Lok Sabha Question No. 907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Development  of National Highways in Gujarat
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Parshottambhai Rupala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 907 ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JULY, 2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN GUJARAT

907. Shri Parshottambhai Rupala:

Will the MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  current  status  of  the  development  of  National  Highways  in Gujarat, particularly the Rajkot and Himatnagar bypass projects including the expected timeline for their completion and the total budget allocated;
- (b) the details of the progress made so far on the Ahmedabad-Rajkot six-lane highway project including the sections that have been completed or that are still pending;
- (c) the strategy for immediate repair of roads washed out due to heavy rains in Gujarat including the measures being taken to restore connectivity and ensure road safety; and
- (d) the specific steps being taken by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to ensure timely completion of National Highway projects in Gujarat, including the Rajkot and Himatnagar bypass projects?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) is a continuous process. As on date, 69 projects costing Rs. 55,614 crores, sanctioned by the Government for improvement and development of NHs in  Gujarat,  are  under  various  stages  of  implementation  with  target  for completion in a phased manner upto Financial Year 2029-30.

Rajkot  bypass  is  part  of  the  on-going  project  for  six-laning  of Jetpur-Gondal-Rajkot  section  of  NH-27  with  revised  scheduled  date  of completion  on  26.09.2025.  As  of  now,  no  proposal  for  construction  of Himmatnagar Bypass is under consideration of the Government.

Details  of  the  budget  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  for  the development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) in the State of Gujarat including current year is as under:

| Year                      | Allocation (Rs. in Crores)   | Expenditure (Rs. in Crores)   |
|---------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2023-24                   | 10,900                       | 10,900                        |
| 2024-25                   | 8,262                        | 8,091                         |
| 2025-26 (till 30.06.2025) | 2,346                        | 2,163                         |

- (b) The development of Ahmedabad-Rajkot six-lane highway has been taken up by the Government of Gujarat. The details, as furnished by the State Government are as under:

|   S. No. | Section               |   Length (in km) |   Contract Amount (Rs. in Crores) | Remarks                                                                                                       |
|----------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ahmedabad to Bagodara |           40     |                            467.1  | Main carriageway completed. Service Road under implementation.                                                |
|        2 | Bagodara to Limbdi    |           43     |                            396    | Main carriageway completed. Service Road under implementation.                                                |
|        3 | Limbdi - Sayla        |           38.95  |                            467.1  | Main carriageway completed. Miscellaneous work of service road and junction improvement under implementation. |
|        4 | Sayla - Bamanbore     |           37.622 |                            396    | 37 km completed. Balance 2 nos. Minor Bridge Work under implementation                                        |
|        5 | Rajkot - Bamanbore    |           30.586 |                            416.76 | 28.375 km completed. Balance Hadario Major Bridge, Kuvadva Flyover and Toll Plaza under implementation.       |

(c) The  Government  has  prioritized  the  maintenance  of  existing  NH network and inter-alia evolved a mechanism to ensure Maintenance and Repair  (M&R)  of  all  NHs  sections  through  accountable  maintenance agency including immediate repair of roads damaged due to heavy rains. NHs development projects are executed on mainly three modes i.e. (i) Build Operate and Transfer (BOT), (ii) Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) and (iii) Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC). Concession period including maintenance for projects on Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) is  15  to  20  years  and  on  Hybrid  Annuity  Model  (HAM)  is  generally  15 years. In case of EPC projects, Defect Liability period (DLP) is 5 years for the  bituminous  pavement  works  and  10  years  for  concrete  pavement works. For Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) and InvIT (Infrastructure Investment Trust) projects, concession period including maintenance is 20 to 30 years. Concession period for Projects on Operate, Maintain and Transfer  (OMT)  is  generally  9  years.  The  Contractors/Concessionaires are responsible for maintenance of the respective NHs stretches within the contract/concession period of the project. For  all  the  remaining  sections  of  NHs  stretches,  where  DLP  has ended  or  is  not  under  any  concession  period  of  BOT/HAM/TOT/InvIT project, Government has taken a policy decision to undertake maintenance  works  through  Performance  Based  Maintenance  Contract (PBMC) or Short Term Maintenance Contract (STMC). While STMC works are generally undertaken for a contract period of 1-2 year, PBMC works are undertaken for a contract period of about 5-7 years. (d) Progress  of  projects  is  continuously  monitored  through  advanced digital platforms such as Project Monitoring Information System (PMIS) and Data Lake, Bhoomi Rashi portal (for Land Acquisition). In addition, periodic reviews  are held at various levels with all  stakeholders including officers of executing agencies to resolve pending contractual issues and ensure timely implementation of projects.

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