Lok Sabha Question No. 916 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Transport Infrastructure
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 916 ANSWERED ON 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

## 916.  SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme for hundred significant transport infrastructure projects for last and first-mile connectivity across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  and  the  number  of  areas  to  be  covered  under  the project;
- (c)  the estimated funds likely to be released for the same;
- (d)  whether Rajasthan is also covered under the scheme and if so,
- the details thereof, district-wise; and
- (e)  the details of the targets set under the same?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) No  Sir.  Scheme  for  last  and  first  mile  infrastructure connectivity projects has not been formulated. However, One hundred critical transport infrastructure projects, for the last  and first mile connectivity for ports,  coal, steel, fertilizer and food grains sectors have been announced in Budget FY 23-24, to be taken up at an investment of Rs. 75000  Crore  including  Rs.  15000  crore  from  private sources.

This includes 60 Road Projects and 40 Railway Projects for providing  first  mile  /  last  mile  connectivity  as  given  in Annexure.

- (d) to (e) The above critical Transport Infrastructure Projects have been identified as first/last mile connectivity to Ports and hence Rajasthan is not included.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 916 FOR ANSWER ON 07.12.2023 ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  JASKAUR  MEENA:  REGARDING  TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

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| List of Critical Infra Gap Projects of MoRTH   | List of Critical Infra Gap Projects of MoRTH   | List of Critical Infra Gap Projects of MoRTH                                                                                      | List of Critical Infra Gap Projects of MoRTH   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.                                         | State                                          | Project Name                                                                                                                      | Port                                           |
| 1                                              | Gujarat                                        | Widening & improvement of existing 2/4/6 lanes KK ROAD into 6 lane road. (NH-141 to NH-8A (Chainage at 354KM) implemented by NHAI | Kandla (Deendayal Port)                        |
| 2                                              | Kerala                                         | Four laning of NH 966 B connecting W/Island to Kundanoor (8 KMs) to be implemented by NHAI                                        | Cochin                                         |
| 3                                              | Gujarat                                        | Construction of 6-lane link road connecting to KK-Road to NH-8A (NH- 141 to NH-8A (Chainage at 349.5 KM)                          | Kandla (Deendayal Port)                        |
| 4                                              | Gujarat                                        | Construction of highway from SH-6A to Jamnagar Port providing connectivity to NH from Rajkot                                      | Bedi                                           |
| 5                                              | Odisha                                         | Widening of Chandikhole-Paradip National Highway 53 as an 8 lane highway                                                          | Paradip                                        |
| 6                                              | Karnata ka                                     | Construction of 4 lane flyover bridge from KIOCL junction to Balkampady along NH-66                                               | New Mangalore                                  |
| 7                                              | Karnata ka                                     | Road connectivity to Belekeri                                                                                                     | Belekeri                                       |
| 8                                              | Gujarat                                        | Road Connectivity to Bhavnagar Port                                                                                               | Bhavnagar                                      |
| 9                                              | Tamil Nadu                                     | New Road over bridge from the proposed Goods shed to NH 179A                                                                      | Jolarpet (Chennai)                             |
| 10                                             | Tamil Nadu                                     | 2. Widening of existing narrow lane in railway Iand and widening of natrampalli - Jolarpet 2 lane road to 4 lane ro ad            | Jolarpet (Chennai)                             |
| 11                                             | Gujarat                                        | Conversion of minor roads in to Highway for better connectivity of Dahej to Hazira                                                | Dahej                                          |

|   12 | Mahara shtra   | Upgradation of existing road connectivity's (NH548A & NH753F) from 2 lane to 6 lane till NH66 to both sides of Dighi Port (Agardanda &Dighi)   | Rajpuri / Dighi                 |
|------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|   13 | Mahara shtra   | Bridge over creek near Waral, Connecting Both Terminal Access Road                                                                             | Rajpuri / Dighi                 |
|   14 | Mahara shtra   | 4 Lane (Bitumen Road), Connecting Roha to Both Terminals                                                                                       | Rajpuri / Dighi                 |
|   15 | Mahara shtra   | 3 Grade Separators at Kolad, Indapore & Mangaon                                                                                                | Rajpuri / Dighi                 |
|   16 | Mahara shtra   | 12 Kms 4 Lane Road Connecting Both Ports to Pune                                                                                               | Rajpuri / Dighi                 |
|   17 | Mahara shtra   | 108 KM, 6 Lane Road, Connecting Port to Pune from Indapur                                                                                      | Rajpuri / Dighi                 |
|   18 | Mahara shtra   | 20 kms 4 Lane road from DIGHI to Agardanda Terminal Access                                                                                     | Rajpuri / Dighi                 |
|   19 | Mahara shtra   | Upgradation/expansion of 42 kms. SH- 164 from Jaigad to Nivali to 4 lane road.                                                                 | Jaigad                          |
|   20 | Gujarat        | Construction of ROB in lieu of Existing LC-1A at Km 363.625 on NH-8A, KFTZ to Kandla Road in the State of Gujarat.                             | Kandla (Deendayal Port)         |
|   21 | Gujarat        | Upgradation of Tuna Road from Two lane to four lane                                                                                            | Kandla (Deendayal Port)         |
|   22 | Mahara shtra   | New alignment proposed - 12 kms. Karanja jetty to JNPT road (SH-348)                                                                           | Karanja                         |
|   23 | Karnata ka     | Separate alignment of road connectivity to Keni, Karnataka                                                                                     | Keni -Belekeri                  |
|   24 | Gujarat        | Proposed Road Mokha to Vadala                                                                                                                  | Mandvi Mundra Port & SEZ (GAPL) |
|   25 | Gujarat        | Proposed Road from Luni to Vadala will connect SH-6                                                                                            | Mandvi Mundra Port & SEZ (GAPL) |
|   26 | Andhra Pradesh | Port boundary to Chevuru Road Jn. Connecting to NH-16. 4 lane road in initial phase of 5.5 km length. (Ramayapatnam Port)                      | Ramayapatna m                   |
|   27 | Karnata ka     | Separate alignment of road connectivity to Pavinakurve, Karnataka                                                                              | Pavinakurve                     |

|   28 | Mahara shtra   | Upgradation of roads from Sanegaon to Wakan and Sanegaon to Kolad                                                                                                                   | Sanegaon                                       |
|------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|   29 | West Bengal    | New allignment from SH. From Balagarh-to-Balagarh Island                                                                                                                            | Kolkata / Haldia - Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port |
|   30 | West Bengal    | New allignment porposed for improving port connectivity of Port to NH-06. Undergeound Tunnel / RoB from NS Dock Area of Kolkata Dock System to Salap, Howrah connectivity to NH- 06 | Kolkata / Haldia - Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port |
|   31 | West Bengal    | "Upgradation proposed for improving connectivity to (a) Diamond Harbour (b) Falta SEZ (c) Connectivity to Raichak                                                                   | Kolkata / Haldia - Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port |
|   32 | Mahara shtra   | Connectivity of Vadhavan Port to NH-8 at Tawa                                                                                                                                       | Vadhvan                                        |
|   33 | Andhra Pradesh | Improvement/upgradation of 4 lane road to 6 lane road from East Breakwater to convent junction                                                                                      | Vishakhapatn am                                |
|   34 | Kerala         | Road Connectivity to NH 66 from Vizhinjam International Sea Port                                                                                                                    | Kovalam                                        |
|   35 | Tamil Nadu     | Widening of 4 to 6 lanning (VOC Port to Junction of NH 138 & NH 38)                                                                                                                 | Tuticorin (V. O. Chidambarana r)               |
|   36 | Odisha         | Astaranga Port Road connectivity from Phulnakhara junction on NH-16 to Astaranga via Chari Chak (SH-60/MDR- 81)                                                                     | Astaranga                                      |
|   37 | Gujarat        | Road Widening at Sachana Ship Recycling Yard                                                                                                                                        | Bedi                                           |
|   38 | Karnata ka     | Road Connectivity to Bhatkal Port                                                                                                                                                   | Bhatkal                                        |
|   39 | Tamil Nadu     | New Alignment of Road from Cuddalore Port to Ch: 70+167 in NH32 (NH45A) Proposed Road                                                                                               | Cuddalore                                      |
|   40 | Mahara shtra   | Expansion of Existing Road from Dharamtar Port to Wadkhal                                                                                                                           | Dharamtar                                      |

|   41 | Andhra Pradesh   | Gangavaram Port Gate to integrate with Sheelanagar - Sababvaram VPT Road at Tunglam                  | Gangavaram                                                  |
|------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|   42 | Karnata ka       | From Manipal End Point to Hangarkatte Port                                                           | Hangarkatta                                                 |
|   43 | Karnata ka       | Road connectivity to Hangarkatte                                                                     | Hangarkatta                                                 |
|   44 | Andhra Pradesh   | 4-Lane Road connectivity to NH 16 from Bhavanapadu Port                                              | Bhavanapadu                                                 |
|   45 | Andhra Pradesh   | Alternate alignment to connect NH 216A to NH-65 bypassing Machilipatnam town                         | Machilipatna m                                              |
|   46 | Gujarat          | Construction of Road Over Bridge(ROB) at LC-233                                                      | Kandla                                                      |
|   47 | Mahara shtra     | Upgradation of road from Korlai to Kolad and Korlai to Vadkal                                        | Korlai                                                      |
|   48 | Karnata ka       | A separate road alignment is being proposed to connect the Kundapur port under concept development   | Kundapur                                                    |
|   49 | Karnata ka       | Separate alignment is proposed for connectivity road of proposed Malpe Port                          | Malpe                                                       |
|   50 | Karnata ka       | Separate alignment is proposed for connectivity road of proposed Manki Port.                         | Manki                                                       |
|   51 | Andhra Pradesh   | 4-Lane road connectivity to NH 216 from Machilipatnam Port                                           | Machilipatna m                                              |
|   52 | Andhra Pradesh   | Upgradation of existing 4-lane highway from Vijayawada to Machilipatnam (NH-65) to 6-lane highway    | Machilipatna m                                              |
|   53 | Karnata ka       | The existing road is to be upgraded to 4 lane road which will also help the NMPT on the northern end | Old Mangalore                                               |
|   54 | Karnata ka       | Gurupura River Waterway from Old Mangalore Port till Kuloor Bridge near NMPT                         | IWT on Gurupur (NW- 43) and Netravathi (NW-74) in Mangalore |
|   55 | Karnata ka       | Separate alignment of road connectivity to Pandubidri Port is proposed.                              | Pandubidiri                                                 |

|   56 | Mahara shtra   | Upgradation/ expansion of 25 kms. SH- 123 from Redi Port to Satarada to 4 lane road would aid for transportation of bulk cargo, LNG, LPG and other liquid cargos   | Redi                                   |
|------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|   57 | Karnata ka     | Proposed Road Construction from Kali River Sadashivgad Jetty via Kalika Mata Temple to Katne                                                                       | IWT on Kali River (NW-52) in Karwar    |
|   58 | Mahara shtra   | Separate alignment is proposed for connectivity road from Mandwa to Alibaug                                                                                        | Mandwa                                 |
|   59 | Karnata ka     | Road Connectivity to Tadadi                                                                                                                                        | IWT near Tadadi - Aghanashini in Kumta |
|   60 | Mahara shtra   | Upgradation of two lane to four lane- 54 kms Vijaydurga to Talere                                                                                                  | Vijaydurg                              |

Note:- The above identified list of projects is subject to outcome of DPR/Feasibility and can be taken up commensurate with development/implementation of concerned port projects.

## List of Critical Infra Gap Projects of Ministry of Railways

|   Sl No. | Zone   | Project Name                                                                      | Port        |
|----------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|        1 | ECoR   | Theruvali Jn to Gunupur                                                           | Bhavanapadu |
|        2 | WR     | Chhara Port last Mile connectivity (Chhara -Kodinar Broad Gauge Rail line)        | Chara       |
|        3 | SR     | Electrification of the railway track from Willingdon Island to Ernakulam Junction | Kochin      |
|        4 | ECoR   | 3rd line from Simhachalam near Visakhapatnam to Gangavaram port                   | Gangavaram  |
|        5 | CR     | Vaibhavwadi (Konkan Railway) to Kolhapur (Central Railways)                       | Jaigadh     |
|        6 | WR     | Rail Connectivity to Okha Port                                                    | Okha        |
|        7 | WR     | Providing Rail Connectivity to Porbandar Port                                     | Porbandar   |
|        8 | WR     | Rail connectivity to Navlakhi                                                     | Navlakhi    |
|        9 | ECR    | Sonenagar - Andal section of EDFC                                                 |             |
|       10 | ECoR   | Increasing Railway Lines from Paradeep to Cuttack                                 | Paradeep    |

| 11       | SWR                                                                                                                        | Additional Lines for Rail Movement between Goa Port and Londha Railway station                                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                                        |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 12       | WR                                                                                                                         | Hazira Port DFC Connectivity Project - Gothangam to Panoli (29Km)                                                                                                                                      | Hazira                                                                                                                     |
| 13       | ECoR                                                                                                                       | Doubling of Haridaspur-Paradip Rail line                                                                                                                                                               | Paradeep                                                                                                                   |
| 14       | WR                                                                                                                         | Proposed greenfield port to be connected to trunk line between Vangaon and Dahanu Station                                                                                                              | Vadhavan                                                                                                                   |
| 15       | ECoR                                                                                                                       | Flyover Between Siju and Paradeep coaching yard to avoid surface crossing of trains                                                                                                                    | Paradeep                                                                                                                   |
| 16       | SCR                                                                                                                        | Rail connectivity to Gudivada - Machilipatnam line from Pedana railway station                                                                                                                         | Machilipatnam                                                                                                              |
| 17       | SCR                                                                                                                        | Rail connectivity to Chennai-Kolkata line from Tettu railway station                                                                                                                                   | Ramayapatnam                                                                                                               |
| 18       | SR                                                                                                                         | Rail Connectivity to Vizhinjam International Sea Port from Balaramapuram Station                                                                                                                       | Vizhinjam                                                                                                                  |
| 19       | ECoR                                                                                                                       | Chord line between Dhanmandal and Chandikhole                                                                                                                                                          | Paradeep                                                                                                                   |
| 20       | WR                                                                                                                         | Provision of Long Haul loop line in Gandhidham Yard                                                                                                                                                    | DPT                                                                                                                        |
| 21       | WR                                                                                                                         | Doubling &electrification of existing Tuna-GIMB line to cater railway traffic of newly developed facilities at Tuna-Tekra for Container Terminal and Multipurpose Cargo berth up to the Take-off point | DPT                                                                                                                        |
| 22       | SCR                                                                                                                        | External Rail Connectivity from Port to Annavaram Railway station                                                                                                                                      | Kakinada Gateway Port                                                                                                      |
| 23       | SR                                                                                                                         | Railway connectivity proposed from northern side of the port alongside the north port access road being developed by govt of Tamil Nadu                                                                | Kattupalli                                                                                                                 |
| 24       | CR                                                                                                                         | Rail connectivity from Dighi port (Agardanda) to Roha                                                                                                                                                  | Dighi                                                                                                                      |
| 25       | SER                                                                                                                        | Development of rail infrastructure from Amarda Road station to Subarnarekha Port                                                                                                                       | Subarnarekha Port                                                                                                          |
| 26 to 40 | Remaining projects of Railways from identified critical transport infrastructure projects are at various stages of project | Remaining projects of Railways from identified critical transport infrastructure projects are at various stages of project                                                                             | Remaining projects of Railways from identified critical transport infrastructure projects are at various stages of project |

| development phase and further action can be taken based on outcome of the feasibility / DPR.   |
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