Lok Sabha Question No. 2723 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Greenfield Expressways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2723

ANSWERED ON 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2022

## GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS

## 2723. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is constructing Greenfield expressways in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the corridors identified;
- (c) whether  Bengaluru-Chennai  expressway  is  proposed  to  be  made Greenfield expressway and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  these  Greenfield  expressways  are  part  of  the  integrated planning and implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects for industrial clusters; and
- (e) if  so,  the  cost  of  these  projects  and  the  time  schedule  fixed  for  the purpose?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Sir. The  Government  of  India has envisaged 5 Greenfield Expressways and 22 Access Controlled Corridors with an overall length of 9,860 kms.
- (b) The details of the corridors are annexed.
- (c) Yes, Sir. The 262 km long Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway is part of the 5  Greenfield  Expressways  being  developed  by  the  Government.  The  Total Capital Cost of the corridor is Rs. 16,730 Cr. and the entire corridor has been awarded for construction.

(d) & (e) These 27 Greenfield Expressways and Access Controlled Corridors are  part  of  the  integrated  planning  and  implementation  of  infrastructure connectivity  projects  for  industrial  clusters  and  enhance  connectivity  to economic centers & economic nodes by connecting 353 nodes under National Master  Plan  and  20  Multi Modal  Logistic Parks  and  other transport infrastructure like 29 ports, 85+ Airports and 170+ Major Railway Stations. The project is targeted for completion by FY 2027-28.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2723  FOR  ANSWER  ON  22 ND   DECEMBER,  2022  ASKED  BY SHRI  A. GANESHAMURTHI REGARDING 'GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS'.

## Annexure: Status of Expressways and Access Controlled Greenfield Corridors

| S. No   | Corridor Name                  | Under Constructi on (km)   |   Awarded - Construction yet to Start (km) |   Under Bidding (km) |   Bids to be Invited (km) | Total (km)   |
|---------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|--------------|
| 1       | Delhi - Mumbai EXP             | 1,275                      |                                         93 |                    0 |                        18 | 1,386        |
| 1.A     | Delhi - Vadodara               | 845                        |                                          0 |                    0 |                         0 | 845          |
| 1.B     | Vadodara - Mumbai              | 370                        |                                         62 |                    0 |                        18 | 450          |
| 1.C     | Delhi - Faridabad - Sohna      | 60                         |                                         31 |                    0 |                         0 | 91           |
| 2       | Ahmedabad - Dholera            | 109                        |                                          0 |                    0 |                         0 | 109          |
| 3       | Bengaluru - Chennai            | 231                        |                                         31 |                    0 |                         0 | 262          |
| 4       | Delhi - Amritsar - Katra       | 472                        |                                        158 |                    0 |                        39 | 669          |
| 5       | Kanpur - Lucknow EXP           | 0                          |                                         63 |                    0 |                         0 | 63           |
|         | Expressway Total               | 2,087                      |                                        345 |                    0 |                        57 | 2,489        |
| 6       | Ambala - Kotputli              | 313                        |                                          0 |                    0 |                         0 | 313          |
| 7       | Amritsar - Bhatinda - Jamnagar | 762                        |                                        155 |                    0 |                         0 | 917          |
| 7.a     | Amritsar to Bhatinda           | 0                          |                                        155 |                    0 |                         0 | 155          |
| 7.b     | Sangariya to Santalpur         | 762                        |                                          0 |                    0 |                         0 | 762          |
| 8       | Raipur - Vishakhapatnam        | 383                        |                                         82 |                    0 |                         0 | 465          |
| 9       | Hyderabad Vishakhapatnam       | 222                        |                                          0 |                    0 |                         0 | 222          |
| 10      | UER II                         | 75                         |                                          0 |                    0 |                         0 | 75           |
| 11      | Chennai - Salem                | 0                          |                                          0 |                    0 |                       277 | 277          |

| 12   | Chittor Thatchur                                        | 0     | 116   | 0     | 0     | 116   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
| 13   | Bangalore Ring Road                                     | 80    | 56    | 79    | 65    | 280   |
| 14   | Delhi - Saharanpur - Dehradun                           | 188   | 51    | 0     | 0     | 239   |
| 15   | Durg Raipur Arang                                       | 0     | 0     | 92    | 0     | 92    |
| 16   | Hyderabad - Raipur                                      | 0     | 0     | 0     | 335   | 335   |
| 17   | Surat - Nashik - Ahmednagar - Solapur                   | 121   | 0     | 0     | 598   | 719   |
| 18   | Solapur - Kurnool - Chennai                             | 39    | 189   | 66    | 46    | 340   |
| 19   | Indore - Hyderabad                                      | 407   | 34    | 77    | 7     | 525   |
| 20   | Kharagpur - Siliguri                                    | 0     | 0     | 0     | 235   | 235   |
| 21   | Kota Indore (Garoth to Ujjain)                          | 135   | 0     | 0     | 0     | 135   |
| 22   | Nagpur - Vijayawada                                     | 95    | 0     | 108   | 198   | 401   |
| 23   | Sanchore - Deesa - Mehsana - Ahmedabad                  | 0     | 0     | 212   | 0     | 212   |
| 24   | Bengaluru - Kadappa - Vijayawada EXP                    | 0     | 0     | 276   | 66    | 342   |
| 25   | Varanasi - Ranchi - Kolkata                             | 0     | 0     | 159   | 453   | 612   |
| 26   | Atal Progressway                                        | 0     | 0     | 0     | 412   | 412   |
| 27   | Mohali - Sirhind - Khanna Bypass - Malerkotla - Barnala | 0     | 0     | 0     | 108   | 108   |
|      | Access Controlled                                       | 2,820 | 683   | 1,068 | 2,800 | 7,370 |
|      | Expressway                                              | 2,087 | 345   | 0     | 57    | 2,489 |
|      | Grand Total                                             | 4,907 | 1,028 | 1,068 | 2,856 | 9,860 |

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