Lok Sabha Question No. 171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: National Highways in Bihar
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 171 ANSWERED ON 02 ND  FEBRUARY, 2023

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN BIHAR

171. SHRI AJAY NISHAD

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the total length of the National Highways (NHs) constructed in the State of Bihar during the last five years and the current year;
- (b) the details of NHs which are under construction in the State at present and the time by which these are likely to be completed;
- (c) the details of the hindrances being faced by the Government in implementation of these projects in the State; and
- (d) the details of steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to  resolve  these  hindrances  and  ensure  timely  completion  of  the projects?

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) Length of the National Highways (NHs) constructed in the State of Bihar during the last five years and the current year are given below:-

| Year                  |   Length of NHs constructed (km) |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2017-18               |                              385 |
| 2018-19               |                              340 |
| 2019-20               |                              201 |
| 2020-21               |                              676 |
| 2021-22               |                              576 |
| 2022-23 (till Dec 22) |                              300 |

- (b)      The  details  of  the  ongoing  works  on  the  National  Highways including the timelines for completion are at Annexure.
- (c ) and (d) Hindrances being faced in the ongoing NH projects are on account  of  delays  in  land  acquisition  /  other  pre-construction activities, law and order issues, Contractors '/ Concessionaires' cash flow problems, slow progress of Contractors etc. Ministry has taken many  initiatives to avoid or reduce project delays including streamlining  of  land  acquisition,  online  approvals  for  forest  and environment  clearances,  online  approval  of  GADs   of  ROBs/RUBs, frequent review meetings at various levels with State Governments, contractors/ concessionaires, close coordination with other Ministries, revamping of dispute resolution mechanism, premium rescheduling, one-time fund infusion, etc. Ministry has also provided several relief measures to contractors/ concessionaires/consultants under Atmanirbhar Bharat to  expedite the construction of National Highways during the COVID-19 pandemic period.

ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 171  FOR  02-02-2023  ASKED  BY  SHRI AJAY NISHAD REGARDING NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN BIHAR

| S.l. No.   | Name of Work                                                                                | Cost (Rs. in crore)   | Target date of completion/likely date of completion   |
|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|            | NHAI                                                                                        |                       |                                                       |
| 1          | Munger-Mirza Chawki Section of NH 80 (Pkg-I)                                                | 981                   | 30.03.2024                                            |
| 2          | Munger-Mirza Chawki Section of NH 80 (Pkg-II)                                               | 902                   | 11.03.2024                                            |
| 3          | Munger-Mirza Chawki Section of NH 80 (Pkg-III)                                              | 1017                  | 05.04.2024                                            |
| 4          | Munger-Mirza Chawki Section of NH 80 (Pkg-IV)                                               | 892                   | 16.08.2024                                            |
| 5          | Maheshkunth - Saharsa - Purnea NH-107 (Pkg-I)                                               | 644.5                 | 04.06.2023                                            |
| 6          | 2L with PS Maheshkunth - Saharsa - Purnea (Pkg-II) NH- 107 on EPC.                          | 736.01                | 30.06.2023                                            |
| 7          | 2L+PS Majholi to Charout Section to 2lane/4 lane Standard                                   | 537.8                 | 31.10.2023                                            |
| 8          | 4L Aunta- Simaria (including 6 lane Ganga bridge) NH-31                                     | 1161                  | 29.10.2024                                            |
| 9          | Patna-Gaya Dobhi-Pkg-I                                                                      | 649.9                 | 30.06.2023                                            |
| 10         | Patna-Gaya Dobhi-Pkg-II                                                                     | 469.47                | 30.06.2023                                            |
| 11         | Patna-Gaya Dobhi-Pkg-III                                                                    | 464.1                 | 30.06.2023                                            |
| 12         | 6 laning of Aurangabad- Chourdaha Pkg-II                                                    | 461.97                | 04.04.2024                                            |
| 13         | 6L Varanasi -Aurangabad NH-2                                                                | 2848                  | 18.11.2023                                            |
| 14         | Rajauli-Bakhtiyarpur-Pkg-II                                                                 | 1065                  | 23.04.2023                                            |
| 15         | Rajauli-Bakhtiyarpur -Pkg-III                                                               | 2310                  | 28.06.2024                                            |
| 16         | Kanhauli - Ramnagar of Patna Ring Road-Pkg-I                                                | 797                   | 07.03.2023                                            |
| 17         | 4L Bakhtiyarpur - Mokama NH-31                                                              | 837.09                | 30.06.2023                                            |
| 18         | Ara-Pararia                                                                                 | 700                   | 17.07.2023                                            |
| 19         | Kosi Bridge from Western Bund to Parsarma (Saharsa- Umagaon, Pkg-IV)                        | 1101.99               | 11.08.2023                                            |
| 20         | 4L Simaria - Khagaria NH-31                                                                 | 567                   | 31.12.2023                                            |
| 21         | 4L Elevated Section and at-grade improvements at Begusarai town                             | 255.99                | 23.12.2024                                            |
| 22         | Narenpur- Purnea                                                                            | 1905                  | 30.06.2023                                            |
| 23         | 4L Forbesganj - Jogbani section of NH-57A                                                   | 247.36                | 10.02.2023                                            |
| 24         | Construction of 2 Lane elevated structure at Kishanganj Town on NH-31                       | 129.2                 | 28.02.2023                                            |
| 25         | 4 laning of Galgalia to Bhadurganj (Pkg-I)                                                  | 800.23                | 09.01.2024                                            |
| 26         | 4 - lanning of Bahadurganj - Araria (Pkg-II)                                                | 799.14                | 09.01.2024                                            |
| 27         | Balance work - WB-10 (Gandak Bridge) Km402.00 toKm 440.00 (Devanpur - Kotwa)                | 137.23                | 31.12.2024                                            |
| 28         | 4L Elevated corridor in Gopalganj town                                                      | 182                   | 09.09.2024                                            |
| 29         | 4L Koilwar to Bhojpur NH-30&84                                                              | 825.17                | 31.03.2023                                            |
| 30         | 4L Bhojpur - Buxar section NH-84                                                            | 681.67                | 31.03.2023                                            |
| 31         | Pararia-Mohania                                                                             | 690                   | 16.07.2023                                            |
| 32         | 4/2 L Chhapra - Hazipur NH-19 BOT                                                           | 575                   | 30.06.2023                                            |
| 33         | 2L with PS Piprakothi-Motihari-Raxaul NH-28A                                                | 333.6                 | 30.04.2023                                            |
| 34         | Hajipur - Muzaffarpur section and construction of new bypass connecting NH-28 at km 515.045 | 671                   | 30.06.2023                                            |

|   35 | Construction of 2-lane ROB of km 46 (LC No KT2-2/B)of NH-131A (Katihar)                                                                                                                                              |     44.48 | 31.03.2023   |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------|
|   36 | Construction of 2-lane ROB of km 100 of NH-327E                                                                                                                                                                      |   87.86   | 30.04.2023   |
|   37 | Construction of 2-lane combinedROBinkm 1.10 &km1.11 of NH-101.                                                                                                                                                       |   61.99   | 20.09.2023   |
|   38 | Construction of 2-lane ROB of km 132 of NH-19                                                                                                                                                                        |   77.38   | 25.02.2023   |
|   39 | Construction of 2-lane ROB of km 135 of NH-19 (L.C No 62-A/3-E)                                                                                                                                                      |   55.89   | 26.08.2023   |
|   40 | Construction of 4-lane ROB of km 12 of NH-103                                                                                                                                                                        |  146.46   | 31.07.2023   |
|   41 | Construction of ROB in km 194 (LC no. 53B/T-2) of NH 327E                                                                                                                                                            |   77.07   | 15.04.2023   |
|   42 | Construction of ROB in km 24 (LC no. 77A) of NH 327A                                                                                                                                                                 |   50.59   | 31.03.2023   |
|   43 | Construction of ROB in km 49 of NH 131A at Gaushala                                                                                                                                                                  |   61.97   | 04.02.2023   |
|   44 | Construction of 2-lane ROB of km 91 of NH-28B                                                                                                                                                                        |   62.4799 | 07.04.2024   |
|   45 | Construction of 2-lane ROB of km 94 of NH-28B                                                                                                                                                                        |   68.49   | 08.03.2024   |
|   46 | Construction of 2 lane ROB and its approaches in km 158 (Old Km 153) on NH-104 at Jainagar Bypass in the state of Bihar on EPC mode                                                                                  |   70.01   | 08.11.2024   |
|   47 | Reconstruction of damaged Bridge over river Falgu at km 38 near Bandhuganj on NH-110.                                                                                                                                |   16.155  | 31.03.2023   |
|   48 | Construction of High level New RCC Bridge at km 81.00 of NH-327E on EPC Mode                                                                                                                                         |   12.89   | 31.03.2023   |
|   49 | Construction of RCC Bridge at km 61/247, 61/650& km 64 of NH-110 on EPC mode in the State of Bihar                                                                                                                   |   15.22   | 28.02.2023   |
|   50 | Construction of a new 4 lane (Parallel to existing MG Setu) with its approaches from km 0.00 to km 14.500 across river Ganga on NH-19 at Patna on EPC basis                                                          | 2926.42   | 22.09.2024   |
|   51 | construction of a new 4 lane Major Bridge across River Kosi at Phulaut including Rehabilitation and upgradation of existing Birpur-Bihpur Section of NH-106 from km 106 to 136 to 2- Lane Paved shoulder on EPC mode | 1478.4    | 06.06.2024   |
|   52 | Construction of New High Level RCC major Bridge (13X31m)in place of old submersible damaged bridge in Km178 on NH-333A across River Chanan in the state of Bihar on EPC mode                                         |   58.78   | 24.11.2023   |
|   53 | Remaining work for Strengthening & Widening work of existing road into 2 lane with paved shoulder from Pokhrauni Chowk to Junction with NH57 near Jhanjharpur (km 0.00 to 28.00) of NH -527A in the State of Bihar.  |   25.1    | 10.02.2023   |
|   54 | Strengthening & Widening from km 142.050 to 167.465 (Goh-Daudnagar) of NH-120.                                                                                                                                       |  115.1    | 30.06.2023   |
|   55 | Strengthening and widening to 2 lane with paved shoulder from km 181.465 to 201.665 of NH-120 Nasriganj - Vikramganj                                                                                                 |   95.3    | 30.06.2023   |
|   56 | Widening to 2 lane with paved shoulder and strengthening from km 45.00 to 65.00 (design length- 18.990) of NH-101 (New NH-331)                                                                                       |   88.42   | 31.03.2023   |
|   57 | Strengthening work in km 68 to 89 of NH110 under EPC Mode in the State of Bihar                                                                                                                                      |   35.82   | 19.04.2023   |
|   58 | Strengthening from Km 36 to 68 of NH110 in the state of Bihar                                                                                                                                                        |   32.56   | 19.04.2023   |

|   59 | Widening to Two Lane with Paved shoulders including strengthening of existing pavement from km 0.00 to km 24.800 of NH-28B (New NH 727) on EPC mode in the state of Bihar for the year 2021-22 (Length-24.800 Km)                                                  |    97.6 | 22.09.2023   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------------|
|   60 | Widening to two lane with paved shoulders including strengthening of existing pavement from km 14.5 to km 30.00 of NH 101 (New NH331)on EPC mode in the state of Bihar for the year 2021-22                                                                        |   84.98 | 07.10.2023   |
|   61 | Construction of road side covered drain in km 213 (P) to 215 (P) in Bihra Bazar of NH-327E for the year 2020-21                                                                                                                                                    |    6.04 | 28.02.2023   |
|   62 | Widening &Strengthening from km132.895 to km 190.15 NH-80                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  566.15 | 03.11.2024   |
|   63 | Construction of two no of RCC Minor bridge & 3nos of new Box Culverts in Place of old bridge & culvert in place of old bridge in NH 110                                                                                                                            |   12.97 | 15.12.2023   |
|   64 | Rehabilitation and Upgrading to 2- lanes/2 - lane with Paved Shoulders Configuration and Strengthening of Fatuah- Harnaut-Barh Section (km0 to km69.6) of NH-30A in the State of Bihar under Phase-I of National Highways Inter- connectivity Improvement Projects |  683.83 | 31.05.2022   |
|   65 | Rehabilitation and Upgrading to 2 lanes/2-lane with paved shoulders configuration and strengthening of Birpur - Bihpur Section (from km 0.0 to Km106) of NH-106iunder phase -I of National Highways Interconnectivity Improvement Projects                         |  780.77 | 30.06.2023   |
|   66 | Four Laning of Gaya Hisua-Rajgir-Nalanda-Biharsharif Section Km 0.00 to 92.935 on NH-82 in state of Bihar                                                                                                                                                          | 1408.85 | 30.06.2023   |

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