Lok Sabha Question No. 18 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Road connectivity in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 18 ANSWERED ON 20 th  July, 2023

## ROAD CONNECTIVITY IN TELANGANA AND ANDHRA PRADESH

18.                    SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has dedicated various National Highway projects for improving road connectivity of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and also to other connecting States;
- (b) if so, the details of surveys/feasibility reports;
- (c) the funds sanctioned/spent on the same and progress made so far;
- (d)  the  actual  demands  of  roads  by  the  various  States    considered/ rejected along with the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of plan of action proposed to meet the future needs of various States in construction of NHs?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

(Shri NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a), (b) & (c) Ministry has taken up various National Highway projects for improving road connectivity of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh  and  also to other  connecting  States viz., Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. The details of such projects, sanctioned based on survey/feasibility/technical reports during the last 3 financial years (i.e., F.Y. 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23) including  funds  sanctioned  for  these  projects  and  the  progress  of expenditure are at Annexure.
- (d) & (e) Development and maintenance of National  Highways (NHs) is a continuous process. Projects to be taken up in successive years are finalized based on the outcome of DPRs, traffic volume, interse-priority and availability of resources. The demands for development of NHs received from the states are considered based on the approved Annual Plans.

## Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a), (b) and (c) OF THE LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  18  FOR  ANSWER  ON 20.07.2023 ASKED BY SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY REGARDING ' ROAD CONNECTIVITY IN TELANGANA AND ANDHRA PRADESH '

Details  for  various  National  Highway  projects  dedicated  for  road connectivity of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and also to other connecting States i.e. Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.

|   Sr No. | State          |   No of Works |   Total Sanctioned Cost (Rs. In Crore) |   Length (Km) |   Total Expenditure upto 30.06.2023 (Civil Work) Rs. In Crore |
|----------|----------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Telangana      |            71 |                                  37069 |          1958 |                                                          2580 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh |            96 |                                  37220 |          2586 |                                                          5736 |
|        3 | Odisha         |            19 |                                   2204 |           204 |                                                           222 |
|        4 | Chhattisgarh   |             1 |                                     37 |            36 |                                                            26 |
|        5 | Maharashtra    |             3 |                                    504 |            83 |                                                           258 |

|   6 | Karnataka   |   12 |   5282 |   400 |   138 |
|-----|-------------|------|--------|-------|-------|
|   7 | Tamil Nadu  |    6 |    446 |    24 |    31 |

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