Lok Sabha Question No. 264 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Maintenance and Operation of NH-9
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Kumari Selja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 264 ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF NH-9

## 264.  KUMARI SELJA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  maintenance  and  operation  of  National  Highway  No.  9 (Hisar  to  Dabwali,  approximately  150  kilometres)  has  been  entrusted  to  a private  company  or  is  being  managed  directly  by  the  National  Highways Authority of India (NHAI), if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the scheme or model under which the said highway was constructed such  as  Build-Operate-Transfer  (BOT),  Public-Private  Partnership  (PPP)  or direct execution by NHAI;
- (c) whether  toll  is  being  collected  at  four  different  locations  on  this highway  and  if  so,  whether  basic  facilities  such  as  road  maintenance, lighting and improvements at accident-prone spots have not been adequately provided, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the responsibility for  the  upkeep, lighting  infrastructure  and safety improvements on this highway has been entrusted to the concerned private company or is being done by NHAI, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 264 ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2025 ASKED BY KUMARI SELJA REGARDING 'MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF NH-9'.

(a) to (d) The Hisar-Dabwali section of NH-9 having length of about 145 km has  been  upgraded  to  4-lane  standard  on  Engineering,  Procurement  and Construction (EPC) mode under National Highways Development Programme (NHDP) Phase-IVB. 4-laning of this stretch was completed in the year 2017.

Presently, the stretch is under operation and maintenance by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) through its maintenance contractor  engaged  on  Performance  Based  Maintenance  Contract  (PBMC) with  effect  from  01.04.2025. The  maintenance  of  the  project  highway  is being  carried  out  by  the  PBMC  contractor.  During  monsoon  period,  there were issues relating to water logging and pothole repairs, whch has been resolved.

Fee is being collected from the users at following 3 Nos. of Fee Plazas on Hisar-Dabwali section of NH-9:

- (i)    Landhri (Agroha)
- (ii)   Bhavdeen (Sirsa)
- (iii)  Khuian Malkana (Dabwali)

The user fee on the above Public Funded Fee Plazas is being collected by  the  NHAI  through  separate  user  fee  collection  agencies.  The  routine maintenance works, initial rectification works as well as periodic maintenance  (including  the  works  related  to  highway  lighting,  pothole repair, road safety items, bituminous overlay etc.) of the highway, is being carried out by the PBMC contractor.

All  the  requisite  arrangements  such  as  highway  lighting,  signboards, road  markings  etc.  have  been  provided  to  mitigate  any  potential  road accidents.

There  is  one  identified  Blackspot  in  village  Kherekan  (HR-05-44) district  Sirsa  on  this  stretch.  The  short-term  measures  have  been  already taken  up  on  the  Blackspot.  Further,  the  work  of  construction  of  six  lane Vehicular Under Pass (VUP) as long-term measure sanctioned separately.

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