Lok Sabha Question No. 46 (STARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: NH in West Bengal
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Kalyan Banerjee

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether only West Bengal has completed the targeted length of 362 kilometers  between  Kolkata-Siliguri  under  the  NH  corridor  project  as compared  with  other  major  NH  projects  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  all  major  NH  projects,  including  the  total  length  and sanctioned length awarded since 2016 towards corridor projects therein;
- (c)  the  amount  sanctioned  and  length  completed  till  December  2024 towards major NH projects of the country; and
- (d) the present expansion, strengthening and widening status, along with budgetary provision made for all 16 major NHs in West Bengal, including NH-2,  NH-6,  NH-31A,  NH-34,  NH-35,  NH41,  NH-60,  NH-117  and  others, especially for National Expressways?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d)        A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 46

ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## NH IN WEST BENGAL

- *46.  SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 46 ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE REGARDING 'NH IN WEST BENGAL'.

- (a) to (c)    Kolkata-Siliguri is connected through National Highway(NH)-12 & NH-27. Out of about 523 km of length, about 495 km of length has been completed and 28 km is under progress. The balance 28 km stretch which is under construction was originally awarded in 2011-12 for construction. However,  due  to  delay  in  land  acquisition  and  other  pre-construction activities,  the  work/section  was  terminated/de-scoped  from  the  original work and has been re-awarded and work started in 2024.

After  year  2016,  and  as  on  31.12.2024,  major  projects  of  length  of 26,425 km has been awarded at a cost of Rs 8.91 lakh crore and 19,201 km has been constructed. The state-wise length sanctioned and completed till 31.12.2024 is attached at Annexure-I.

- (d)      The  details  of  present  expansion,  strengthening  and  widening projects on all  16  major  NHs  in  West  Bengal,  including  NH-2,  NH-6,  NH31A,  NH-34,  NH-35,  NH-41,  NH-60,  NH-117  and  others  are  attached  at Annexure-II.

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 46 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE REGARDING NH IN WEST BENGAL.

| S. No.               | State wise projects under Bharatmala Priyojana   | Project Length (km) Awarded   | Latest Completed Length (km) till Dec' 24   |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1.                   | Andhra Pradesh                                   | 1,936                         | 1,032                                       |
| 2.                   | Gujarat                                          | 1,194                         | 952                                         |
| 3.                   | Haryana                                          | 1,058                         | 900                                         |
| 4.                   | Karnataka                                        | 1,603                         | 1,073                                       |
| 5.                   | Madhya Pradesh                                   | 2,017                         | 1,486                                       |
| 6.                   | Maharashtra                                      | 2,174                         | 1,856                                       |
| 7.                   | Punjab                                           | 1,553                         | 628                                         |
| 8.                   | Rajasthan                                        | 2,360                         | 2,248                                       |
| 9.                   | Tamil Nadu                                       | 1,476                         | 1,212                                       |
| 10.                  | Jammu & Kashmir                                  | 251                           | 126                                         |
| 11. Uttar            | Pradesh 2,496                                    |                               | 1,899                                       |
| 12.                  | Delhi                                            | 203                           | 179                                         |
| 13.                  | Odisha                                           | 967                           | 890                                         |
| 14.                  | Bihar                                            | 1,159                         | 658                                         |
| 15.                  | Jharkhand                                        | 801                           | 450                                         |
| 16.                  | West Bengal                                      | 385                           | 320                                         |
| 17. Kerala           |                                                  | 708                           | 414                                         |
| 18.                  | Assam                                            | 431                           | 378                                         |
| 19.                  | Chhattisgarh                                     | 471                           | 261                                         |
| 20. Telangana        |                                                  | 1,026                         | 769                                         |
| 21.                  | Uttarakhand                                      | 264                           | 155                                         |
| 22. Himachal Pradesh |                                                  | 167                           | 114                                         |
| 23.                  | Tripura                                          | 94                            | 68                                          |
| 24.                  | Manipur                                          | 635                           | 396                                         |
| 25.                  | Nagaland                                         | 208                           | 156                                         |
| 26.                  | Meghalaya                                        | 170                           | 107                                         |
| 27.                  | Mizoram                                          | 593                           | 451                                         |
| 28.                  | Goa                                              | 26                            | 26                                          |
| Grand Total          |                                                  | 26,425                        | 19,201                                      |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 46 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE REGARDING NH IN WEST BENGAL.

| Details of Sanctioned (Ongoing and awarded) Projects in West Bengal   | Details of Sanctioned (Ongoing and awarded) Projects in West Bengal                                                                                                                                         | Details of Sanctioned (Ongoing and awarded) Projects in West Bengal   | Details of Sanctioned (Ongoing and awarded) Projects in West Bengal   | Details of Sanctioned (Ongoing and awarded) Projects in West Bengal   | Details of Sanctioned (Ongoing and awarded) Projects in West Bengal   | Details of Sanctioned (Ongoing and awarded) Projects in West Bengal   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                               | Name of Work                                                                                                                                                                                                | NH No.                                                                | Length (in Km)                                                        | Total Sanctioned Cost (Rs. in cr)                                     | Expenditure Made till 31.12.2024                                      | Length Completed till 31.12.2024                                      |
| 1                                                                     | 6-laning of Barwa Adda - Panagarh section of NH-2 from Km 398.240 to Km 521.120 including Panagarh Bypass in the state of Jharkhand & West Bengal under NHDP Phase-V on BOT (Toll)                          | New NH- 19 (Old NH-2)                                                 | 122.88                                                                | 4938.74                                                               | 4938.74                                                               | 114.55                                                                |
| 2                                                                     | Construction of 4-laning road for Purulia Bypass Section from Km 84.030 to Km 94.345 of NH- 32(Length 10.315 km) in the state of West Bengal under NHDP-IV-B on EPC Mode                                    | New NH- 18 (Old NH- 32)                                               | 10.315                                                                | 735.07                                                                | 472.8                                                                 | 8.893                                                                 |
| 3                                                                     | 6-laning from Panagarh to Palsit section of NH-19 (Old- NH-2) from Km 521.120 to Km 588.870 in the state of West Bengal under Bharatmala Pariyojana on BOT(Toll) Basis.                                     | New NH- 19 (Old NH-2)                                                 | 67.75                                                                 | 3772.14                                                               | 2614.68                                                               | 57.55                                                                 |
| 4                                                                     | Construction of new 4-lane bridge over river Ganga at downstream of Farakka Barrage including approaches connecting Farakka - Raiganj section of NH-12 (Old NH- 34) in the State of West Bengal on EPC Mode | New NH- 12 (Old NH- 34)                                               | 5.468                                                                 | 622.04                                                                | 521.47                                                                | 0                                                                     |
| 5                                                                     | Rehabilitation and upgradation of existing road to 2-lane with paved shoulder configuration of NH-32 (from Km. 70.524 to Km. 84.400 and from Km. 94.300 to Km.                                              | New NH- 18 (Old NH-                                                   | 73.281                                                                | 1670.38                                                               | 1670.38                                                               | 72.266                                                                |

|    | 153.705) in Purulia (JHR Border) Balarampur - Chandil (Junction with NH-33) section in the state of West Bengal and Jharkhand under NHDP IV-B on EPC Mode                                                                                                     | 32)                     |        |         |         |       |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------|---------|---------|-------|
|  6 | 6L of Palsit - Dankuni from Km 588.870 to Km 652.700 of NH-19                                                                                                                                                                                                 | New NH- 19 (Old NH-2)   | 63.83  | 2193.23 | 2193.23 | 53.96 |
|  7 | 4-laning of the de-scoped stretches from Km. 115.342 to Km. 191.700 of NH-34 in Nadia district (3.962) & Murshidabad district (5.538) pertaining to Krishnagar- Baharampore Section of NH-34 (New NH-12) in the State of West Bengal on EPC Mode under NH(O)) | New NH- 12 (Old NH- 34) | 10.554 |  201.11 |    0    |  0    |
|  8 | 4-laning of Barasat-Barajaguli Section of NH-34 (New NH-12) from Km. 31.000 to Km. 48.679 in the district of North 24-Parganas in the State of West Bengal on EPC Mode under NH(O)                                                                            | New NH- 12 (Old NH- 34) | 17.679 |  352.01 |    0    |  0    |
|  9 | Rehabilitation and up-gradation to Four laning of NH-31D from km 113.200 to km 154.854 (Pkg-IIA) Ghoshpukur-Salsalabari Section in the State of West Bengal on EPC Basis                                                                                      | New NH- 27 (Old NH- 31D | 41.65  | 2154.96 |    0    |  0    |
| 10 | 6L Elevated Kona Expressway from Km. 0.145 to Km. 7.337 of NH- 117                                                                                                                                                                                            | 117                     |  7.192 | 1212.56 |  117    |  0    |
| 11 | Construction of new road at the missing link portion of NH-81 along approved alignment between Harishchandrapur and Eastern approach of Kalindri Bridge from Km 46.550 to Km 59.697 in the district of Malda.                                                 | 81                      | 13.15  |  291.2  |  185.01 |  5.7  |
| 12 | Upgradation of NH-81 with a minimum of 2-Lane with paved                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 81                      | 26.75  |  414.86 |  364.91 | 23.87 |

|    | shoulder configuration starting from km 19.205 to km 46.550 in the District of Malda including cost of Land Acquisition, on EPC mode in the State of West Bengal under Annual Plan 2017-2018.                      |     |        |        |        |      |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|--------|--------|--------|------|
| 13 | Construction of 4-lane ROB (Twins 2-lanes) and its approaches in replacement of level crossing at km 3.950 of NH-2B (Railway km 226/0) at Talit.                                                                   | 114 | RoB    | 218.49 |   3    | -    |
| 14 | Construction of 4 Lane ROB and its approaches in replacement of existing RUB (Rly Km 31/22-24) between Bhedia & Bolpur in Bhedia at Km 41.76 of NH 2B in the state of West Bengal.                                 | 114 | RoB    | 174.24 | 154.68 | -    |
| 15 | Construction of twins 2-lane ROB and its approaches in replacement of existing level crossing Gate No. -38 (Rly km 165/21-165/23) between Chandrakona Road & Garbeta Stations in Kadamadiha at km 159.448 of NH-60 |  14 | RoB    |  97.54 |  27.88 | -    |
| 16 | Construction of ROB and its appraoches in lieu of LC no.21/SPL/E at Km 338.000 on NH- 60                                                                                                                           |  14 | RoB    | 114.79 |  83.35 | -    |
| 17 | Construction of ROB and its approaches in lieu of LC No. 10/B/T at Km 307.050 of NH-60.                                                                                                                            |  14 | RoB    | 138.57 |  15.35 | -    |
| 18 | Construction of proposed ROB & its approaches on NH-60 at 193+800 in lieu of LC Gate No. 39/A/3E in the state of West Bengal.                                                                                      |  14 | RoB    |  62.1  |  17.52 | -    |
| 19 | Development to 4/6-Lanning of NH- 31 (New NH-10) with both side service roads from 569.258 km to 581.030 km (End of AH-02 on NH- 31 near Shivmandir to Sevoke Army Cantonment) in districts of                     |  10 | 11.772 | 995.04 | 277.14 | 0.71 |

|    | Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri in the state of West Bengal on EPC mode                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                           |       |         |        |    |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------|---------|--------|----|
| 20 | Construction of a bridge over river Shali at km 247.00 of NH-60 (new NH-14) in Bankura district in the state of West Bengal on EPC mode.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 14                        | -     |   30.68 |  21.06 | -  |
| 21 | Construction or 4 lane Raniganj Bypass of length 5.261 km on NH- 60 (new NH-14) from km 273.00 of NH to km 478.18 of NH-2 (New NH 16) in paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal in EPC Mode                                                                                                                                                                                    | 14                        | 5.26  |  410.83 | 102.6  | 0  |
| 22 | Widening Carriageway width along with construction of footpath from km 69.00 to km 71.40, Permanent Restoration of depressed road bench at km 60.480 and Restoration of Valley side protection wall at km 60.950 in between km 60 to km 61 & Repair & Rehabilitation of Panchanai bridge at km 75.030 of NH-110 (Old NH- 55) in the district of Darjeeling West Bengal | 110                       | 2.40  |   18.45 |  13.7  | 0  |
| 23 | Rehabilitation and up-gradation 4- laning of Dhupguri - Falakata section of NH-31D from km 83+340 to km 113+200 in West Bengal (Pkg-2B)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | New NH- 27 ( Old NH- 31D) | 29.86 | 1606.06 |  13.61 | 0  |
| 24 | Development of 4 lane Economic Corridor from Bowaichandi to Guskara - Katwa Road Section Km 89.814 to Km 133 of NH 116A (Pkg- III) in the state of West Bengal under HAM Mode                                                                                                                                                                                          | NH- 116A                  | 43.19 | 1737.36 |   0    | 0  |
| 25 | Development of 4 lane Economic Corridor from Guskara - Katwa Road to Mayurakshi Bridge Section Km 133 to Km 180 of NH 116A (Pkg-IV) in the state of West Bengal under HAM Mode                                                                                                                                                                                         | NH- 116A                  | 47    | 1722.35 |   1.53 | 0  |

|   26 | Development of 4 lane Economic Corridor from Mayurakshi Bridge to Moregram section Km 180 to Km 230.957 of NH 116A (Pkg-V) in the state of West Bengal under HAM Mode                                                                                                                                             | NH- 116A   |   50.96 2048.70 |   6.29 | 0   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------|--------|-----|
|   27 | Development of 4 lane Economic Corridor from Chandrakona Ghatal Road Crossing to Bowaichandi section Km 41 to Km 89.814 of NH NH- 116A                                                                                                                                                                            | 48.81      |         2458.52 |  31.64 | 0   |
|   28 | Construction of Dubrajpur Bypass with 4-lane configuration of length 5.676 km on NH-60 (new NH-14) from design chainage 0.00 (existing km 316.135 on NH-60) to design chainage 5.676 (existing km 320.980 on NH-60) in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal on EPC Mode 14                                        | 5.676      |          560.79 |  16.33 | 0   |
|   29 | Construction of 6lane elevated flyover including reconstruction/rehabilitation of existing pavement from Km 426.230 to Km 430.500 at Nirsa in the Barwa Adda Panagarh section of NH-19 Km.398.240 to Km.521.120 incluing Panagarh Bypass in the State of Jharkhand on EPC Mode under NH(O). New NH- 19 (Old NH-2) | 4.27       |          476.43 |   0    | 0   |
|   30 | Construction of 6-lane elevated flyover including reconstruction/ rehabilitation of existing pavement Km 406.100 to Km 411.150 at Gobindpur area in the Barwa Adda Panagarh section of NH-19 from Km.398.240 to Km.521.120 including Panagarh Bypass in the State of Jharkhand on EPC Mode New NH- 19 (Old NH-2)  | 5.05       |          688.55 |   0    | 0   |
|   31 | Construction of ROB and its approaches in lieu of Level Crossing No. 1/T/SPL (at Barasat 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | RoB        |          123.62 |   0    | -   |

|    | Kazipara) at km 3.25 on NH-35.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |      |       |        |       |    |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|-------|--------|-------|----|
| 32 | Construction of ROB and its approached in liue of Level Crossing No. 23/SPL/T at km 52.712 of NH-35 (Bangaon).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 35   | RoB   |  81.84 |  0    | -  |
| 33 | Widening/strengthening of existing alignment from km 64.70 to Km 72.119 and from km 78.600 to Km 81.800to 2L+PS and construction of 2L+PS Ramnagar By-Pass from km 72.119 to km 78.600 of NH- 116B in the District of PurbaMedinipur in the State of West Bengal under Annual Plan 2022-23 in EPC Mode                                                                                                       | 116B | 17.10 | 812.5  | 53.38 | 0  |
| 34 | Construction of additional major Bridge with 4- lane configuration of length 1.48 km on NH-60 (NH-14) over River Kangshabati from Km. 117.770 to Km 119.250 and additional major Bridge with 4- lane configuration of length 0.900 km on NH-60 (NH-14) over River Shilabati from Km. 173.220 to Km 174.120 in the district of Paschim Medinipur of West Bengal under Annual Plan for FY 2023-24 on EPC mode. | 14   | 2.38  | 304.82 |  0    | 0  |
| 35 | Widening & Strengthening to 2- lane with paved shoulder from Km 25.50 to 41.00 of NH-116B including bypass/realignment in Km 32.400 to 33.733 and Km 39.281 to 40.780 on EPC mode.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 116B | 15.50 | 469.35 |  0    | 0  |
| 36 | Re- senctioning from Km 0.00 to Km 0.500, strengthening from km 0.00 to km 8.20 and km 15.00 to km 15.50 and Widening and strenghening from km 8.20 to km 15.00 of NH-327 (old NH-31C) in the district of Darjeeling                                                                                                                                                                                         | 327  | 15.5  |  49.96 |  0    | 0  |