Lok Sabha Question No. 1654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Use of Steel and Cement in Road Construction
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Dhanush M Kumar, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Ganesan Selvam, Anurag Sharma, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Vijay Kumar Dubey

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to reduce the use of steel and cement  in  road  construction  without  compromising  on  quality through innovation and research and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard;
- (b) whether the Government is also considering use of CNG, LNG and ethanol for the road equipment machinery and if so, the details and the objectives thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  proposals  regarding  road  construction  projects received  from  various  State  Governments  including  Tamil  Nadu, Tripura  and  Uttar  Pradesh  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year;
- (d) the  details  of  proposals  approved  as  well  as  lying  pending  along with the reasons for their pendency; and
- (e) the time by which the pending proposals are likely to be approved?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1654 ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY, 2021

## USE OF STEEL AND CEMENT IN ROAD COSNTRUCTION

## 1654. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has been promoting use of new/innovative materials, construction techniques etc. to reduce quantity  of  consumption  of  cement  &  steel  in  road  construction.   In order to simplify the process and encourage usage of such new/innovative materials & technique MoRTH has issued guidelines on 14 th  December 2020.
- (b)  Rule  115AA  of  the  Central  Motor  Vehicles  Rules,  1989  provides  for the  mass  emission  standards  for  emission  of  smoke  and  vapour  from agricultural tractors, power tillers, construction equipment vehicles and combine harvesters driven by dual fuel diesel with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Bio-Compressed Natural Gas (Bio-CNG) or Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) engines. Retrofitment, by way of either conversion of in- use diesel  engine to  dedicated  CNG/Bio-CNG/LNG,  or  replacement  of  in-use diesel engines by new dedicated CNG, Bio-CNG and LNG Gas engines has also been notified. CNG, Bio-CNG and LNG are cleaner fuels.

(c), (d) & (e) Total number of proposals received from State Governments including Tamil Nadu, Tripura & Uttar Pradesh during last three years & current year and number of proposals approved are as below:

|                | No. of Estimate/ Proposals Received   | No. of Estimate/ Proposals Received   | No. of Estimate/ Proposals Received   | No. of Estimate/ Proposals Received   | No. of Estimates/ Proposals Approved   | No. of Estimates/ Proposals Approved   | No. of Estimates/ Proposals Approved   | No. of Estimates/ Proposals Approved   |
|----------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Financial Year | 2021- 22                              | 2020- 21                              | 2019- 20                              | 2018- 19                              | 2021- 22                               | 2020- 21                               | 2019- 20                               | 2018- 19                               |
| Tamilnadu      | 97                                    | 38                                    | 26                                    | 20                                    | 94                                     | 38                                     | 26                                     | 20                                     |
| Tripura        | NIL                                   | NIL                                   | NIL                                   | NIL                                   | NIL                                    | NIL                                    | NIL                                    | NIL                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 7                                     | 17                                    | 9                                     | 4                                     | NIL                                    | 16                                     | 9                                      | 4                                      |
| All States     | 176                                   | 392                                   | 424                                   | 215                                   | 110                                    | 379                                    | 419                                    | 202                                    |

Proposals  are  approved  on  yearly  basis  as  per  the  approved  Annual Plan and availability of land & other clearances.

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