Lok Sabha Question No. 4648 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: New National High-Speed Corridor Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Shri Ramprit Mandal, Smt. Lovely Anand, Shri Giridhari Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4648 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  AUGUST, 2025

## NEW NATIONAL HIGH-SPEED CORRIDOR PROJECTS

4648. SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV: SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL: SMT. LOVELY ANAND: SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether the Government proposes to develop ten new National High-Speed Corridor projects, if so, the details of these corridors and their key features; and
- (b)      whether  the  Government  proposes  to  approve  twelve  new projects under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)      Government has approved 14 nos. of high speed corridors with total length of 1,490 km from July 2024. These corridors are planned to boost connectivity, improve logistic efficiency and reduce congestion.

As  of  1st  August  2025,  out  of  1,490  km,  803  km  has  been awarded.  The details of the Projects/ Corridors along with their status is Annexed.

- (b)      The  Government  has  approved  twelve  new  projects  under  the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP) through the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 28 August 2024.

## The details of the 12 Newly Approved Projects is as below:

1.       IMC Khurpia, Uttarakhand
2.       IMC Rajpura, Punjab
3.       Dighi Port Industrial Area, Maharashtra
4.       IMC Palakkad, Kerala
5.       Jodhpur-Pali-Marwar Industrial Area, Rajasthan
6.       IMC Hisar, Haryana
7.       IMC Agra, Uttar Pradesh
8.       IMC Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
9.       IMC Gaya, Bihar
10.    Orvakal Industrial Area, Andhra Pradesh
11.    Kopparthy Industrial Area, Andhra Pradesh
12.    Zaheerabad Industrial Area, Telangana

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4648 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  AUGUST, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV, SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL, SMT. LOVELY ANAND AND SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV REGARDING 'NEW NATIONAL HIGH-SPEED CORRIDOR PROJECTS'.

|   S. No. | Project Name                                                                             | State          |   Length (km) | Current Status                                                                                              |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 4-Lane Kharagpur - Moregram National High- Speed Corridor                                | West Bengal    |           231 | Awarded                                                                                                     |
|        2 | 4-lane Ayodhya Ring Road                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh  |            68 | Northern Ayodhya Bypass (36 km)- Awarded Southern Ayodhya Bypass (32 km)- Under Construction                |
|        3 | 4-Lane Northern Guwahati Bypass and Widening/ Improvement of Existing Guwahati Bypass    | Assam          |           121 | Awarded                                                                                                     |
|        4 | 6-Lane Agra - Gwalior National High-Speed Corridor                                       | Madhya Pradesh |            88 | Awarded                                                                                                     |
|        5 | 4-Lane Section between Pathalgaon and Gumla of Raipur-Ranchi National Highspeed Corridor | Chhattisgarh   |           137 | Awarded                                                                                                     |
|        6 | 6-Lane Kanpur Ring Road                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh  |            47 | Pkg IIA (9 km)- Balance for Award Pkg IIB (19 km) - Under Construction Pkg III (19 km) - Under Construction |
|        7 | 6-Lane Tharad - Deesa - Mehsana - Ahmedabad National High-Speed Corridor                 | Gujarat        |           214 | Balance for Award                                                                                           |

| 8     | 8-Lane Elevated Nashik Phata - Khed Corridor near Pune                                                                   | Maharashtra       | 30    | Balance for Award                             |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 9     | Development of Pagote to Chowk (NH-348B)                                                                                 | Maharashtra       | 29    | Balance for Award                             |
| 10    | Sasaram - Arrah - Patna                                                                                                  | Bihar             | 120   | Pkg 1 (74 km)- Awarded Pkg 2 (46 km)- Awarded |
| 11    | Aerocity Road-Ramgarh (Zirakpur Bypass)                                                                                  | Punjab            | 19    | Balance for Award                             |
| 12    | Development of 4 lane from Badvel to Nellore (Guruvindapudi Village on NH 16) in the State of Andhra Pradesh on PPP mode | Andhra Pradesh    | 108   | Balance for Award                             |
| 13    | Capital Regional Ring Road for Bhubaneshwar & Cuttak                                                                     | Odisha            | 111   | Balance for Award                             |
| 14    | Shillong - Silchar                                                                                                       | Meghalaya & Assam | 167   | Balance for Award                             |
| Total | Total                                                                                                                    | Total             | 1,490 |                                               |

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