Lok Sabha Question No. 478 (STARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Construction of Amritsar-Jamnagar Expressway
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Ummeda Ram Beniwal

†*478.

be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  quality  of  the  road  constructed  under  the  AmritsarJamnagar  Expressway  passing  through  Rajasthan  under  the  Bharatmala Project is very poor due to which the road has sunk at many places and has become uneven and full of potholes and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) the persons/authorities responsible for the same;
- (c) whether  the Government  has  investigated the causes  of road accidents occurring on the said route, if  so,  the  details  of  the  technical flaws responsible for road accidents and the corrective measures taken in this regard so far;
- (d) the budgetary expenditure incurred on this road, category-wise; and

(e) the  number  of  landholders  compensated  for  acquisition  of  land  for road construction under this entire project along with the prescribed rate and standards applied for the compensation, State and district-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

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

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 478 ANSWERED ON 3 RD  APRIL, 2025

CONSTRUCTION OF AMRITSAR-JAMNAGAR EXPRESSWAY SHRI UMMEDA RAM BENIWAL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 478 ANSWERED ON 3 RD  APRIL, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI UMMEDA RAM BENIWAL REGARDING 'CONSTRUCTION OF AMRITSAR-JAMNAGAR EXPRESSWAY'.

- (a) and (b) The  stretch  of  Amritsar-Jamnagar  Economic  corridor  in  the state of Rajasthan under Bharatmala Pariyojana has been constructed as per  prescribed  standards  &  specifications   and  relevant  Indian  Road Congress (IRC) codes. After opening of traffic and  monsoon in year 2023, distress  was  observed  at  certain  locations.  To  explore  the  permanent remedial measures, the pavement has been investigated through domain experts from IIT Kharagpur. The stretches/locations where  distress occurred   have  been  rectified  as  per  the  recommendation  of  domain experts  by  the  Contractor  at  their  own  cost  as  per  the  maintenance obligations under Defect Liability Period (DLP) of 5 years as envisaged in contract agreement.
- (c) The geometric design of the entire highway was reviewed and found strictly  as  per  IRC  guideline.  All  the  junctions  and  grade  separated structures are also strictly as per the norms of the IRC and safe for design speed of 100 km/h.

The accidents on the corridor were also investigated and generally it is observed that accidents are taking place  for several reasons including due to fatigue and restlessness of the driver due to long working hours.

- (d) The total project cost of Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic corridor in the State  of  Rajasthan  is  Rs.  15797.71  crore  including  land  acquisition  and construction cost.
- (e) The details of landholders is under:

| State     | District       |   Nos. of Landholders |   Compensation Amount (in in Rs in crore) |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Haryana   | Dabawali       |                   201 |                                     38.25 |
| Rajasthan | Hanumangarh    |                  1601 |                                    250.8  |
|           | Sri Ganganagar |                   688 |                                     23.1  |
|           | Bikaner        |                 10677 |                                    138.55 |
|           | Jodhpur        |                  4864 |                                    165.27 |
|           | Barmer         |                  2841 |                                    107.65 |
|           | Jalore         |                  2616 |                                    185.47 |

Compensation  has  been  determined  under  the  provisions  of  National Highways  Act,  1956  read  with  the  Right  to  Fair  Compensation  and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013 and factors based on State Government Notification dated 14.06.2016.

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