Lok Sabha Question No. 1193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Maintenance of Bridges
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  take  special  measures regarding the foreclosure of old bridges and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the bridges that are scheduled to undergo maintenance in the next few months, State-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  bridges  that  are  likely  to  undergo  foreclosure, State-wise; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  a  pattern  in  the  type  of bridges that require urgent maintenance and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is mainly responsible for  development  and  maintenance  of  National  Highways.  Bridges  on National  highways  are  regularly  inspected  and  based  on  condition assessment during such inspections, repair/rehabilitation/ reconstruction of bridges are taken up under maintenance heads like Ordinary Repairs, Special Repairs, Flood Damage Repairs or under NH (Original)  works.  Wherever  a  bridge  is  found  in  highly  distressed condition, traffic operation on such bridge is temporarily stopped and traffic  is  diverted  on  to  a  temporary diversion road till new bridge in replacement  of  the  old  distressed  bridge  is  constructed  or  existing distressed bridge is rehabilitated. Details of the bridges proposed to be taken up for rehabilitation/reconstruction on NHs on stand alone basis is annexed.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1193

ANSWERED ON 09 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGES

## 1193.    SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1193 ANSWERED ON 9 TH  FEBRUARY 2023 ASKED BY SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM, REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGES.

|   Sr. No. | Name of State    |   Rehabilitation/Repairs (in Nos) |   Reconstruction (in Nos) |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   |                                 0 |                         1 |
|         2 | Assam            |                                 4 |                         2 |
|         3 | Chhattisgarh     |                                 3 |                         3 |
|         4 | Goa              |                                 3 |                         4 |
|         5 | Gujarat          |                                 1 |                         3 |
|         6 | Himachal Pradesh |                                 2 |                         0 |
|         7 | Jharkhand        |                                 1 |                        15 |
|         8 | Karnataka        |                                 4 |                         1 |
|         9 | Kerala           |                                 8 |                         0 |
|        10 | Madhya Pradesh   |                                 1 |                        43 |
|        11 | Maharashtra      |                                 0 |                        33 |
|        12 | Manipur          |                                 0 |                         3 |
|        13 | Meghalaya        |                                24 |                         1 |
|        14 | Mizoram          |                                 6 |                         1 |
|        15 | Nagaland         |                                 3 |                         0 |
|        16 | Odisha           |                                 0 |                        19 |
|        17 | Punjab           |                                 0 |                         1 |
|        18 | Sikkim           |                                 0 |                         4 |
|        19 | Tamil Nadu       |                                 2 |                         6 |
|        20 | Uttar Pradesh    |                                 7 |                         8 |
|        21 | Uttarakhand      |                                 0 |                         6 |
|        22 | West Bengal      |                                10 |                         2 |

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