Lok Sabha Question No. 2491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Emergency Landing Facility
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2491 ANSWERED ON 03 RD  AUGUST, 2023

## EMERGENCY LANDING FACILITY

2491. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  is  developing  certain highway  stretches  across  the  country  for  aircraft  operations  as landing strips during operational contingencies and natural disasters;

(b) if so, the details thereof, NH and location-wise;

(c)  whether  construction  of  Emergency  Landing  Facility  (ELF)  on National Highway-16 from Km. 1274 to Km. 1277.600 of Chilakaluripet to Nellore section is going on and is not completed so far; and

(d) the reason for delay in completion of the work?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes sir.
- (b) The details are enclosed as Annexure.

(c) & (d) Yes sir. The contract for development of Emergency Landing Facility on National Highway-16 from Km. 1274 to Km. 1277.600 of Chilakaluripet to Nellore section was signed between NHAI and M/s KMC Construction Limited and the appointed date was declared as 26.12.2019. Major  Civil  works  as  per  the  scope  of  works  in  the Contract Agreement have been completed as on 20.12.2021.

The balance works such as ATC Plinth (50x50m), Connecting Road  (150m),  Drains  (423m),  return  wall  and  protection  works  for minor bridge and box culvert have not been completed due to land acquisition and utility relocation issues.

Miscellaneous works like road marking etc.  have also not been completed due to correction of minor bends and curves, as per the requirement of Indian Air Force.

The delay is attributable to COVID-19 pandemic, unprecedented rains, flooding of site, land acquisition and utility relocation issues.

Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2491 ANSWERED ON 03 RD  August, 2023 ASKED BY SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY REGARDING 'EMERGENCY LANDING FACILITY'

|   Sr. No. | State           | Name of ELF Project                                    | NH NO.                |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Rajasthan       | Gandhav and Bakhasar                                   | 925A                  |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh  | Nellore - Ongole                                       | NH-16                 |
|         3 | Andhara Pradesh | Ongole-Chilakaluripet                                  | NH-16                 |
|         4 | J & K           | Banihal-Srinagar                                       | NH-44 (Old NH-1A)     |
|         5 | West Bengal     | Kharagpur and Balasore                                 | NH-60 (New NH-16)     |
|         6 | Assam           | Hashimara - Tezpur                                     | NH-27                 |
|         7 | Assam           | Hashimara - Guwahati                                   | NH-27/427             |
|         8 | Rajasthan       | Phalodi - Jaisalmer                                    | NH-11                 |
|         9 | Rajasthan       | Barmer - Jaisalmer                                     | NH-68                 |
|        10 | Uttar Pradesh   | Between Rampur-Bareilly                                | NH-530                |
|        11 | Haryana         | NH-10 South of Sanwant Khera on Mandi Dabwali to Odhan | NH-10                 |
|        12 | Assam           | NH-37 - Near Barakhat(67 Km from Jorhat                | NH 2 (Old NH 37)      |
|        13 | Assam           | NH-37 Near Sibsagar (40 km from Jorhat)                | NH 2 (Old NH 37)      |
|        15 | J & K           | Leh/Nyoma Sector                                       |                       |
|        16 | West Bengal     | Bagdogra- Hasimara                                     | NH 10, NH17 and NH317 |
|        17 | Gujarat         | Between Bhuj and Naliya                                | State Highway-49      |

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