Lok Sabha Question No. 221 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Construction of National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Ravindra Kushawaha

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  targets  set  by  the  Government  for  construction  of  National Highways (NHs) in kilometres for the current financial year along with the targets achieved so far;
- (b) whether progress of construction of NHs during the current year has been slow and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; (c) whether the Government has done any assessment of slow progress of construction of NHs and if so, the details and the outcome thereof along with the steps taken to expedite the same;
- (d)  whether  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  is  aware  of increasing  illegal  encroachment  along  NHs  which  often  lead  to  fatal accidents and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  NHAI  has  held  any  consultation  with  various  State Governments  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the  outcome  thereof  and  the response of the States thereon; and
- (f) the other steps taken by the Government to stop illegal encroachment on NHs?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f) A statement is laid on the table of the House. STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 221 ON 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2022 ASKED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 221

ANSWERED ON 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

*221. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग

मंत्री

BY  SUDHEER  GUPTA,  SHRI  RAVINDRA  KUSHWAHA  REGARDING 'CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS'

- (a)  Ministry  has  set  a  target  of  constructing  12,200  km  National Highways  (NHs)  during  2022-23,  against  which  4,766  km  has  been constructed till November, 2022.
- (b) & (c) The Ministry continuously monitors the progress of construction and has observed that the pace of construction was generally slower during the first half of the financial year, due to intervening monsoon season, and picks up in the second half of the financial year. The Ministry has also assessed that this  year  above  average  rainfall  during  monsoon  adversely  impacted  the construction progress. Total length of 4/6/8 lane NHs constructed during this financial  year  up  to  November  is  2,038  km,  which  is  more  than  1,806  km constructed  during  previous  financial  year  for  the  same  period.  However, overall length of all category of NHs constructed during this financial year up to November is 4,766 km, which is less than 5,118 km that was constructed during previous financial year for the same period. State/UT wise details are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II.

The Ministry is closely monitoring construction progress and proactively working with project implementing agencies, State Governments, contractors/developers, to resolve issues/bottlenecks in projects and speed up construction of NHs. Periodic review meetings are being held at various levels,  and  several  steps  have  been  taken  to  improve  liquidity  of  funds available with contractors/developers, to expedite progress.

- (d)  &  (e)  Yes,  Sir.  There  are  instances  of  permanent  and  temporary encroachments at different places particularly in urban/built up areas within Right of Way of on NHs entrusted with National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The officers of NHAI have been sensitized about the importance of removal of encroachment not only from administrative perspective but also from the perspective of road safety. NHAI holds regular consultations with the State Governments, and enlists the support of their law-and-order enforcement agencies for removal of illegal encroachments. The State Governments assist NHAI by deploying police personnel, based on which encroachment removal drives are undertaken by NHAI in a regular manner.
- (f) The Ministry notified Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002, and the Highway Administration Rules, 2004 with specific provisions for removal  of  illegal  encroachments.  The  Ministry  has  also  mandated  its implementing agencies to construct toe wall / boundary wall along the edge of the NHs Right of Way to prevent encroachment. In all major contracts of NHAI,

provision has been made for patrolling vehicles to patrol the concerned stretch of NH at regular intervals, which helps identifying encroachments at the initial stages and enables immediate remedial measures. In some cases, bypasses or  elevated  corridors  are  constructed  around  or  over  the  heavily  built-up encroachment areas, to avoid congestion and accidents.

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 221 FOR ANSWER ON 22.12.2022 ASKED BY SHRI

## SUDHEER GUPTA, SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS.

## Up to November-2021, FY: 2021-22

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State / Union Territory    |   Strengthening (Km) |   2 lane (Km) |   4 lane (Km) |   6/8 lane (Km) |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar                    |                 0    |         23.99 |          0    |            0    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                         |                34.1  |        125.62 |         29.06 |           33.95 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                      |                 0    |         82.26 |          0.12 |            0    |
| 4         | Assam                                  |               101.12 |         36.62 |         50.02 |            0    |
| 5         | Bihar                                  |                80.53 |         62.9  |         55.25 |            0    |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                           |               102.53 |         66.43 |         31.46 |            0    |
| 7         | Dadar and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu |                 0    |          0    |          0    |            0    |
| 8         | Delhi                                  |                 0    |          0    |          0    |            0    |
| 9         | Goa                                    |                13.55 |          0    |          2    |            0    |
| 10        | Gujarat                                |                11    |         26.41 |         41.34 |           20.81 |
| 11        | Haryana                                |                 0    |          1.09 |         66.95 |          105.62 |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh                       |                75.55 |          1    |         30.91 |            0    |
| 13        | Jammu and Kashmir                      |               119.05 |         41.8  |         36.91 |            0    |
| 14        | Jharkhand                              |                33.55 |         39.31 |         11.11 |            5.04 |
| 15        | Karnataka                              |                52.81 |         51.49 |         51.61 |           29.95 |
| 16        | Kerala                                 |                44.09 |          0    |          1.07 |            0.94 |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh                         |               120.2  |         54.21 |         55.24 |           58.42 |
| 18        | Maharashtra                            |               152.58 |        360.07 |        322.15 |            7.52 |
| 19        | Manipur                                |                80.14 |         12.82 |          5.74 |            0    |
| 20        | Meghalaya                              |                 0    |         12.62 |          0    |            0    |
| 21        | Mizoram                                |                73.94 |         32.05 |          0    |            0    |
| 22        | Nagaland                               |                20.5  |         80.85 |         10.97 |            0    |
| 23        | Odisha                                 |                94.84 |         42.42 |         75.44 |           25.55 |
| 24        | Puducherry                             |                 0    |          0    |          0    |            0    |
| 25        | Punjab                                 |                 0    |         63.64 |         10.65 |            0    |
| 26        | Rajasthan                              |                14    |        165.07 |         19.29 |          215.46 |
| 27        | Sikkim                                 |                 3.56 |         10.5  |          0    |            0    |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu                             |                15.24 |        120.87 |         71.15 |            0.91 |
| 29        | Telangana                              |                12.71 |         32.64 |         66.2  |            1.48 |
| 30        | Tripura                                |                45.4  |         36.62 |          0    |            0    |
| 31        | UT Ladakh                              |                 0    |          0    |          0    |            0    |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh                          |                28.16 |         83.12 |        172.97 |           37.25 |
| 33        | Uttarakhand                            |               158.72 |         68.56 |         20.88 |            0    |
| 34        | West Bengal                            |                76.91 |         12.08 |         19.96 |            4.99 |
| Total     | Total                                  |              1565    |       1747    |       1258    |          548    |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 221 FOR ANSWER ON 22.12.2022 ASKED BY SHRI

## SUDHEER GUPTA, SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS.

## Up to November-2022, FY: 2022-23

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State / Union Territory    | Strengthening (Km)   | 2 lane (Km)   | 4 lane (Km)   | 6/8 lane (Km)   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar                    | 0                    | 4.4           | 0             | 0               |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                         | 61.14                | 87.29         | 11.12         | 31              |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 0                    | 130.3         | 0             | 0               |
| 4         | Assam                                  | 96.51                | 2.4           | 56.68         | 5               |
| 5         | Bihar                                  | 2.05                 | 90.27         | 149.85        | 18              |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                           | 29.25                | 44.72         | 15            | 0               |
| 7         | Dadar and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | 0                    | 0             | 0             | 0               |
| 8         | Delhi                                  | 0                    | 0             | 0             | 0               |
| 9         | Goa                                    | 12.62                | 0             | 1.32          | 0               |
| 10        | Gujarat                                | 47.63                | 11            | 72            | 75              |
| 11        | Haryana                                | 6.69                 | 0             | 59            | 23              |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh                       | 21.27                | 16.34         | 25            | 0               |
| 13        | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 50.36                | 41.63         | 42.09         | 0               |
| 14        | Jharkhand                              | 25.1                 | 54.35         | 26            | 2               |
| 15        | Karnataka                              |                      |               |               |                 |
|           |                                        | 0                    | 61.7          | 88.51         | 35.1            |
| 16        | Kerala                                 | 14.7                 | 0             | 1             | 10              |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh                         | 100.2                | 126.5         | 76.55         | 36              |
|           | Manipur                                | 58.48                | 28.93         |               |                 |
| 19        |                                        |                      |               | 0             | 0               |
| 20 21     | Meghalaya                              | 0.04 23.08           | 24.1 75.27    | 0 0           | 0 0             |
| 22        | Mizoram Nagaland                       | 73.14                | 65.09         | 5.78          | 0               |
| 23        | Odisha                                 | 21.13                | 51.24         | 37            | 21              |
| 24        | Puducherry                             | 0                    | 0             | 0             | 0               |
| 25        | Punjab                                 | 0                    | 65.46         | 65            | 3               |
| 26        | Rajasthan                              | 104.28               | 68.89         | 54            | 190             |
| 27        | Sikkim                                 | 5.56                 | 8.41          | 0             | 0               |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu                             | 82.43                | 58.64         | 117.65        | 20              |
|           | Telangana                              |                      |               | 45.22         | 1               |
| 29        |                                        | 0                    | 44.45         |               |                 |
| 30        | Tripura                                | 6.07                 | 76.48         | 0             | 0               |
| 31        | UT Ladakh                              | 0                    | 51.02         | 0             | 0               |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh                          | 41.28                | 92.75         | 182.71        | 23              |
| 33        | Uttarakhand                            | 110.21               | 18.72         | 16.82         | 0               |
| Total     | Total                                  | 1121 2728            | 1607          | 1533 2038     | 505             |

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