Lok Sabha Question No. 2980 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Quality of Road Construction
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Shyamkumar Daulat Barve

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  companies/contractors  for  construction  of  roads from Savner to Amdi and Mansar to Tiroda;
- (b) whether huge cracks have been developed in both roads due to poor quality of construction by the said companies/contractors and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether major flaws in the design of both roads is causing water logging  at  many  stretches  and  frequent  accidents  and  if  so,  the
- details thereof;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  against  the said companies/contractors; and
- (e)  the  steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve the
- quality of construction and design of the said roads?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Details are Annexed.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2980

ANSWERED ON 8 TH  AUGUST, 2024

QUALITY OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION

2980.   SHRI SHYAMKUMAR DAULAT BARVE:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (c) &  (d) Based  on  expert  advise, contractors  have  initiated remedial works including replacement of panels at their own cost, for repair of identified defects as per provisions of contract agreement. Besides that, Performance Security, Additional Performance Security and final bill is on hold till rectification works are completed. No water logging has been reported on the pavement.  No major  accident  is  attributed  to  the  design  of  this highway.
- (e) All National Highways are constructed as per quality standards specified in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways/ Indian Roads Congress (IRC) specifications. The contractor/ concessionaire prepare  a  Quality  Assurance  Plan  in  consultation  with  Authority's Engineer  (AE)/  Independent  Engineer  (IE)  for  a  given  project  and follow it for establishment of site laboratory, calibration of equipment, source approval, carrying out quality control tests, etc. Quality control tests are conducted by the contractor/concessionaire  on  various  materials  at  the  specified frequencies. The AE/IE also conduct certain tests at their level to ensure  the  quality  of  the  works  apart  from  witnessing  specified percentage  of  tests  conducted  by  contractor/concessionaire.  The officers  of  the  Authority  also  inspect  the  works.  Further,  external technical  audit  is  conducted  for  quality  check  of  works  as  per requirement.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2980 FOR ANSWER  ON 08.08.2024 ASKED BY SHRI SHYAMKUMAR DAULAT BARVE REGARDING QUALITY OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION

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Details  of  companies/contractors  for  construction  of  roads  from Savner  to  Amdi  and  Mansar  to  Tiroda  alongwith  details  of  cracks observed in these sections of NH-753 in the state of Maharashtra

|   Sl. No. | Stretch                                                                  | Name of Contractor        | Details of cracks observed                                                     |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Amdi-Saoner from km 164.870 to km 204.454 of NH-753 M/s H.G. Engineering | Infra Ltd.                | The percentage cracked panels are about 6.20% of total PQC panels constructed. |
|         2 | Mansar- Salaikhurd from km 117.200 to km 161.200 of NH-753 Ltd.          | M/s Barbrik Projects      | The percentage cracked panels are about 4.72% of total PQC panels constructed. |
|         3 | Salaikhurd- Tirora from km 74.200 to km 117.200 of NH- 753               | M/s Barbrik Projects Ltd. | The percentage cracked panels are about 2.94% of total PQC panels constructed. |

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