Lok Sabha Question No. 246 (STARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Underpasses and Overbridges on National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Azad Kirti Jha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 246 ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## UNDERPASSES AND OVERBRIDGES ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

*246.  SHRI AZAD KIRTI JHA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सडक परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  number  of  passenger  underpasses  and overbridges constructed on National Highways (NHs) during last ten years, State-wise including West Bengal;
- (b) the details of funds utilized by the National Highways Authority and
- of India for the construction of passenger underpasses overbridges during last ten years, State and year-wise; and
- (c)  whether  any  of  the  said  project  is  experiencing  delay  in construction and not progressing as scheduled and if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  246  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 08/08/2024 ASKED BY SHRI AZAD KIRTI JHA REGARDING 'UNDERPASSES AND OVERBRIDGES ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS'

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(a)  &  (b)  The  number  of  vehicular/pedestrians  underpasses  and vehicular overpasses constructed on National highways  (NHs) during  the  last  ten  years  state-wise  including  West  Bengal  is  at Annexure.  The  vehicular/pedestrians  underpasses  and  vehicular overpasses are generally constructed as part of an NH development project involving improvement and upgradation. Hence funds utilized  for  construction  of  vehicular/pedestrians  underpasses  and vehicular overpasses are not maintained separately.

(c) Some of the NH projects are delayed due to various reasons like delay  in  land  acquisition,  forest  clearance,  wild  life  clearance, utilities  shifting,  approval  from  Railways,  delay  on  the  part  of contractor/concessionaire  including  cash  flow  problem  etc.  The Government  is  closely  monitoring  the  NH  projects.   Ministry  has taken several steps including periodic reviews held at various levels to resolve issues and expedite progress of all NH projects.

Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  246  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 08/08/2024  ASKED  BY  SHRI  AZAD  KIRTI  JHA  REGARDING

'UNDERPASSES AND OVERBRIDGES ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS'

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| State             |   Number of Vehicular/Pedestrian Underpasses |   Number of Vehicular Overpasses |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                                          433 |                               53 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                            1 |                                0 |
| Assam             |                                           50 |                               14 |
| Bihar             |                                          382 |                               25 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                                          110 |                               16 |
| Delhi             |                                         2409 |                              190 |
| Goa               |                                           36 |                                6 |
| Gujarat           |                                          759 |                               69 |
| Haryana           |                                          330 |                               71 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                                           16 |                                5 |
| Jammu and Kashmir |                                           53 |                               10 |
| Jharkhand         |                                          132 |                                4 |

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| State          |   Number of Vehicular/Pedestrian Underpasses |   Number of Vehicular Overpasses |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Karnataka      |                                          466 |                               64 |
| Kerala         |                                           96 |                               11 |
| Madhya Pradesh |                                          677 |                              117 |
| Maharashtra    |                                         1077 |                              109 |
| Manipur        |                                            1 |                                0 |
| Nagaland       |                                            4 |                                0 |
| Odisha         |                                          285 |                               38 |
| Puducherry     |                                            8 |                                1 |
| Punjab         |                                          284 |                               69 |
| Rajasthan      |                                         1216 |                               97 |
| Tamil Nadu     |                                          442 |                               93 |
| Telangana      |                                          234 |                               18 |
| Tripura        |                                            3 |                                0 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |                                          688 |                               90 |
| Uttarakhand    |                                           60 |                               14 |
| West Bengal    |                                          192 |                               24 |

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