Lok Sabha Question No. 3640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: NH Connectivity in Aspirational Districts
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi, Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is focusing on the highway road connectivity in the aspirational districts in the State of Odisha, if so, the details thereof
- and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has noticed any economic development of the aspirational districts because of construction of National Highways
- (NHs) and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of proposed and ongoing construction of highway projects in aspirational districts in the country including Odisha and Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

(Shri NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  to  (c)  Yes,  Sir.  The  details  of  the  sanctioned  and  ongoing  National Highway projects in aspirational districts in the country including Odisha and  Jharkhand  are  at  Annexure.  Development  of  National  Highways promotes faster and safer movement goods & passengers and reduces vehicle operating cost and travel time, which lead to economic growth for the people in the region.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  No. 3640

ANSWERED ON 24 th  MARCH, 2022

## NH CONNECTIVITY IN ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS

3640.         SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्गमंत्री

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3640 FOR ANSWER ON 24.03.2022 ASKED BY SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI & SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY REGARDING NH CONNECTIVITY IN ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS.

Details of sanctioned and ongoing National Highway projects in aspirational district in the country including the States of Odisha and Jharkhand

| Sr. No.        | DistrictName               | Sanctioned and Ongoing National Highway Projects   | Sanctioned and Ongoing National Highway Projects   | Sanctioned and Ongoing National Highway Projects   |
|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.        | DistrictName               | Number of Projects                                 | Length in km                                       | Cost in Rs. Crore                                  |
| Odisha         | Odisha                     | Odisha                                             | Odisha                                             | Odisha                                             |
|                | Kalahandi                  | 2                                                  | 22.92                                              | 111.93                                             |
|                | Kandhamal                  | 2                                                  | 133.03                                             | 421.26                                             |
|                | Gajapati                   | 2                                                  | 67.90                                              | 47.92                                              |
|                | Balangir                   | 3                                                  | 31.30                                              | 183.71                                             |
|                | Koraput                    | 6                                                  | 202.54                                             | 372.70                                             |
|                | Malkangiri                 | 2                                                  | 16.87                                              | 170.54                                             |
|                | Rayagada                   |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
|                | Dhenkanal                  | 4                                                  | 134                                                | 2330                                               |
| Jharkhand      | Jharkhand                  | Jharkhand                                          | Jharkhand                                          | Jharkhand                                          |
|                | West Singhbhum             | 3                                                  | 86.36                                              | 458.11                                             |
|                | West Singhbhum& Simdega    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
|                | Chatra                     | 3                                                  | 95.93                                              | 206.82                                             |
|                | Godda                      | 2                                                  | 64.05                                              | 111.74                                             |
|                | Ranchi &Khunti             |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
|                | Giridih                    | 3                                                  |                                                    | 134.58                                             |
|                | Lohardaga                  | 2                                                  | 75.50                                              | 206.52                                             |
|                | Sahibganj &Pakur           | 1                                                  | 41.80                                              | 51.38                                              |
|                | Pakur                      |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
|                | Khunti                     |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
|                | Hazaribagh                 | 5                                                  | 91.35                                              | 1822.69                                            |
|                | Palamu                     | 2                                                  | 33.76                                              | 928                                                |
|                | Hazaribagh& Chatra         |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
|                | Gumla                      | 5                                                  | 153.28                                             | 1052.76                                            |
|                | Gumla &Latehar             | 1                                                  | 24.50                                              | 81.59                                              |
|                | Simdega                    | 4                                                  | 75.20                                              | 84.10                                              |
|                | Latehar                    | 2                                                  | 38.20                                              | 157.06                                             |
|                | Dumka                      | 1                                                  | 22.03                                              | 148.24                                             |
|                | Garwa                      | 2                                                  | 18.7                                               | 747.48                                             |
|                | Sahebganj                  | 2                                                  | 64.38                                              | 3265.22                                            |
|                | Ramgadh                    | 1                                                  | 1.00                                               | 20.21                                              |
|                | Ranchi                     | 2                                                  | 47.07                                              | 1000                                               |
|                | Bokaro                     | 1                                                  | 31.39                                              | 631.21                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh             | Andhra Pradesh                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                     |
|                | Vijaynagram                | 4                                                  | 58.73                                              | 758.86                                             |
|                | Vijaynagram& Vishakapatnam | 1                                                  | 26.94                                              | 127.91                                             |

|             | Kudapa        |     |             |               |
|-------------|---------------|-----|-------------|---------------|
|             | Vishakapatnam | 4 4 | 154.34 44.8 | 4912.05 423.9 |
| Assam       | Kadapa        |     |             |               |
|             | Goalpara      | 1   | 21.85       | 17.59         |
|             | Hailakandi    | 3   | 29.13       | 122.48        |
|             | Darrang       | 1   |             | 2.18          |
| Bihar       |               |     |             |               |
|             | Katihar       | 1   | 36.5        | 1419.54       |
|             | Begusarai     | 2   | 98.04       | 1146.14       |
|             | Sheikhpura    |     |             |               |
|             | Sitamarhi     | 3   | 94.54       | 579.72        |
|             | Aurangabad    | 1   | 100.9       | 980.78        |
|             | Gaya          | 3   | 111.07      | 2518.48       |
|             | Jamui         | 2   | 46.66       | 122.56        |
|             | Araria        | 2   | 35.44       | 876.97        |
|             | Khagaria      | 1   | 4.85        | 45.29         |
|             | Purnia        | 1   | 12.5        | 485.96        |
|             | Muzafarpur    | 2   | 56.5        | 532.46        |
|             | Nawada        | 1   | 47.23       | 1065          |
| Chattisgarh |               |     |             |               |
|             | Bastar        | 5   | 42.30       | 134.25        |
|             | Bijapur       | 4   | 76.00       | 167.11        |
|             | Kondagoan     | 1   | 53.26       | 572.66        |
|             | Rajnandgaon   | 1   | 46.98       | 278.97        |
|             | Sukma         | 4   | 47.40       | 85.89         |
|             | Mahasamund    | 1   | 3.01        | 15.11         |
|             | Dantewada     | 1   | 12.00       | 7.93          |
|             | kanker        |     |             |               |
| Gujarat     |               |     |             |               |
|             | Dahod         | 1   | 15.91       | 34.24         |
|             | Narmada       | 1   |             | 2.20          |
|             | Morbi         | 1   | 50.46       | 882           |
| Haryana     |               |     |             |               |
|             | Mewat         | 3   | 78.8        | 3092          |
| Himachal    | Pradesh       |     |             |               |
|             | Chamba        | 4   | 13.00       | 160.49        |
| Jammu       | &Kashmir      |     |             |               |
|             | Baramulla&    |     |             |               |
|             | Baramulla     | 1   | 42.1        | 2920          |
|             | Kupwara       |     |             |               |
| Karnataka   |               |     |             |               |
|             | Kalaburagi    | 2   | 36.90       | 379.99        |
|             | Yadgir        |     |             |               |
|             | Gadag         | 4   | 82.99       | 2542.01       |
|             | Raichur       | 2   | 2.13        | 209.34        |
| Kerala      |               |     |             |               |
|             | Wayanad       | 1   | 9.60        | 16.71         |
| Madhya      | Pradesh       |     |             |               |
|             | Singrauli     | 1   | 105.59      | 529.44        |
|             | Barwani       | 1   | 34.70       | 249.05        |
|             | Bidisha       | 1   | 56.16       | 279.44        |
|             | Chhatarpur    | 1   | 10.15       | 73.43         |
|             | Rajgarh       | 2   | 81.67       | 438.59        |
|             | Khandwa       | 1   | 48          | 688           |

| Maharashtra   | Nandurbar         | 2             | 189.41        | 789.15        |
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|               | Jalgaon           | 5             | 224.86        | 1446.73       |
|               | Washim            | 7             | 194.79        | 1796.67       |
|               | Nanded            | 13            | 606.49        | 5400.61       |
|               | Osmanabad         | 1             | 47.80         | 272.04        |
|               | Osamanabad (SKNT) | 1             | 100.06        | 923.04        |
|               | Gadchiroli        | 10            | 208.93        | 1183.97       |
| Mizoram       | Mizoram           | Mizoram       | Mizoram       | Mizoram       |
|               | Mamit             | 1             | 98.33         | 1109.88       |
| Nagaland      | Nagaland          | Nagaland      | Nagaland      | Nagaland      |
|               | Kiphire           | 2             | 50            | 28.82         |
| Punjab        | Punjab            | Punjab        | Punjab        | Punjab        |
|               | Firozpur          | 7             | 128.13        | 1237.18       |
|               | Moga              | 4             | 147.07        | 4084.44       |
| Rajasthan     | Rajasthan         | Rajasthan     | Rajasthan     | Rajasthan     |
|               | Baran             | 1             | 8.7           | 78.98         |
|               | Burmar            | 5             | 1059.9        | 1594.38       |
|               | Jaisalmar         | 2             | 193.52        | 814.78        |
| Sikkim        | Sikkim            | Sikkim        | Sikkim        | Sikkim        |
|               | East Sikkim       | 1             | 23.32         | 385.14        |
| Tamil Nadu    | Tamil Nadu        | Tamil Nadu    | Tamil Nadu    | Tamil Nadu    |
|               | Ramanathapuram    | 2             | 82.4          | 670.51        |
|               | Virudhunagar      | 1             | 8.60          | 12.40         |
| Telangana     | Telangana         | Telangana     | Telangana     | Telangana     |
|               | Warangal          | 2             | 93.24         | 896.04        |
|               | Adilabad          |               |               |               |
|               | Khammam           | 2             | 42.54         | 1267          |
|               | Bhoopalpalli      |               |               |               |
|               | Asifabad          | 1             | 52.6          | 1140.5        |
| Tripura       | Tripura           | Tripura       | Tripura       | Tripura       |
|               | Dhalai            | 1             | 7             | 64.22         |
| Uttarakhand   | Uttarakhand       | Uttarakhand   | Uttarakhand   | Uttarakhand   |
|               | Udham Singh Nagar | 4             | 58.04         | 750.06        |
|               | Haridwar          | 1             | 30            | 346.46        |
| Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh     | Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh |
|               | Chitrakut         | 1             | 18.00         | 132.00        |
|               | Balrampur         | 1             | 5.00          | 25.00         |
|               | Sonbhadra         | 2             | 65.21         | 86.19         |
|               | Chandauli         | 1             | 11.00         | 128.00        |
|               | Chidharthnagar    | 1             | 33.00         | 510.00        |
| West Bengal   | West Bengal       | West Bengal   | West Bengal   | West Bengal   |
|               | Murshidabad       | 3             | 132.06        | 1446.9        |
|               | Malda             | 3             | 140.1         | 1796.22       |
|               | Birbhum           | 7             | 52.99         | 791.33        |
|               | Nadia             | 3             | 77.37         | 1193.82       |
|               | Dakhsin Dinajpur  | 1             |               | 20.30         |