beneficiaries can avail the benefit of PMAY(U) through available four verticals i.e. Beneficiary-led Construction (BLC), Affordable House in Partnership (AHP), In-Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) and Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS): Scheme: Based on the demand, Statel UT Government prepares project proposals under PMAY-U and after due approval of State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) submits to the Ministry for sanctioning by Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC):

Under SIn-situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR)" component of PMAY-U Mission, Central Assistance of {1.0 Iakh per house is provided by the Government of India to construct houses to the slum dwellers across the country: No such proposal for relocating slum families, dwelling along the water bodies, across the country, including Chennai city as a measure for restoring the rivers and canals has been received from State Government:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Development of Air Strip in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED NO. : 1444 (To be answered on the February 2022)

## DEVELOPMENT OF AIR STRIP IN KHARGONE, MADHYA PRADESH

## 1444. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether any scheme is under consideration of the Government for developing airstrip in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh to boost trade and tourism therein and if SO, the details thereof; and
- (6) whether the Government proposes to develop more air connectivity for Khargone Parliamentary Constituency to facilitate the pilgrims and if the details thereof?

## ANSWER

(Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

(a) and (b): Ministry of Civil viation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Deshka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses. UDAN is a market driven  Scheme. Interested airlines based on their assessment of demand on particular routes submit their proposals at the time of bidding under UDAN. An airport which is included in the awarded routes of RCS UDAN and requires upgradation/development for commencement of RCS operations is developed under "Revival of unserved and underserved airports" scheme:

The Khargone Airstrip in the State of Madhya Pradesh figures in the list of unserved airports in the UDAN Scheme Document: However, none of the airline has submitted any proposal to operate UDAN flight connecting Khargone Airstrip, till completion of four rounds of bidding RCS UDAN is an ongoing scheme where bidding rounds are conducted periodically for covering more destinationslstations and routes Khargone can be covered under the scheme when an airline submits a bid connecting this airstrip:
Lok Sabha Question No. 1442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Management of Urban Flooding
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1442

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 10, 2022

## MANAGEMENT OF URBAN FLOODING

NO. 1442. SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any policy for management of
- if so, the details thereof; () whether the Government has identified the reasons for such flooding and if sO, the details thereof; and
- frequent urban flooding;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to provide assistance and formulate an urban policy in this regard in view of increasing cases of urban flooding?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a)& (b):Management of urban flooding falls under purview of the State Governments and Urban Local BodylUrban Development Authority who are responsible for maintaining the drainage and sewerage system:

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) had issued the National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM) in October, 2009 which focusses on all types of disasters, including Urban Flooding: NDMA has also prepared the National Guidelines for the Management of Urban Floods, in 2010. Further, NDMA has undertaken flood risk assessment for all flood prone districts in consultation with States and has shared a 10point advisory for immediate action for urban flood preparedness and mitigation with all urban flood prone States:

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has, for guidance of StatelUnion Territory Governments, issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Urban Flooding in 2017.

(c) & (d): The SOP for Urban Flooding identified unplanned development, encroachments of sprawling habitations alongside rivers and watercourses and absence of robust drainage systems as main reasons for urban flooding:

Ministry has published a Manual on Storm Water Drainage Systems, 2019 to provide guidance on sustainable design, planning & management of storm water drainage systems and emergency plan for flood response in urban areas-

In order to complement the efforts of StatelUt Governments, Ministry is implementing 'Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation' (AMRUT) in select 500 cities and towns. Storm Water Drainage is one of the components under AMRUT: Under the Mission; {2,969 crorehas been allocated for storm water drainage: Against this allocation, 19 States/UTs have taken up 800 projects worth {2,947 crore. Of these, 624 projects worth {1,145 crore have been completed: The completed projects have helped eliminate 2,281 water logging points-

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Bharatmala Pariyojana
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Umesh G. Jadhav, Prathap Simha, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, B. Y. Raghavendra, L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## be pleased to state:

- the extent to which the Government has achieved the objectives of
- (a) Bharatmala Pariyojana in the country so far;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any study to ascertain the impact of the said pariyojana on strengthening of border and coastal road networks in the country;
- (c) if so, the details and outcome thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- and
- (d) the details of the budgetary allocation and utilization thereof under the said pariyojana since its inception in the country particularly in Karnataka?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)             Out of the total length of 34,800 kms including 10,000 kms of residual  NHDP  projects  approved  to  be  developed  under  Bharatmala Pariyojana  Phase-I,  projects  for  a  length  of  about  19,363  km  have  been awarded up to January, 2022.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1440 ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA

1440. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(b) & (c)  Detailed study of the freight movement between all districts has been  conducted  along  with  geo-informatics  inputs.  Various  routes  have been identified for development of infrastructure along border and coastal roads to boost export and import trade along with port connectivity routes to improve the efficiency of freight movement to the ports and coastal zones in  the  country.  As  such,  a  total  length  of  about  2,000  km  for  border  and international connectivity roads and approximately 2,000 km of coastal and port  connectivity  roads  have  been  considered  for  development  under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I. (d) Till  now,  projects  with  financial  implication  of  approximately  Rs. 6,00,255  crore  for  a  length  of  19,363  km  have  been  awarded  (  including projects for a length of 1,060 km with cost of Rs. 29,742 crore in the State of Karnataka).

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