Lok Sabha Question No. 667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Green Highways/National Highways Projects in country
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Dharambir Singh, Dr. Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 667

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2024

## GREEN HIGHWAYS/NATIONAL HIGHWAYS PROJECTS IN COUNTRY

667. DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA: SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT: SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH: DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the current status of the Green Highways project which  was  launched  in  the  year  2015,  State-wise,  especially  in Maharashtra;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  Green  Highways/National  Highways  passing through the Palghar district and future planning for development of Green Highways in the country, State-wise; and
- (c) the details and status of completion of Green Highways in NCT of Delhi and Haryana and the future proposals thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- a)  Green  Highways  (Plantation,  Transplantation,  Beautification  & Maintenance),

Policy-2015 was issued in 2015 by the ministry. As per the policy, plantations are carried  out  along  available  surplus  median  and  roadside  land  of ROW. Since then avenue and median plantations are being taken up as per Annual Plantation Action Plan in conformity with IRC:SP:212009 Guidelines. NHAI has planted 402.28 lakh plants on National Highways after promulgation of Green Highways Policy -2015.

The state wise information is attached at Annexure-I.

In the state of Maharashtra 36.19 lakh numbers of plants have been planted in the median and avenue.

- b)  Vadodara-Mumbai  Expressway  Pkg-XI  to  Pkg-XVII  and  SuratDahisar section of NH-48 passes through Palghar. The details are in Annexure-II.
- c)  In  the  state  of  Haryana,  with  NH  length  2813  Km,  20.27  lakh number of plants and in the NCT of Delhi with length 2068.54 Km, 24.70 lakh numbers of plants respectively have been planted in the median  and  avenue  after  promulgation  of  Green  Highways  Policy2015. The details are given in Annexure-III.

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.667  ANSWERED  ON  25 TH  JULY,  2024 ASKED BY DR. HEMANT  VISHNU  SAVARA, SMT.  KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT,  SHRI  DHARAMBIR  SINGH  AND  DR.  ALOK  KUMAR SUMAN REGARDING  'GREEN  HIGHWAYS/NATIONAL  HIGHWAYS PROJECTS IN COUNTRY'

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| Sl No .                                                                           | Stat e                                                                            | Cu mul ativ e Pl ant atio n of 3 Y ear s (2 015- 16 t o 20 17-1                   | Pla nta tion in 2 018 -19 (N o. o f Pl ant s in                                   | Pla nta tion in 2 019 -20 (N o . of Pla nts in A ven ue                           | Plantatio n in 2020 -21 (No. of Plants in Avenue & Media n Plantat ion in La kh)  | Plantatio n in 2020 -21 (No. of Plants in Avenue & Media n Plantat ion in La kh)  | Plantatio 2021 in Media Plantat Plantatio n in 2022 -23 (No. of Plants in Avenue & Media n Plantat | Plantatio n in 2023 -24 (No. of Pl ants in A venue & Median P lantation in Lakh)  | Total Pl antation Progres s (2015- 16 to 20 23-24) (No. of Plants i n Avenu e & Med ian Plan tation in Lakh) | Plantatio n in 2023 -24 (No. of Pl ants in A venue & Median P lantation in Lakh)  |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| Sl No .                                                                           |                                                                                   | 8) ( N o. o f Pl ant s in Ave nue & M edia n Pl ant atio n in Lak                 | Ave nue & M edi an Pla nta tion in L akh )                                        | & M edi an Pla nta tion in L akh )                                                |                                                                                   | Me dia n                                                                          |                                                                                                    |                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                        |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |

| 1                     | Andh ra Pr ades h   | 6.34   | 1.4 7 4.8   | 1.2 2       | 1.7 9   | 3. 01   | 0.5 0       | 1.1 7       | 1. 67   | 0.5 8   | 1.0 0       | 1. 58       | 0.5 8   | 0.5 5 1. 14   |   20.01 |
|-----------------------|---------------------|--------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------------|---------|
| 2                     | Assa m              | 1.01   | 0.7 3 0.0 4 | 0.9 2 1.5 4 | 2.      | 46      | 1.0 1       | 0.7 2       | 1. 73   | 0.4 5   | 0.4 4       | 0. 89 0.2 2 | 0.6 3   | 0. 85         |    7.71 |
| 3 Biha r              | 1.62                | 0.6 4  | 0.9 3       | 0.6 8       | 0.0 4   | 0. 72   | 1.0 7       | 0.9 6       | 2. 03   | 0.6 5   | 1.4 7 2. 12 | 1.1 5       | 1.2 3   | 2. 38         |   10.44 |
| 4 Chha ttisg arh      | 2.02                | 0.8 6  | 0.5 4       | 0.8 4 0.3 4 |         | 1. 18   | 0.7 0       | 0.3 1 1. 02 | 0.8 8   | 0.4 4   | 1. 33       | 0.8 6       | 0.3 1   | 1. 17         |    8.11 |
| 5                     | Delhi 0.5           | 5.5    | 0.0 2       | 1.3 3 0.8 0 |         | 2. 13   | 2.8 0       | 6.7 1 9. 50 | 2.1 8   | 1.2 6   | 3. 44       | 2.4 7       | 1.1 3   | 3. 60         |   24.7  |
| 6 Guja rat            | 4.96                | 0.6 5  | 1.0 6       | 1.2 0       | 1.5 8   | 2. 78   | 0.5 8       | 1.8 0       | 2. 38   | 2.4 1   | 2.1 0       | 4. 51 1.6 1 | 2.0 8   | 3. 69         |   20.02 |
| 7 Hary ana            | 6.46                |        | 4.2 5 0.2 8 | 0.6 1       | 1.9 1   | 2. 52   | 1.0 0       | 0.5 9 1. 59 | 0.9 3   |         | 1.2 7 2.    | 19 1.1 3    | 1.8 5   | 2. 98         |   20.27 |
| 8 Him acha l Pra desh | 0.16                |        | 0.0 8 0.2 3 | 0.4 2       | 0.2 6   | 0. 68   | 0.4 7       | 0.2 5       | 0. 71 5 | 0.3     | 0.4 7 0. 82 | 0.2 1       | 0.1 1   | 0. 32         |    3    |
| 9 mu & shmi r         | Jam Ka 0.41         | 0.3 8  | 0.0 6       | 0.0 1 0.1 2 |         | 0. 13   | 0.1 1       | 0.3 1 0. 42 | 0.2 0   | 0.6 6   | 0. 86       | 0.4 1       | 0.3 6   | 0. 76         |    3.02 |
| 10 Jhar khan d        | 1.32                | 0.8 6  | 0.2 6       | 0.5 0 0.6 5 |         | 1. 16   | 1.3 2       | 1.2 1 2. 53 | 0.7 7   |         | 0.3 0 1. 07 | 0.5 7       | 6       | 0.3 0. 92     |    8.12 |
| 11 Karn atak a        | 7.51                | 1.7 5  | 3.7 3       | 0.8 1 0     | 2.7     | 3. 51   | 1.4 7       | 2.2 6 3. 73 | 1.0 4   |         | 1.8 2 2. 86 | 0.5 6       |         | 1.6 7 2. 23   |   25.32 |
| 12 Kera la            | 0.9                 | 0.2 4  | 0.1 5       | 0.0 8 0.2 5 |         | 0. 33   | 0.0 4 0.2 0 | 0. 24       | 0.0 2   | 0.1 3   | 0. 16       | 0.0 1       | 8       | 0.1 0. 18     |    2.2  |

| 13 Mad hya esh     | Prad      | 0.49   | 2.3 1   | 5.3    | 1.7 8   | 2.1 6   | 3. 94   | 2.2 5   | 3.5 2   | 5. 77   | 5.0 5   | 5.1 3   | 10 .1 8   | 3.1 1   | 3.9 3 7. 04   |   35.04 |
|--------------------|-----------|--------|---------|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------------|---------|
| 14 Mah aras htra   | 7.46      | 0.6 4  | 4.6 2   | 1.8 2  | 2.4 0   | 4. 22   | 3.2 3   | 4.7 4   | 7. 97   | 2.6 9   | 3.3 4   | 6. 04   | 2.7 1     | 2.5 4   | 5. 25         |   36.19 |
| 15 Odis ha         | 2.91      | 2.0 4  | 1.7 3   | 1.8 4  | 1.0 6   | 2. 90   | 2.4 3   | 1.3 5   | 3. 78   | 1.8 8   | 1.5 2   | 3. 40   | 1.2 3     | 1.4 5   | 2. 68         |   19.45 |
| 16 Punj ab         | 3.98      | 0      | 1.9 8   | 2.5 5  | 2.2 6   | 4. 81   | 2.1 5   | 0.8 1   | 2. 96   | 1.1 2   | 1.3 4   | 2. 45   | 1.3 3     | 1.0 0   | 2. 33         |   18.52 |
| 17 Raja stha n     | 8.1       | 1.5 2  | 2.0 7   | 3.1 6  | 1.6 3   | 4. 79   | 4.1 7   | 5.2 8   | 9. 45   | 7.2 9   | 5.1 6   | 12 .4 6 | 2.8 1     | 5.2 9   | 8. 10         |   46.48 |
| 18 Tami l Na du    | 6.44      | 1.8 2  | 2.9 2   | 1.1 9  | 1.6 7   | 2. 86   | 0.9 3   | 1.5 4   | 2. 47   | 1.0 3   | 1.5 2   | 2. 55   | 1.2 7     | 1.3 5   | 2. 62         |   21.67 |
| 19 Tela ngan a     | 3.09      | 0.1 8  | 0.5 9   | 1.7 6  | 1.5 1   | 3. 27   | 0.6 4   | 1.5 4   | 2. 18   | 0.6 5   | 2.0 9   | 2. 74   | 0.3 6     | 0.3 9   | 0. 74         |   12.8  |
| 20 Utta r Pra desh | 6.74      | 3.8    | 3.5 6   | 1.7 6  | 4.5 5   | 6. 31   | 1.6 7   | 3.7 5   | 5. 41   | 3.2 5   | 3.0 2   | 6. 27   | 2.8 0     | 2.0 2   | 4. 81         |   36.91 |
| 21 Utta rakh and   | 0         | 0.5 2  | 0.1 5   | 0.6 4  | 1.4 6   | 2. 10   | 1.4 0   | 0.7 3   | 2. 12   | 0.7 0   | 0.5 3   | 1. 23   | 0.3 8     | 0.1 8   | 0. 56         |    6.69 |
| 22 West Beng al    | 3.85      | 1.0 3  | 1.2     | 1.4 6  | 1.5 9   | 3. 04   | 1.6 4   | 0.7 4   | 2. 38   | 1.8 7   | 0.5 1   | 2. 37   | 1.2 0     | 0.5 3   | 1. 72         |   15.59 |
| Gran d tal         | To 76.2 7 | 31. 27 | 36. 22  | 26. 58 | 32. 29  | 58 .8 7 | 31. 58  | 40. 47  | 72 .0 5 | 35. 99  | 35. 53  | 71 .5 2 | 26. 96    | 29. 12  | 56 .0 8       |  402.28 |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.667  ANSWERED  ON  25 TH  JULY,  2024 ASKED BY DR. HEMANT  VISHNU  SAVARA, SMT.  KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT,  SHRI  DHARAMBIR  SINGH  AND  DR.  ALOK  KUMAR SUMAN REGARDING  'GREEN  HIGHWAYS/NATIONAL  HIGHWAYS PROJECTS IN COUNTRY'

| Details of National Highways Passing through Palghar District   | Details of National Highways Passing through Palghar District                                                                                    | Details of National Highways Passing through Palghar District   |
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| Sr. No.                                                         | Name of Project                                                                                                                                  | District                                                        |
| 1                                                               | Construction of 8 laning of Vadodara Mumbai Expressway Project from Km. 77+000 to Km. 103+400- PKG-XI                                            | Palghar                                                         |
| 2                                                               | Construction of 8 laning of Vadodara Mumbai Expressway Project from Km. 50+700 to Km. 77+000- PKG-XII                                            | Palghar                                                         |
| 3                                                               | Construction of 8 laning of Vadodara Mumbai Expressway from Km 26.582 to Km 50.700 of Main Expressway and Km 0+000 to Km 3+000 of SPUR PKG -XIII | Palghar                                                         |
| 4                                                               | Construction of 8 laning of Vadodara Mumbai Expressway Project from Km. 3+000 to Km. 20+200- PKG-XIV                                             | Palghar                                                         |
| 5                                                               | Construction of (i) White Topping on the                                                                                                         | Palghar                                                         |

| existing bituminous carriageway & service Road from km. 381.000 to Km. 502.000 (ii) VUP with service road at Delhi Darbar km. 499.150 (20m x 5.5m) (iii) VUP with service road at Pandurangwadi km. 501.250 (20m x 4.5m) (iv) LVUP with service road at Sativali km. 454.180 (12m x 4.0m) & (v) Safety measures on Surat-Dahisar Section of NH-48 in the State of Maharashtra on EPC mode Project .   |
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## ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.667  ANSWERED  ON  25 TH  JULY,  2024 ASKED BY DR. HEMANT  VISHNU  SAVARA, SMT.  KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT,  SHRI  DHARAMBIR  SINGH  AND  DR.  ALOK  KUMAR SUMAN REGARDING  'GREEN  HIGHWAYS/NATIONAL  HIGHWAYS PROJECTS IN COUNTRY'

| Details of Plantation carried out on National Highways from 2015-16 to 2023-24   | Details of Plantation carried out on National Highways from 2015-16 to 2023-24   | Details of Plantation carried out on National Highways from 2015-16 to 2023-24   | Details of Plantation carried out on National Highways from 2015-16 to 2023-24                        |
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| Sl No.                                                                           | State                                                                            | NH Length (in Km)                                                                | Total Plantation Progress (2015- 16 to 2023-24) (No. of Plants in Avenue & Median Plantation in Lakh) |
|                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | Total                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                | Delhi                                                                            | 2068.54                                                                          | 24.70                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                | Haryana                                                                          | 2813.00                                                                          | 20.27                                                                                                 |

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