Lok Sabha Question No. 1179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Repair and Maintenance of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  No. 1179 ANSWERED ON 09 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF NHs

1179.    SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the fund sanctioned for the repair and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) and Bridges in the State of Karnataka during the last three years and the current year, district/year-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government is aware that  the lack of repairs and maintenance of NHs, dilapidated roads and dangerous bridges are leading  to  road  accidents  and  causing  difficulty  in  movement  of traffic and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of small/big bridges in the State which are required to be repaired/renovated, district wise; and
- (d)  whether  any  action  has  been  taken  against  contractors  and officers found responsible for not following the norms specified for qualitative construction of roads and bridges and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Funds for repairs and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) including for bridges are released State-wise and not  district-wise.

The  funds  released  for  repairs  and  maintenance  of  NHs  including bridges in the State of  Karnataka during the last 3 years and the current year are as under:

Rs in Crore

| Year                     |   Funds Released for repairs and maintenance of National highways including bridges |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20                  |                                                                              113.53 |
| 2020-21                  |                                                                              142.87 |
| 2021-22                  |                                                                              108.98 |
| 2022-23 (Upto Dec, 2022) |                                                                               97.74 |

- (b)    Repair and maintenance of NHs including that of bridges is a continuous process to keep the NHs in traffic worthy condition. No such  stretches  of  NHs  and  dangerous  bridges  prone  to  accidents have been reported in the State of Karnataka.
- (c)     The details of old bridges, identified for repair/ renovation/ reconstruction district wise in the State of Karnataka are at Annexure.
- (d)     No such cases have been reported in the State of Karnataka

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY to PART (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1179  FOR  ANSWER  FOR  09.02.2023 ASKED BY SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE REGARDING REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF NHs.

## The details of old bridges, identified for repair/ renovation/ re-construction districtwise in the State of Karnataka

|   S. No | Name of the Bridge                                                                                                                                                             | District         |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Old bridge across River Sharavathi at Honnavara on NH-66                                                                                                                       | Uttara Kannada   |
|       2 | Old bridge (LHS) on River Palguni near Kulur at Km 368.849 on NH-66                                                                                                            | Dakshina Kannada |
|       3 | Rehabilitation/renovation of major bridge (RHS) across River Kabini at Km 191.600 on NH-212.                                                                                   | Mysore District. |
|       4 | Repair and retrofitting of distressed bridge of Bangalore to Nelamangala section of NH-48.                                                                                     | Bangalore Urban  |
|       5 | Construction of Major Bridge at Km.180.865 across river Krishna on NH 167 Hagari Jadcherla section                                                                             | Raichuru         |
|       6 | Widening of Major Bridge at Ch 171.601 (Existing chainage 172.310) on NH- 150A (Jewaragi-Chamarajnagar Section)                                                                | Raichuru         |
|       7 | Construction of Minor bridge paralled to Existing bridge at Km 112.300 on NH-63                                                                                                | Belgaum          |
|       8 | Construction of Box cell Bridge at Km.116+416 at breached portion of approaches of Malaprabha Bridge at NH 218                                                                 | Gadag            |
|       9 | Reconstruction of Major Bridge at Km 648.17 and Minor Bridges at 650.204, Km 654.830, Km 655.93, Km 660.030 & at Km 663.300 on NH-169(Old NH 13) of Sholapur-Mangalore Section | Chikamagaluru    |
|      10 | Construction of major bridge at Km.67.139 (parallel to the existing bridge) on NH 169A of Thirtahalli Udipi Section                                                            | Udupi            |
|      11 | Construction of Major Bridge Across Sharavathi Backwaters and approches between Ambargodu and Kalasavalli Near Sigandhur in Sagar Taluk on NH 369E                             | Shivamogga       |
|      12 | Construction of Minor Bridges at Km.54.50, 64.20, 72.30, 80.60, 82.90, 91.40 and 93.01 of NH 766C                                                                              | Shivamogga       |
|      13 | Construction of Bridge across Tunga river at Km 207.80 of NH 206                                                                                                               | Shivamogga       |
|      14 | Construction of Major Bridge across Tunga river at KM 0 + 295 in new alignment NH-169                                                                                          | Shivamogga       |
|      15 | Improvements to approaches of minor bridge at Km. 313.00 of NH-234/New NH- 69                                                                                                  | Tumkuru          |

|   16 | Reconstruction of Major Bridge at Km 173.600 across lakshmanathirtha River and its approaches from Km 171.30 to 176.40 in Hunsur Town Limits on NH-275   | Mysuru     |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|   17 | Rehabilitation of Existing Tunga Bridge at Km 208.20 km of NH 206 in Shivamogga city limits.                                                             | Shivamogga |
|   18 | Rehabilitation of existing bridge near Holehonnur at Km. 511.00 (km. 511.800 of NH-13) (New NH-13) across river Bhadra and its approaches on NH-13       | Shivamogga |
|   19 | Reconstruction of narrow bridges from Km 142.00 to 171.00 on NH-150A Jewaragi-Chamarajnagar Section                                                      | Raichur    |

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