Lok Sabha Question No. 535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Maintenance of Old Roads & Bridges of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama, Shri P P Chaudhary

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure upkeep  and  maintenance  of  old  roads  and  bridges  on  National Highways;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to introduce any monitoring mechanism  to  ensure  structural  integrity  of  road  infrastructure, especially old bridges and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  the  maintenance work in Pali and Jodhpur district of Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)   Upkeep and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) including bridges, structures, etc. are undertaken through different modes. In Engineering  Procurement  and  Construction  (EPC)  contracts,  the contractors maintain road during construction period and thereafter during  Defects  Liability  Period-cum-Maintenance  Period.  In  Design

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 535 ANSWERED ON 25 TH  July, 2024

## MAINTENANCE OF OLD ROADS & BRIDGES OF NHs

535.  SHRI CHUDASAMA RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI: SHRI P P CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

Build Finance Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) / Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM)  Contracts,  the  concessionaires  maintain  the  road  during construction  period  and  thereafter  till  end  of  concession  period. Concessionaires of Toll Operate and Transfer (TOT)/ Special Purpose  Vehicles  (SPVs)  of  INVIT  agreements  maintain  the  road during  the  concession  period.  Rest  of  the  National  Highways stretches  are  generally  maintained  by  contractors  of  Performance based  Maintenance  Contract  (PBMC)  and  Short-term  Maintenance Contract (STMC).

(b) Visual as well as equipment  based  periodical inspection, evaluation and monitoring has been mandated for National Highways  including  bridges  to  ensure  that  structural  integrity  of various components of NHs is maintained through timely repair/rehabilitation  intervention.  Structural  health  monitoring  on real time basis is also carried out in some very important bridges. Ministry  has  also  sanctioned  Indian  Bridge  Management  System (IBMS)  for  monitoring  and  maintenance  of  the  bridges  and  other structures on the entire NH network in the country. (c) Yes, Sir. The details are at Annexure.

Annexure ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  535  FOR ANSWER  ON  25 TH JULY, 2024 ASKED BY SHRI CHUDASAMA RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI AND  SHRI P  P  CHAUDHARY REGARDING  "MAINTENANCE  OF  OLD  ROADS  &  BRIDGES  OF NHs"

| Name of District   | NH No.        | Name of NH Section   | Expenditure(INR in Crores) incurred on Maintenance during   | Expenditure(INR in Crores) incurred on Maintenance during   | Expenditure(INR in Crores) incurred on Maintenance during   |
|--------------------|---------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|                    |               |                      | FY 2021- 22                                                 | FY 2022- 23                                                 | FY 2023- 24                                                 |
| Jodhpur            | NH-25         | Jodhpur- Pachpadra   | -                                                           | 25.71                                                       | 19.92                                                       |
| Jodhpur            | NH-125        | Jodhpur - Pokaran    | -                                                           | 24.73                                                       | 4.36                                                        |
| Jodhpur            | NH-25         | Bar-Bilara- Jodhpur  | -                                                           | 16.30                                                       | -                                                           |
| Pali               | NH-65         | Jodhpur-Pali         | Under DBFOT Contract                                        | Under DBFOT Contract                                        | Under DBFOT Contract                                        |
| Pali               | NH-65 & NH-14 | Pali Bypass          | Under DBFOT Contract                                        | Under DBFOT Contract                                        | Under DBFOT Contract                                        |

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