Lok Sabha Question No. 4664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Link Roads Network
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. D K Aruna

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4664

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 21, 2025

## LINK ROADS NETWORK

NO. 4664.  SMT. D K ARUNA:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- whether missing links of roads in the country have been identified through comprehensive surveys conducted from time to time in each State and an efficient  network  design  has  been  recommended  and  prepared  in coordination  with  various  States  and  Unified  Metropolitan  Transport
- (a) Authorities (UMTAs);
- (b) if so, whether any Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) has been prepared and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Union and State Governments and other institutions have signed  any  Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with each other for integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into improving road networks and easing traffic congestion; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to achieve the goal of 'Viksit Bharat-2047' by identifying missing or critical roads across the country, State/UT-wise,  including  the  areas  of  Guntur,  Palnadu,  Vijayawada, Nalgonda,  Bhongir,  Karimnagar,  Khammam  and  Nellore  districts  of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana along with the funds sanctioned and spent so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) National Highways Authority of India has reported that Development of  National  Highways  is  a  continuous  process  depending  on  project prioritisation in consultation with economic sector Ministries and other stakeholders  including  States  and  subject  to  availability  of  resources. Government receives proposals from various State Governments / Union Territories (UTs) from time to time, for declaration / upgradation of State roads,  including  State  Highways  (SHs),  as  new  National  Highways (NHs).  Decisions are taken based on the broad principles of declaration of NHs, requirement of connectivity, traffic density, inter-se priority and synergy  with  PM  GatiShakti  National  Master  Plan  (NMP).  Further, consultation with State Government is also done to mitigate the regional imbalance  related  to  road  network/density  and  ensuring  last  mile connectivity in all parts of the country.

(b) This Ministry has received proposals for seeking Central Financial Assistance  (CFA)  for  the  preparation  of  Comprehensive  Mobility  Plan (CMP)  from  various  State  Governments/Implementing  Agencies.  The detail  of  proposals  for  CFA  sanctioned  during  the  last  five  years  is provided in Annexure-I.

(c) 'Urban  Planning'  is  a  State  subject  and  hence  respective  State Governments are responsible for signing Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs), if any, with institutions for integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) so  as  to  improve  road  networks  and  easing  traffic  congestion.  This Ministry has not signed any MoU for this purpose.

(d) NHAI has reported that in respect of Andhra Pradesh, four number of  projects  for  expansion/  upgradation  of  National  Highways  in  Andhra Pradesh have been sanctioned.  The details of projects along with the districts  in  which  these  projects  passes  through  are  enclosed  at Annexure-II.

In respect of Telangana, five number  of projects for expansion/ upgradation of National Highways in the Telangana districts of Khammam & Karimnagar have been sanctioned. The details of projects along with the  districts  in  which  these  projects  passes  through  are  enclosed  at Annexure-III.

## ANNEXURE TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4664 TO

## BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 21, 2025

## ANNEXURE-I

## Detail of proposals for CFA sanctioned during the last five years

|   S.No. | Particulars                                                                                                                                                                     | State Governments/ Implementing Agency              | Year   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------|
|       1 | Preparation of CMPfor 13 cities of Uttar Pradesh (Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Ayodhya, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Jhansi, Saharanpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Agra, Prayagraj, Meerut) | Municipal Corporation of each city                  | 2020   |
|       2 | Preparation of CMP for Latur City, Maharashtra                                                                                                                                  | Latur City Municipal Corporation                    | 2021   |
|       3 | Preparation of CMP for cities of Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Ujjain)                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.          |        |
|       4 | Preparation of CMP for Mathura and Vrindavan Cities of Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                            | Nagar Nigam Mathura- Vrindavan                      | 2022   |
|       5 | Preparation of CMP for 7 cities of Punjab (Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Bathinda, Patiala, Pathankot and Rajpura                                                              | Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company | 2023   |
|       6 | Preparation of CMP for Chennai Metropolitan Area                                                                                                                                | Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority    |        |
|       7 | Preparation of CMP for Surat, Gujarat                                                                                                                                           | Surat Municipal Corporation                         |        |
|       8 | Updation of CMP for Ahmadabad, Gujarat                                                                                                                                          | Urban Development and Urban Housing Dept., GoG      |        |
|       9 | Revision of CMP for Pune Metropolitan Region                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd              | 2024   |
|      10 | Preparation of CMP for Mysuru, Karnataka                                                                                                                                        | Department of Urban Land Transport, UD Dept., GoK   |        |
|      11 | Preparation of CMP for Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam                                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd           |        |

## ANNEXURE TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4664 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 21, 2025

ANNEXURE-II

## Details of projects along with the districts

| S. No   | Projects sanctioned                                                                                      |   Length (Km.) | Cost (Cr.)   | Name of Districts through which the project passes through   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Construction of a flyover at Gammon Junction on NH-16                                                    |           2.45 | 327          | East Godavari                                                |
| 2       | Widening of Vakalapudi Light House to Annavaram section of NH-516F                                       |          40.62 | 1,440        | Kakinada                                                     |
| 3       | Development of Junctions at Lalacheruvu (km.907+00), ITC (Km.909.+600) & Vemagiri (Km.918+400) on NH216A |           4.41 | 265          | East Godavari                                                |
| 4       | 4-Laning of Badvel to Nellore section                                                                    |         108.13 | 3,653        | YSR Kadapa & SPSR Nellore                                    |
|         | Total                                                                                                    |         155.61 | 5,685        |                                                              |

## ANNEXURE TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4664 TO

## BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 21, 2025

## Details of projects along with the districts

| S. No   | Projects sanctioned                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   Length (Km.) |   Cost (Cr.) | Name of Districts through which the project passes through   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | 4-Lane AC GH section on NH- 163G (Warangal-Khammam) from Thallasenkesa village to V.Vekatayapalem village as part of Nagpur Vijayawada Corridor on HAM in Telangana (Package-III)                                              |         30.83  |      1098.05 | Mahabubabad, Khammam                                         |
| 2       | Construction of 4 Lane Access Controlled Greenfield Highway section on NH-163G (Khammam- Vijayawada) from V. Venkatayapalem village at Design Ch. 220.480 Km to Brahmanapalli(K) village at Design Ch. 250.400 Km (Package- I) |         29.92  |      1021.96 | Khammam                                                      |
| 3       | 4-Lane AC GH section on NH- 163G (Khammam-Vijayawada) from Brahmanapalli(K) village to Remidicherla village as part of Nagpur Vijayawada Corridor on HAM in Telangana and AP (Package-II)                                      |         29.8   |       862.58 | Khammam, NTR District                                        |
| 4       | Construction of 4-Lane Access Controlled Greenfield Highway section on NH-163G (Khammam- Vijayawada) from Remidicherla village to Jakkampudi village as part of Nagpur Vijayawada Corridor on HAM in Telangana (Package-III)   |         29.709 |      1225.14 | Khammam, NTR District                                        |
| 5       | Four laning of Karimnagar to Warangal section of NH-563                                                                                                                                                                        |         68.015 |      2414.46 | Karimnagar, Hanumakonda                                      |
|         | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |        188.274 |      6622.19 |                                                              |

ANNEXURE-III