Lok Sabha Question No. 919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Bharatmala Pariyojana
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Arvind Kumar Sharma, Saikia Dilip, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Parvesh Sahib Singh, Sandhya Ray, Shankar Lalwani, Basanta Kumar Panda, Sunil Kumar Singh, Sanjay Bhatia, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the targets and the total number of projects proposed in the country under  the  Bharatmala  Pariyojana,  State-wise,  particularly  Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand;
- (b) the details of the developmental works executed so far under the said Pariyojana  and  the  funds  spent  thereon,  district-wise,  particularly Datia and Bhind, Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government is actively addressing the challenges that India may encounter in maintaining and expanding its extensive road networks; and

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 919 ANSWERED ON 7 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA

## 919.  SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH NAIK NIMBALKAR:

DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA:

SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY:

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (d) if  so, whether the Government identify it as vital for the continuous enhancement  of  India's  transportation  infras tructure  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The state-wise status of projects under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I is attached as Annexure-I.

Details of funds spent on the development of roads under Bharatmala

Pariyojna is maintained project-wise and not district-wise.

- (c) & (d) Some of the major challenges encountered in developing and expanding  the  extensive  road  network  are  related  to  land  acquisition, various statutory clearances (forest, environment etc), Shifting of Utilities, timely completion of projects, coordination among various agencies etc. Further,  in  operation  and  Maintenance,  issues  of  encroachment,  ribbon development, unauthorized access etc are faced.

Government  has  set  up  mechanism  of  State  level  High  Powered Committee, Project Monitoring Group, Group of Ministers on Infrastructure and  Pragati  Review  for   resolving   the  issues  encountered  in  Highway development. Issues are  monitored and resolved accordingly.

PM  Gati-Shakti  National  Master  Plan  (NMP)  has  been  launched  in October  2021  with  a  vision   to  enable  a  mechanism  for  coordinated planning and integrated development of Infrastructure.

Under  the  said  initiative  the  alignments  and  further  details  of  the project  are  finalized  utilizing  NMP  Portal  thus  minimizing  conflict  with various /  other  infrastructure  as  also  providing  last  mile  connectivity  to various other infrastructure.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  919  ANSWERED  ON  7 TH   DECEMBER,  2023 ASKED BY SHRI ANNASAHEB  SHANKAR  JOLLE, DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI  SHIYAL,  SHRI  SUDHAKAR  TUKARAM  SHRANGARE,  SHRI RANJEETSINGH  NAIK  NIMBALKAR,  DR.  ARVIND  KUMAR  SHARMA,  SHRI DILIP SAIKIA, SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH, SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA,  SHRIMATI  SANDHYA  RAY,  SHRI  SHANKAR  LALWANI,  SHRI BASANTA  KUMAR  PANDA,  SHRI  SUNIL  KUMAR  SINGH,  SHRI  SANJAY BHATIA AND SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA REGARDING BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA.

The state-wise status of projects under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I as on October 2023 is as under:

| State            | Length (in km)   | Length (in km)   | Length (in km)   | Constructed Length (in km)   |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------------------|
|                  | Awarded          | Not yet awarded. | Total            |                              |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 1,913            | 606              | 2,520            | 595                          |
| Assam            | 431              | 2                | 433              | 261                          |
| Bihar            | 1,152            | 420              | 1,572            | 553                          |
| Buffer length    | 0                | 5                | 5                | 0                            |
| Chhattisgarh     | 471              | 100              | 571              | 125                          |
| Delhi            | 203              | 0                | 203              | 148                          |
| Goa              | 26               | 0                | 26               | 26                           |
| Gujarat          | 1,194            | 383              | 1,576            | 696                          |
| Haryana          | 1,058            | 0                | 1,058            | 760                          |
| Himachal Pradesh | 167              | 0                | 167              | 104                          |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 251              | 182              | 433              | 85                           |
| Jharkhand        | 801              | 199              | 1,000            | 352                          |
| Karnataka        | 1,603            | 456              | 2,059            | 806                          |
| Kerala           | 708              | 418              | 1,126            | 157                          |

| Madhya Pradesh   | 1,997   | 1065   | 3,063   | 1,077   |
|------------------|---------|--------|---------|---------|
| Maharashtra      | 2,149   | 881    | 3,029   | 1,523   |
| Manipur          | 635     | 0      | 635     | 322     |
| Meghalaya        | 170     | 0      | 170     | 80      |
| Mizoram          | 593     | 0      | 593     | 356     |
| Nagaland         | 208     | 0      | 208     | 126     |
| Odisha           | 967     | 619    | 1,586   | 743     |
| Punjab           | 1,553   | 211    | 1,764   | 389     |
| Rajasthan        | 2,360   | 142    | 2,502   | 2,118   |
| Tamil Nadu       | 1,476   | 938    | 2,414   | 976     |
| Telangana        | 1,026   | 693    | 1,719   | 405     |
| Tripura          | 94      | 0      | 94      | 65      |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 2,496   | 632    | 3,127   | 1,558   |
| Uttarakhand      | 264     | 9      | 273     | 109     |
| West Bengal      | 385     | 490    | 874     | 269     |
| Total            | 26,350  | 8,450  | 34,800  | 14,783  |

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