Lok Sabha Question No. 2275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Maintenance of roads by BRO
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2275

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  July, 2022

## MAINTENANCE OF ROADS BY BRO

2275. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

(a)  the  funds  approved  and  spent  by  the  Government  for  the  maintenance  of  roads  by  the Boarder Roads Organisation (BRO) during the last three years, State/ UT-wise;

(b) the guidelines laid down by the Union Government for the maintenance of the roads of BRO in border areas of the country;

(c) the steps taken by BRO to construct better road system in border areas;

(d) whether the Government proposes to implement any road project in the border areas of Rajasthan in the near future; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a):    Amount  of  funds  sanctioned  by  the  Government  and  spent  by  the  Border  Roads Organisation (BRO) on the maintenance of roads in various States/UTs during the last three years is attached as per Annexure.

(b):BRO  is  mandated  to  carry  out  the  maintenance  of  roads  regularly  from  funds allocated  on  a  yearly  basis.  Provisions  stipulated  in  Indian  Roads  Congress  (IRC)-82 (Code of practice for Maintenance of Bituminous Road) and Technical Instruction (TI) No.2are being used as guidelines for maintenance of roads by BRO.

(c):    The  steps  taken  by  BRO  to  construct  better  road  system  in  border  areas  include adoption of new technologies and techniques, Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode of execution of contracts etc. During the past three years, new and modern equipment and construction plants worth Rs. 711.29 Cr have been approved for procurement.

(d)&(e):  BRO constructs roads on the basis of strategic requirements of a region on the basis of priority fixed by the Indian Army.  As per Revised Long Term Roll on Works Plan  (LTROWP)  2018-23,  three  (3)  road  projects  of  length  121.70  km  have  been completed in the State of Rajasthan.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2275 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2022 REGARDING 'MAINTENANCE OF ROADS BY BRO'.

## STATEMENT SHOWING STATE/UT WISE FUND ALLOCATED AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF ROADS BY BRO DURING THE LAST 3 YEARS

(Rs in Cr)

| State             | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|                   | Allot     | Expdr     | Allot     | Expdr     | Allot     | Expdr     |
| Rajasthan         | 57.71     | 57.71     | 66.02     | 66.02     | 74.54     | 74.53     |
| Punjab            | 14.89     | 14.89     | 17.15     | 17.15     | 19.54     | 19.68     |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 60.71     | 60.71     | 93.00     | 93.00     | 77.71     | 77.68     |
| Uttrakhand        | 47.35     | 47.35     | 40.52     | 40.52     | 45.01     | 42.81     |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 141.35    | 141.35    | 242.22    | 242.22    | 184.03    | 183.49    |
| Assam             | 8.86      | 8.86      | 15.37     | 15.37     | 11.57     | 11.59     |
| Jammu &Kashmir    | 169.43    | 169.43    | 246.98    | 246.98    | 220.40    | 211.96    |
| Ladakh UT         | 126.94    | 126.94    | 187.85    | 187.85    | 138.35    | 138.53    |
| Nagaland          | 33.36     | 33.36     | 34.30     | 34.30     | 24.20     | 24.20     |
| Manipur           | 14.30     | 14.30     | 14.70     | 14.70     | 10.37     | 10.37     |
| Mizoram           | 29.75     | 29.75     | 70.58     | 70.58     | 42.81     | 42.81     |
| Andman& Nicobar   | 0.06      | 0.06      | 0.14      | 0.14      | 0.09      | 0.09      |
| Sikkim            | 31.21     | 31.21     | 57.07     | 57.07     | 68.42     | 66.38     |
| West Bengal       | 5.08      | 5.08      | 9.29      | 9.29      | 11.14     | 10.81     |
| Meghalya          | 0.44      | 0.44      | 0.83      | 0.83      | 0.84      | 0.59      |
| Misc              | 137.85    | 137.85    | 107.98    | 107.98    | 80.18     | 79.73     |
| Total             | 879.30    | 879.30    | 1,204.00  | 1,204.00  | 1,009.19  | 995.25    |

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