Lok Sabha Question No. 1943 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Construction of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

be pleased to state:

- (a) the total length of National Highways (NHs) in kilometers constructed during the last three years and the current year in the country especially in Bihar;
- (b)  the  details  of  NHs  proposed  to  be  constructed  in  the  country, State/UT-wise including Bihar; and
- (c) the details of the mechanism/monitoring system put in place to ensure  quality  of  construction  as  per  prescribed  standards  and maintenance of these NHs?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) The length of National Highways (NHs) constructed in the country including Bihar in last three year and current year is as follows:

| Financial Year                |   Length constructed overall in Country (in km) |   Length constructed in Bihar( in km) |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2018-19                       |                                           10855 |                                   333 |
| 2019-20                       |                                           10237 |                                   197 |
| 2020-21                       |                                           13327 |                                   691 |
| 2021-22 (upto November, 2021) |                                            5118 |                                   199 |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1943 ANSWERED ON 09 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## CONSTRUCTION OF NHS

1943. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सडक परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (b)  Details of National Highway (NH) projects under construction in the country, State/UT-wise including Bihar are at Annexure-I.
- (c) All National Highways are constructed as per quality standards specified in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways/ Indian Roads Congress (IRC) specifications. The contractor/ Concessionaire has to prepare  a  Quality  Assurance  Plan  in  consultation  with  Authority's Engineer  (AE)/  Independent  Engineer  (IE).  The  tests  on  various materials at the specified frequencies have to be conducted by the contractor. The AE/IE has also to conduct certain tests at their level to ensure the quality of the works. The Officers of the Authority also inspect the works and there is provision of engagement of external technical audit to conduct the quality check of works.Maintenance of stretches of NHs, where either Development works have commenced or Operation, Maintenance and Transfer (OMT) Concessions/ Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Contracts have been awarded,  are  the  responsibility  of  the  concerned  Concessioners/ Contractors  till  the  Concession  Period/  the  Defect  Liability  Period (DLP).Maintenance of balance stretches of NHs, including restoration of  damages  due  to  floods,  rainfalls,  etc.,  on  such  stretches,  are carried  out  annually  as  per  available  budgetary  outlay,  inter-se priority  and  traffic  density  to  keep  such  NHs  in  traffic  worthy conditions.

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1943  FOR  ANSWER  ON  09.12.2021 ASKED BY SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF NHS The State /UT-wise details of NH projects under construction as on

30 th Nov, 2021

| S.N.   | State             | No.   | Length(In Km)   | Cost (Cr)   |
|--------|-------------------|-------|-----------------|-------------|
| 1      | A&N Island        | 12    | 327             | 1992        |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh    | 109   | 2912            | 44782       |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh | 47    | 1287            | 16488       |
| 4      | Assam             | 78    | 1496            | 23908       |
| 5      | Bihar             | 107   | 3333            | 62905       |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      | 59    | 2378            | 16681       |
| 7      | DD&DNH            | 4     | 17              | 137         |
| 8      | Delhi             | 8     | 79              | 12876       |
| 9      | Goa               | 27    | 219             | 5232        |
| 10     | Gujarat           | 77    | 2024            | 49788       |
| 11     | Haryana           | 53    | 1452            | 46036       |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh  | 52    | 621             | 18645       |
| 13     | Jammu and Kashmir | 45    | 921             | 45423       |
| 14     | Jharkhand         | 48    | 1417            | 15606       |
| 15     | Karnataka         | 107   | 3654            | 55759       |
| 16     | Kerala            | 48    | 1119            | 41750       |
| 17     | Madhya Pradesh    | 90    | 3348            | 37602       |
| 18     | Maharashtra       | 368   | 11323           | 154114      |
| 19     | Manipur           | 61    | 1270            | 13205       |
| 20     | Meghalaya         | 26    | 282             | 3661        |
| 21     | Mizoram           | 38    | 1049            | 17371       |
| 22     | Nagaland          | 52    | 1010            | 11661       |
| 23     | Odisha            | 72    | 3096            | 28027       |
| 24     | Puducherry        | 4     | 11              | 50          |
| 25     | Punjab            | 59    | 1574            | 42119       |
| 26     | Rajasthan         | 94    | 4052            | 51988       |
| 27     | Sikkim            | 35    | 446             | 7659        |
| 28     | Tamil Nadu        | 115   | 3467            | 46469       |
| 29     | Telangana         | 57    | 2169            | 23348       |
| 30     | Tripura           | 26    | 447             | 5129        |
| 31     | UT Ladakh         | 12    | 230             | 2368        |
| 32     | Uttar Pradesh     | 97    | 4384            | 91332       |
| 33     | Uttarakhand       | 115   | 1716            | 20154       |
| 34     | West Bengal       | 81    | 1537            | 27215       |
|        | Total             |       | 64667           |             |
|        |                   | 2283  |                 | 1041479     |

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