Lok Sabha Question No. 2404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: National Highway-161A
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2404 ANSWERED ON 3 RD  AUGUST, 2023

## NATIONAL HIGHWAY-161A

2404. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the work on National Highway (NH)- 161A is going on for many years and is yet to be completed and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether construction has been halted on the said NH due to Shastrakund, Kinwat, Mahur and sanctuary regions;
- (c) if so, the time by which the said work is likely to be resumed and completed;
- (d) whether additional funds have been allocated by the Government to complete the said works as per the rules of Department of Forests; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Details  of  on-going  works  on  National  Highway  (NH)-  161A  in  the state of Maharashtra & Karnataka are as under:-

|   Sr.no | Project             | Appointment date   |   Physical Progress (in %) | Targeted Completion date   |
|---------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|       1 | Kothari - Dhanora   | 15.02.2019         |                         95 | December - 2023            |
|       2 | Sarsam - Kothari    | 27.06.2017         |                         88 | December - 2023            |
|       3 | Bhokar - Sarsam     | 17.06.2017         |                        100 | Completed                  |
|       4 | Mudkhed - Nanded    | 03.04.2023         |                          5 | October- 2024              |
|       5 | Osmanagar - Kundral | 05.06.2018         |                         92 | December - 2023            |
|       6 | Kundral - wazar     | 04.06.2018         |                        100 | Completed                  |
|       7 | Aurad-Bidar         | 14.09.2021         |                         76 | December - 2023            |

## (b) to (e) Details of stretches of NH 161 A which are delayed due to forest and wild life permission are as under: -

| Project Name      | Chainage in which work was Halted                                                                      | Reasons        | Region   | Current Status                                                                                                                                              |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Kothari - Dhanoda | Forest Stretch Ch.104.800 to 106.460 Ch. 109.440 to 109.640 Ch.110.800 to 116.020 Ch.140/30 to 140/715 | Forest Stretch |          | Permission received on 24/02/2023. 7.080 km forest length work completed. Newly identified forest stretch 0.395 km length pending due to forest permission. |

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|                  | Eco sensitive zone Stretch Ch.91.770 to 94.400                                                           | Eco sensitive zone                      | Painganga wild life sanctuary   | Pending due to Court order & eco sensitive zone permission not received.                                |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sarsam - Kothari | Ch.51.740 to 55.040 Ch.55.080 to 55.165 66/00 to 67.230 67/500 to 68/300 74/00 to 74/950 78/00 to 79/080 | Forest permission Wild life Permission. | Kinwat Region                   | Forest permission received on 24/02/2023 Wild life Permission received on 25/04/2023. Work is Completed |

No work is delayed on NH-161A in Shastrakund & Mahur regions.

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