Lok Sabha Question No. 482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Road Construction Work in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  expected  to  surpass  the  annual construction  target  of  11,000  km  by  31  March,  2021  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  award  of  contract  for  road  construction  has  been doubled in the current year and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  many  highway  projects  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  are
- progressing at a very slow pace; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government for timely completion of the same?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  The length of National Highways constructed till December, 2020 is 7767 kms which is in accordance with the construction target in the current fiscal year i.e. 2020-21.
- (b)    The  length  of  National Highway projects awarded till December, 2020 in the fiscal year 2020-21 is 7203 km as compared to 3434 km during the same period in financial year 2019-20.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 482 ANSWERED ON 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORK IN TAMIL NADU

## 482.     SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(c) & (d)   29 projects in the length of 683 km & costing Rs.10,992 cr. are  progressing  at  slow  pace  in  the  state  of  Tamil  Nadu  as  on 31.12.2020. Details are at Annexure-I.

These  projects  are  delayed  mainly  due  to  land  acquisition,  utility shifting, non-availability of soil/aggregate, poor performance of contractors, environment/forest/wildlife clearances, ROB & RUB issues with Railways, public agitation for additional facilities, arbitration/contractual disputes with contractors etc.

In order to ensure  timely  completion  of  the  projects  and  their subsequent  maintenance,  regular  meetings  are  held  with  project developers, State Governments and contractors.  Regular review meetings  are  held  in  Head  Quarter  by  Ministry/  NHAI  with  Regional Officers,  concessionaires  /contractors  to  make  the  construction  of projects hassle free. To expedite completion of these projects, various steps are also taken which include streamlining of land acquisition & environment clearances, exit for equity investors, premium rescheduling,  close  coordination  with  other  Ministries,  revamping  of dispute resolution mechanism.

Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 482 FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2021 ASKED BY  SHRI  GNANATHIRAVIAM  S  REGARDING  ROAD  CONSTRUCTION WORK IN TAMIL NADU

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Details  of  National  Highway  projects  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu progressing at slow pace as on 31.12.2020:

|   S. No. | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                                  |   Length (Km) |   Cost (Cr.) | Date of Start   | Schedule date of completion   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Providing Paved shoulder in KM 81/0- 202/6 including reconstruction and widening of culverts in NH234 (New NH.38) in the State of Tamil Nadu on EPC Mode                                         |           122 |          269 | 01-Sep- 15      | 30-Aug-17                     |
|        2 | Strengthening in Km 396/0- 398/0 and repairing to minor bridge at Km 394/10 (Old Km 12/4), Construction of side drain in Km 392/2-392/6 and 406/0-406/6 of NH-42 (old no NH-219)                 |             2 |            4 | 04-May- 20      | 03-Nov-20                     |
|        3 | "Widening existing two lane to four lane including strengthening the existing carriageway from Km 35/600 - 36/0 of Salem-Tirupathur - Vaniyambadi road NH 179A"                                  |             0 |            5 | 05-Jun- 20      | 04-Dec-20                     |
|        4 | Rehabilitation of Minor bridge at km 95/8 of NH 49 Extn (New NH 85)                                                                                                                              |             0 |            0 | 24-Jun- 20      | 23-Sep-20                     |
|        5 | Reconstruction of minor bridges Km 92/10, Km 120/2, Km 120/4, Km 124/4(i), Km 124/4 (ii), Km 130/2,Km 139/4, Km139/6, Km 151/2, Widening of minor bridge at Km 131/8, Km 95/4, Km 98/6, Km119/2, |             0 |           21 | 19-Jul- 17      | 18-Nov-19                     |

|    | Km134/6,Km 139/10, Km148/4,                                                                                                                                                                                                               |    |    |            |           |
|----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|----|------------|-----------|
|  6 | Kaliyakkavilai-Kanyakumari (Protection work)                                                                                                                                                                                              |  0 |  6 | 23-Mar- 18 | 22-Dec-18 |
|  7 | Strengthening in Km 600/0 - 601/0, 602/0 - 603/0, 616/0 - 618/0, 619/0 - 623/0, 627/0 - 629/0, 633/0 - 634/0, 649/0 - 650/0, 653/0 -655/0 of NH 47 in the state of Tamil Nadu                                                             | 13 | 11 | 02-Mar- 20 | 01-Nov-20 |
|  8 | Strengthening in Km 0/380- 22/6 of NH 47B                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 22 | 19 | 02-Mar- 20 | 26-Nov-20 |
|  9 | Widening Existing Two Lane to Four Lane Including Strengthening the Existing Carriage way from km 16/170- 18/110 including CD works, Drainage & Inter Locking Paver Block on NH-207(New                                                   |  2 | 14 | 26-Nov- 18 | 25-Sep-19 |
| 10 | Widening with paved shoulders from Km 380/0- 390/0, reconstruction of minor bridge at Km 460/8, construction of protective wall in selected stretches from Km 405/4-425/4 of NH-67                                                        | 10 | 37 | 10-Jul- 17 | 09-Jan-19 |
| 11 | Change in Name of work : Providing junction improvement in km 95/8, 128/6, 179/2 and Improvement to accident prone zone at km 114/0-116/0,117/4 - 117/8, 147/4-147/6, 175/6 & 202/1 of NH 208 (New NH 744) of Kollam-Thirumangalam NH 208 |  0 | 10 | 11-Jul- 19 | 10-Jun-20 |
| 12 | Construction of protective works from km 451/0-463/6 and curve improvements at km 451/0-457/0 and 468/0 - 472/0 0f NH -67 (Ghat section)                                                                                                  |  0 | 16 | 25-Feb- 19 | 24-Jan-20 |

|    | in Tamil nadu on EPC mode                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |    |     |            |           |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|-----|------------|-----------|
| 13 | Widening from 2-lane to 2- lane with 1.5m paved shoulder from Km 0/0-23/100 & Km 29/250 - 47/400 and strengthening existing carriageway from Km 23/100- 29/250 (Gudiyatham Bypass) and from Km 47/400 - 56/0 (Vellore Byepass)of NH-234 in the state of Tamil Nadu on EPC mode | 49 | 138 | 15-Feb- 19 | 18-Aug-20 |
| 14 | Job.No.234-TN 2018-19-882 Widening and Strengthening of the Existing Two lane carriageway to Four lane from Km 67/4-71/040 and strengthening of existing four lane from Km 56/2-60/7 of NH 234(Mangalore-Villupuram Road) On EPC Mode                                          |  8 |  36 | 06-May- 19 | 07-Aug-20 |
| 15 | Job.No.234-2017-18-878 Construction of Grade separator at Km 138/2 of NH 234 On EPC Mode basis contract                                                                                                                                                                        |  0 |  19 | 03-Jun- 19 | 03-Dec-20 |
| 16 | Construction of flyover at km 15/2 including centre median in between km 10/6 - 19/8 and strom water drain in builtup area in selected stretches of NH 49 Extn in the state of TamilNadu (EPC mode)                                                                            |  0 |  52 | 06-Nov- 19 | 05-Oct-20 |
| 17 | Widening and Strengthening of Natham-Kotampatti section from km 38/0-51/770 of NH 383 in the State of Tamilnadu(EPC MODE)                                                                                                                                                      | 14 |  64 | 01-Jun- 19 | 22-Nov-20 |
| 18 | Strengthening in Km 599/0- 633/0 in selected stretches of NH 47                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 14 |  16 | 20-Nov- 19 | 18-Nov-20 |

|   19 | Improvement to Accident Prone Stretch at Km 0/0- 0/4,16/2,33/2,45/0-45/8,69/0- 69/4 & Road Safety Measures at Km 7/2,14/2,19/300- 20/2,35/2-35/6&Providing Centre Median at Km 0/0- 0/4,25/0-27/6 of NH 209                                                                                                                                            |   5 |   10 | 09-Mar- 19   | 08-Mar-20   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|------|--------------|-------------|
|   20 | widening & strengthening from (i) 2 lane to 2 lane with paved shoulder from Km 0/550-1/00,5/700- 21/070,21/500-34/200 & 34/870-38/000 & (ii)strengthening of existing 4lane from Km 0/000- 0/550,1/100-1/780,2/420- 5/700,21/070-21/500,34/200- 34/870 & 2lane from Km 1/780-2/420(Dindigul-Natham section) of NH 383 in the state of Tamilnadu on EPC |  38 |  240 | 06-Jun- 19   | 07-Dec-20   |
|   21 | 6 laning of Balance Work of Chennai - Tada from km. 21.40 to km. 54.40                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  33 |  465 | 28-Mar- 18   | 27-Mar-20   |
|   22 | Kerala / Tamil Nadu border to Villukuri section from km 43/0 to km 70/250 of NH-47                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  27 | 1277 | 12-Aug- 16   | 11-Aug-18   |
|   23 | Villukuri to Kanyakumari section from km 70/250 to km 96/714 of NH-47 and Nagercoil to Kavalkinaru section from km 0/0 to km 16/376 of NH-47B                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  43 | 1164 | 08-Jul- 16   | 07-Jul-18   |
|   24 | 4L of Madurai to Chettikulam from km.0.00 to km 7.30 of NH-785                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   7 |  680 | 05-Nov- 18   | 03-Nov-20   |
|   25 | Four Laning of Chettikulam to Natham section of NH-785                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  29 |  838 | 05-Nov- 18   | 03-Nov-20   |
|   26 | 4L of Cholapuram - Thanjavur section from km 116.4 to km 164.275 of Old NH-45C                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  48 | 1680 | 06-Sep- 18   | 04-Sep-20   |

| 27    | 4L of Sethiyathope - Cholapuram section from Km. 65.960 to Km. 116.440 section of NH-45 C (Pkg-II)   |   50 |   1785 | 16-Aug- 18   | 14-Aug-20   |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|--------|--------------|-------------|
| 28    | Vikravandi to Sethiyathopu section of NH - 45C in Tamil Nadu (Pkg I)                                 |   66 |   1441 | 20-Mar- 18   | 18-Mar-20   |
| 29    | Karaikudi - Ramanathapuram section from Km.94/000 to Km.174/000 including 500 m on SH 35             |   80 |    676 | 01-Nov- 17   | 29-Apr-20   |
| Total |                                                                                                      |  683 |  10992 |              |             |

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