Lok Sabha Question No. 1867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Bad Condition of NH
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government is aware of the bad condition of National Highway (NH) between Poonamalle to Ranipet causing severe hardships to road commuters;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the details of remedial measures planned by the NHAI on the said road stretch;
- (c) whether it is true that the Government could not arrange the necessary earth and gravel as well as fly ash for the road expansion work on this stretch and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the total toll collected during the last five years, in Tamil Nadu, toll gatewise  and  toll  money  allocated  back  to  maintain  and  improve  the  same stretch of NHs in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) The work of 6-laning of National Highway(NH) between Poonamalle Ranipet (Walajahpet) of 93 Km is under implementation.  Under the said work, various diversions have been created for construction of underpasses etc. causing inconvenience  at  certain  locations.   However,  the  highway  is  in  traffic  worthy condition in rest of the stretches and diversions are maintained on regular basis.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1867

## ANSWERED ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## BAD CONDITION OF NH

1867. DR. T. SUMATHY (A) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(c)    The project package between sriperumbudur-Karaipettai has been delayed due to non-supply on pond/fly ash from near Thermal Power Plants. (d)      The  toll  collected  are  deposited  in  Consolidated  Fund  of  India(CFI)  and plough back for development and maintenance of National Highways. The details of user fee collected in Tamil Nadu is annexed.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1867 ANSWERED ON 14.12.2023 ASKED BY DR. T. SUMATHY (A) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN REGARDING BAD CONDITION OF NH

| Details of user fee collected from the Toll Plazas in the state of Tamil Nadu   |                 |                                |                               |                    |                            |         |         |         |         |                     |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                         | NH              | NH Stretch                     | Name of the Fee plaza         | Type (PF/BOT/T OT) | User fee collected (in Cr) |         |         |         |         |                     |
|                                                                                 | No.             |                                |                               |                    | 2018-19                    | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 (April-Nov) |
| 1                                                                               | 4               | Poonamall e - Wallaja hpet     | Nemili (Sriperumbu dur)       | PF                 | 73.888                     | 72.844  | 44.596  | 61.792  | 95.32   | 65.60               |
| 2                                                                               |                 |                                | Chennasamu dram               | PF                 | 72.682                     | 54.161  | 27.192  | 49.110  | 74.11   | 51.34               |
| 3                                                                               | 44              | Krishnagiri - Thumbipa di      | Palayam Vill age              | BOT Toll           | 191.225                    | 195.962 | 184.155 | 213.183 | 261.18  | 182.12              |
| 4                                                                               | 7               | Thumbipad i - Namakk al        | Kottamkoun dampatti (O malur) | BOT Toll           | 96.007                     | 101.252 | 96.334  | 118.899 | 155.12  | 115.54              |
| 5                                                                               | 47              | Salem - Ku marapalay am        | Vaikundam                     | BOT Toll           | 64.959                     | 69.787  | 64.474  | 81.810  | 109.79  | 85.32               |
| 6                                                                               | 47              | Kumarapal ayam - Che ngappally | Vijayamanag alam              | BOT Toll           | 72.044                     | 76.561  | 71.282  | 91.105  | 114.65  | 82.64               |
| 7                                                                               | 7               | Namakkal - Karur               | Rasampalay am                 | BOT Toll           | 37.232                     | 36.633  | 33.175  | 37.768  | 46.62   | 34.28               |
| 8                                                                               | 532 Cuddalore - |                                | Keezhkuppa                    | PF                 | 0                          | 0       | 0       | 0.405   | 8.59    | 5.738               |
| 9                                                                               |                 | layam - Sal em                 | Ponnalagara m                 | PF                 | 0                          | 0       | 0       | 0.000   | 5.56    | 6.166               |
| 10                                                                              | 7               | Hosur - Kri shnagiri           | Krishnagiri                   | BOT Toll           | 159.22                     | 162.02  | 147.82  | 179.87  | 234.72  | 171.22              |
| 11                                                                              | 46              | Krishnagiri - Wallajahp        | Vaniyambadi                   | BOT Toll           | 90.18                      | 94.76   | 85.41   | 90.5    | 117.59  | 79.74               |
| 12                                                                              |                 | et                             | Pallikonda                    | BOT Toll           | 105.08                     | 106.33  | 93.22   | 99.64   | 130.29  | 100.50              |
| 13                                                                              | 68              | Salem - Ulu                    | Mettupatti                    | BOT Toll           | 40.49                      | 42.20   | 38.50   | 45.37   | 57.60   | 43.12               |
| 14                                                                              |                 | ndurpet                        | Nathakarai                    | BOT Toll           | 37.43                      | 39.51   | 34.69   | 41.23   | 49.59   | 34.43               |
| 15                                                                              |                 |                                | Veeracholap uram              | BOT Toll           | 24.74                      | 26.58   | 23.42   | 28.82   | 36.37   | 26.09               |

|   16 | 45   | Tindivana m - Ulundu rpet   | Vikravandi           | BOT Toll      |   123.76 |   127.07 |   109.00 |   128.71 |   164.01 |   120.83 |
|------|------|-----------------------------|----------------------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|   17 | 227  | Trichy - Ka llagam          | Kallakudi            | PF            |    0     |    0     |    0     |     0    |    14.46 |    14.61 |
|   18 | 227  | Kallagam - Meensuruti       | Managethi            | PF            |    0     |    0     |    0     |     0    |     6.9  |     7.74 |
|   19 | 234  | Mangalore                   | Vallam               | PF            |    0     |    0     |    0     |     0    |     6.32 |     6.42 |
|   20 |      | - Viluppura m               | Enamkariyan dal      | PF            |    0     |    0     |    0     |     0    |     4.71 |     2.32 |
|   21 |      |                             | Thennamade vi        | PF            |    0     |    0     |    0     |     0    |     2.32 |     5.15 |
|   22 | 47   | Chengappa lli - Walaya r    | Kaniyur              | BOT Toll      |  102.57  |  108.3   |   93.34  |   113.91 |   151.89 |   112.29 |
|   23 | 66   | Puducherry - Tindivana m    | Morattandi           | BOT Toll      |   15.25  |   15.9   |   12.31  |    15.07 |    21.59 |    16.84 |
|   24 | 45   | Tambaram -                  | Paranur              | PF            |   92.02  |   96.98  |   84.42  |    89.28 |   144.27 |   115.1  |
|   25 |      | Tindivana m                 | Athur                | PF            |   71.49  |   58.49  |   58.31  |    82.76 |   123.47 |    89.9  |
|   26 | 32   | Chennai By                  | Vanagaram            | PF            |   41.808 |   38.672 |   43.277 |    49.93 |    68.67 |    46.82 |
|   27 |      | pass                        | Surapattu            | PF            |   69.702 |   49.954 |   78.011 |    77.88 |    95.01 |    67.2  |
|   28 | 5    | Chennai - T ada             | Nallur               | PF            |   51.963 |   45.585 |   57.519 |    83.71 |   132.77 |   101.65 |
|   29 |      | EMRIP                       | Mathur               | PF            |    3.019 |   27.04  |   20.214 |    33.72 |    49.12 |    36.8  |
|   30 | 205  | Tirupati - C hennai         | Pattaraiperu mbudur- | BOT Toll / PF |    8.131 |    7.02  |    9.63  |    11.71 |    15.3  |    10.68 |
|   31 | 7    | Dindigul - S amayanall ur   | Kodai road           | BOT Toll      |   70.06  |   72.36  |   65.13  |    72.65 |    90.13 |    65.94 |
|   32 | 45   | Ulundurpet                  | Sengurichi           | BOT Toll      |   70.82  |   78.41  |   64.12  |    58.42 |   103.08 |    72.73 |
|   33 |      | - Padalur                   | Thirumandu rai       | BOT Toll      |   60.67  |   64.56  |   55.65  |    45.84 |    81.62 |    66.56 |
|   34 | 45   | Padalur - T richy           | Samayapura m         | BOT Toll      |   48.67  |   51.37  |   45.14  |    37.57 |    62.22 |    44.48 |
|   35 | 45   | Trichy - Din digul          | Ponnambala patti     | BOT Toll      |   32.6   |   34.28  |   27.83  |    25.58 |    42.12 |    32.39 |
|   36 | 7    | Karur - Din digul           | Velanchettiy ur      | BOT Toll      |   48.97  |   49.5   |   42.79  |    57.3  |    71.16 |    52.42 |
|   37 | 67   | Thanjavur - trichy          | Valavanthan kottai   | BOT Toll      |   42.26  |   40.52  |   33.54  |    48.22 |    50.88 |    35.98 |
|   38 | 67   | Trichy - Ka rur             | Thiruparaith urai    | BOT Toll      |   11.91  |   12.94  |   11.99  |    10.44 |    16.67 |    11.53 |
|   39 |      |                             | Manavasi             | BOT Toll      |   29.95  |   31.71  |   30.9   |    25.23 |    38.14 |    22.93 |
|   40 | 45B  |                             | Eliyarpathi          | BOT Toll      |   47.3   |   41.51  |   42.11  |    38.81 |    59.18 |    44.47 |

| 41                            |                                        | Madurai - T uticorin   | Pudurpandia puram   | BOT Toll   | 39.05                                   | 46.36   | 40.51   | 33.69   | 59.00   |   45.32 |
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 42 Madurai -                  | 7 K                                    | Kappalur               | TOT                 | 43.61      | 57.81                                   | 54.72   | 75.54   | 97.47   |         |   72.34 |
| anyakumar i 43                |                                        | Etturvattam            | TOT                 | 38.98      | 42.19                                   | 34.36   |         | 43.64   | 55.73   |   42.29 |
| 44                            |                                        | Salaipudur             | TOT                 | 39.83      | 44.64                                   |         | 33.44   | 45.69   | 62.07   |   42.85 |
| 45                            |                                        | Nanguneri              | TOT                 | 35.90      | 53.31                                   | 35.96   |         | 45.79   | 59.68   |   40.96 |
| 46 45B Trichy - Ma Boothakudi |                                        |                        | PF                  |            | 46.13                                   | 51.48   | 40.37   | 37.14   | 69.54   |   47.72 |
| 47                            | durai                                  | Chittampatti           | PF                  |            | 53.34                                   | 50.67   | 39.11   | 41.01   | 72.99   |   51.12 |
| 48                            | 210 Trichy - Ka raikudi                | Lechchuman apatti      | PF                  |            | 7.46                                    | 10.41   | 8.29    | 7.10    | 14.11   |    9.72 |
| 49                            |                                        | Lembalakudi            | PF                  |            | 5.88                                    | 8.27    | 7.78    | 5.46    | 11.02   |    7.67 |
| 50                            | 226 Thanjavur - Pudukottai Palayagandh |                        | arvakottai          | PF         | 3.61                                    | 4.45    | 3.86    | 4.07    | 5.97    |    5.19 |
| 51                            | 226 Thirumaya m - manam adurai         |                        | Shenbagapet tai     | PF         | 4.28                                    | 4.90    | 4.63    | 3.47    | 6.97    |    1.42 |
| 52                            | 49 Madurai - R amanathap               |                        | Thirupachet hi      | PF         | -                                       | 8.17    | 10.45   | 10.13   | 21.01   |   15.37 |
| uram 53                       |                                        |                        | Bogalur             | PF         | -                                       | 4.89    | 6.76    | 6.22    | 15.17   |   10.67 |
| 54                            | 7A Tuticorin - Tirunelveli             |                        | Vagaikulam          | PF         | 23.21                                   | 18.39   | 16.81   | 21.08   | 24.52   |   17.74 |
| 55                            | 220 Theni - Ku mili                    |                        | Upparpatti          | PF         | -                                       | -       | -       | -       | 8.38    |    8.87 |
| 56                            | 210 Karaikudi - Ramanatha              | i                      | Kodikotta           | PF         | -                                       | -       | -       | -       | 3.09    |    4.22 |
| 57                            |                                        | puram                  | Vennathu r          | PF         | -                                       | -       | -       | -       | 1.99    |    1.81 |
| 58                            | 47B Nagercoil - Kavalkinar u           |                        | Thirupathisa ram    | PF         | -                                       | -       | -       | -       | 4.13    |    7.04 |
| TOTAL                         |                                        |                        |                     |            | 2449.38 2536.70 2266.55 2626.27 3705.95 |         |         |         |         | 2658.65 |

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