Lok Sabha Question No. 3583 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: High Quality Roads
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether infrastructure which includes building high quality roads is necessary to become a USD 5 trillion economy in the coming times and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the projects identified to provide 'logistic efficiency to the Indian economy', State -wise, particularly in Maharashtra;
- (c) whether the Government has identified congestion points and also economic centres  which  have  huge  traffic  flow  between  them  for efficient and smooth road connectivity;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise particularly in Maharashtra;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  securitize  some National Highways and Expressways; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3583

## ANSWERED ON 10 TH  AUGUST, 2023

## HIGH QUALITY ROADS

3583. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (a) Yes,  Sir.  Ministry  has  undertaken  the  development  of  high quality roads under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I (BMP-I) of 34,800 km length of Greenfield Expressways / Access Controlled Highways / Economic Corridors, Inter-corridor and feeder roads including National  Corridors  Efficiency  improvement  projects,  Border  and International connectivity roads, Coastal and port connectivity roads including subsumed under National Highways Development Projects (NHDP) in order to contribute towards the USD 5 trillion economy.
- (b) Ministry carried out a scientific study under Logistic Efficiency Enhancement Program (LEEP) to assess freight movement pattern in the  country  based  on  its  Origin  and  Destination  (OD)  study  and accordingly planned different projects for inclusion under Bharatmala Pariyojana (BMP). Identification of congestion points, connectivity to economic centres including ports and Logistic Parks were also done under BMP.

Ministry  has  identified  the  development  of  35  Multimodal Logistics Parks (MMLPs) for development as part of BMP to improve 'logistic  efficiency  to  the  Indian economy'.  15  MMLPs  has  been prioritized for development under BMP-I. The State / Union Territory (UT) -wise details of 15 prioritized MMLPs, including for the State of Maharashtra, are at Annexure-I.

Further, Ministry has undertaken development of 2,078 km of Port connectivity roads in the country, including 372 km in the State of Maharashtra to increase logistics efficiency.

- (c) and (d) The Ministry has identified a total of 191 congestion points under  BMP-I  to  be  rectified  for  efficient  and  smooth  traffic  flow between major economic regions under BMP-I. Out of 191 congestion points, 65 congestion points have been rectified and works have been taken up / awarded in 83 congestion points. The State / UT - wise details of the congestion points under BMP-I, including for the State of Maharashtra, are at Annexure-II.
- (e) and (f)  The Ministry through National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been raising funds through innovative financing mechanism of securitization of toll revenues like Toll Operate and

Transfer (TOT), Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) and Project based Financing by securitising the Toll revenues. So far, Rs. 26,366 Crore  has  been  raised  through  TOT  and  Rs.  10,200  Crore  through InvIT.  In  addition,  funds  amounting  to  Rs.  33,561  Crore  have  been raised through Project based Financing.

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3583 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023 ASKED BY  DR.  PRITAM  GOPINATHRAO  MUNDE,  SHRI  RAHUL  RAMESH SHEWALE  AND  SHRI  CHANDRA  SEKHAR  SAHU  REGARDING  HIGH QUALITY ROADS

State / UT -wise details of 15 prioritised MMLPs, including for the State of Maharashtra: -

|   Sl. No. | State / UT      | Node          |
|-----------|-----------------|---------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh  | Visakhapatnam |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh  | Anantapur     |
|         3 | Assam           | Jogighopa     |
|         4 | Bihar           | Patna         |
|         5 | Delhi           | Delhi         |
|         6 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu         |
|         7 | Karnataka       | Bengaluru     |
|         8 | Madhya Pradesh  | Indore        |
|         9 | Maharashtra     | Nagpur        |
|        10 | Maharashtra     | Mumbai        |
|        11 | Maharashtra     | Pune          |
|        12 | Maharashtra     | Nashik        |
|        13 | Tamil Nadu      | Chennai       |
|        14 | Tamil Nadu      | Coimbatore    |
|        15 | Telangana       | Hyderabad     |

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) AND (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3583 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023 ASKED  BY  DR.  PRITAM  GOPINATHRAO  MUNDE,  SHRI  RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE AND SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU REGARDING HIGH QUALITY ROADS State  /  UT  -  wise  details  of  the  congestion  points  under  BMP-I,

## including for the State of Maharashtra: -

| Sl. No.     | State / UT      | Completed   | Works Taken Up / Awarded   | At DPR Stage   |   Total |
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------------------|----------------|---------|
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh  | 2           | 2                          | 3              |       7 |
| 2           | Assam           |             | 3                          | 1              |       4 |
| 3           | Bihar           |             | 4                          |                |       4 |
| 4           | Chhattisgarh    | 1           | 4                          |                |       5 |
| 5           | Delhi           | 2           |                            |                |       2 |
| 6           | Gujarat         | 4           | 6                          | 1              |      11 |
| 7           | Haryana         |             | 2                          | 1              |       3 |
| 8           | Jammu & Kashmir |             | 1                          |                |       1 |
| 9           | Jharkhand       | 2           | 2                          |                |       4 |
| 10          | Karnataka       | 4           | 8                          | 4              |      16 |
| 11          | Kerala          |             | 2                          | 3              |       5 |
| 12          | Madhya Pradesh  | 6           | 5                          | 7              |      18 |
| 13          | Maharashtra     | 11          | 20                         | 4              |      35 |
| 14          | Manipur         |             |                            | 1              |       1 |
| 15          | Meghalaya       |             |                            | 1              |       1 |
| 16          | Mizoram         |             |                            | 1              |       1 |
| 17          | Nagaland        |             |                            | 1              |       1 |
| 18          | Orissa          | 2           | 2                          | 4              |       8 |
| 19          | Punjab          | 4           | 2                          | 1              |       7 |
| 20          | Rajasthan       | 8           | 5                          | 1              |      14 |
| 21          | Tamil Nadu      | 2           | 7                          | 5              |      14 |
| 22          | Telangana       | 2           |                            |                |       2 |
| 23          | Uttar Pradesh   | 9           | 3                          | 1              |      13 |
| 24          | West Bengal     | 6           | 5                          | 3              |      14 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total     | 65          | 83                         | 43             |     191 |

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