Lok Sabha Question No. 283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: NH Projects in West Bengal
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Mala Roy, Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 283 ANSWERED ON 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## NH PROJECTS IN WEST BENGAL

283.      SHRIMATI MALA ROY: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved, inaugurated and laid the foundation  stone  of  three  National  Highway  (NH)  projects  in  West Bengal and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the said projects also include two-lane Road-Over-Bridge (ROB) in replacement of Level Crossing at Oodlabari and Maynaguri and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of other upcoming NH projects in the State;
- (d) the  other  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  reduce  the number of road accidents and bring down traveling distance and time in the country; and
- (e) the details and the total length of National Highways constructed during  the  last  five  years  in  the  State  along  with  the  funds  utilized thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b)     Yes Sir, Government of India has inaugurated five National Highway  (NH)  projects  and  laid  foundation  stone  of  four  National

Highway (NH) projects in the State of West Bengal on 17th November, 2022. The details of  projects  inaugurated/those  for  which  foundation stone was laid are as under:

| A. NH projects inaugurated   | A. NH projects inaugurated                                                                                                                                                | A. NH projects inaugurated         | A. NH projects inaugurated         |
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                      | Name of project                                                                                                                                                           | Length (in km) Cost (Rs. in Crore) | Length (in km) Cost (Rs. in Crore) |
| 1                            | Construction of Oodlabari ROB at km 615.5 of NH- 31 (New NH-717)                                                                                                          | -                                  | 102                                |
| 2                            | Construction of Maynaguri ROB at km 661.100 on NH-31 (New NH-717).                                                                                                        | -                                  | 109                                |
| 3                            | 4 laning of Kharagpur-Chichira section of NH-6                                                                                                                            | 55.55                              | 713                                |
| 4                            | 4 laning of Raiganj - Dalkhola section of NH-34 (New NH-12) excluding Raiganj Bypass.                                                                                     | 50.35                              | 1828                               |
| 5                            | Construction of 4 lane Dalkhola bypass on NH 34 (New NH-12)                                                                                                               | 4.50                               | 118                                |
| B.                           | Foundation stone laid for NH projects                                                                                                                                     |                                    |                                    |
| 1                            | Four/Six-lanning of NH-31 (New NH-10) with both side service roads from km 569.258 to km 581.030 (end of AH-02 project on NH-31 near Shivmandir to Sevoke Army Cantonment | 11.77                              | 995                                |
| 2                            | 6 laning of Panagarh- Palsit section of NH 2 (New NH-19)                                                                                                                  | 67.67                              | 2021                               |
| 3                            | 6 laning of Palsit-Dankuni section ofNH 2 (New NH- 19)                                                                                                                    | 63.83                              | 2194                               |
| 4                            | 4 lane of Purulia Bypass on NH-32 (New NH 18)                                                                                                                             | 10.31                              | 172.5                              |

(c)      MoRTH  has  proposed to undertake development of 794.845 km of National Highways at an estimated cost of about Rs 28,445 Crore in the next three years in the State of West Bengal. (d)     Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is taking up several steps to ensure safety of Road Users on NHs which include carrying out of safety audit in all stages of project cycle, implementation of adequate road safety measures including measures based on the outcome of the Road Safety Audit, such as signages, crash barriers, delineators, raised pavement markers  and permanent rectification of black spots. Ministry has  also  taken  up  several  measures  to  enhance  vehicle  safety, awareness among road users, provision of trauma care facilities, etc., to  minimize  occurrence  of  accidents  and  their  severity.  To  reduce traveling distance and time of travel, shortest alignments with fluent geometry achieving higher design speed are adapted in the National Highways development projects. (e)     Total length of National Highways constructed during the last five years in the State of West Bengal is 1,121 km at an expenditure of Rs 14,656 crore.

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