Lok Sabha Question No. 4588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Maintenance of NHs in Tripura
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Biplab Kumar Deb

be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether the maintenance of National Highways passing through Tripura is reviewed at regular intervals; and
- (b)    if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4588 ANSWERED ON 27 TH  MARCH, 2025

## MAINTENANCE OF NHs IN TRIPURA

4588.  SHRI BIPLAB KUMAR DEB:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  Yes  sir.  The  development  and  maintenance  of  National Highways (NHs), including those passing through the State of Tripura, is reviewed  regularly.  Works  on  NHs  are  undertaken  based  on connectivity requirements, inter-se priority, traffic density and synergy with  the  PM  Gati  Shakti  framework  to  ensure  that  NHs  remain  in traffic-worthy condition.

The  Government  has  prioritized  the  maintenance  of  existing National Highways (NH) network and, inter-alia, evolved a mechanism to ensure Maintenance and Repair (M&R) of all NHs sections through an  accountable  maintenance  agency.  The  Government  has  planned that all NHs sections should be under Maintenance, through one of the following mechanisms:

- i. Maintenance & Repair (M&R) of stretches of NHs, where development works have commenced or Operation, Maintenance and  Transfer  (OMT)  Concessions/  Operation  and  Maintenance (O&M) Contracts have been awarded are the responsibility of the concerned Concessionaires/ Contractors till the end of the Defect Liability Period (DLP)/ Concession Period.
- ii. For  all  remaining  sections  of  NHs  stretches,  Government  has taken a policy decision to undertake maintenance works through Performance-Based Maintenance Contract (PBMC) or Short-Term Maintenance Contract (STMC).

Additionally,  regular  road  inspections  are  carried  out  to  assess road conditions, identify areas requiring maintenance or upgradation, and  ensure  that  the  highways  remain  safe,  accessible,  and  wellmaintained.

## Details of NHs length in the State of Tripura as below:

|   Total NH length (in Km) |   Length Awarded/ Ongoing Development Works Km) |   of (in Length under Concession Period Km) |   DLP/ (in Length Awarded/ Ongoing Maintenance Works (PBMC/ STMC/ IRQP) (in Km) | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                         |
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                       793 |                                             278 |                                         438 |                                                                              49 | Balance length has been handed over to National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) on 01.01.2025 after maintenance of potholes/ depressions by State PWD. |

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