Lok Sabha Question No. 29 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Land Acquisition for NH
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Jadon Chandra Sen, Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Sanghamitra Maurya

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has identified several National Highways (NHS)  projects  in  the  country  for  completion  during  the  year  2023, particularly of districts of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  the  said  projects  lying  pending,  State-wise including Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government is facing problems in land acquisition in several States to complete the timely construction of the said NHs;
- (d) if so, the names of the States where such problems are arising and the steps taken by the Government to resolve this problem;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  monitoring  the  progress  of  the  said projects  in  collaboration  with  the  concerned  State  Governments  for better and early completion of the said projects in various parts of the country;
- (f) the details of meetings held with the State Governments concerned during the last three years, State-wise;
- (g) whether all the problems being faced have been resolved during the said meetings; and
- (h) if not, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.29 ANSWERED ON 20 th  July, 2023

## LAND ACQUISITION FOR NH

29. DR. CHANDRA SEN JADON:

SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

DR. SANGHMITRA MAURYA:

## 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) and (b) Yes Sir, based on the progress and scheduled/revised date of completion, 310 projects have been identified for completion from now to December, 2023. The State-wise details of such projects including for the States of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are annexed.

- (c)  to  (h)  Land  acquisition  issues  have  adverse  effect  on  the  timely construction of NHs, to varying degrees, in almost all States.

The Government is closely monitoring various issues affecting completion of NH projects like land acquisition, encroachment removal, law  &  order  issues,  utility  shifting,  non-availability  of  soil/aggregate, environment/forest/wildlife clearances, ROB & RUB issues, contractual issues,  etc.  with  all  stakeholders  including  State  Governments  and other Central Ministries/Departments. Regular meetings with concerned State officials at local/district/state level are held on daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly basis, as per requirements based on the criticality of the issues.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) of LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 29 FOR ANSWER ON 20.07.2023 ASKED BY DR. CHANDRA  SEN  JADON,  SHRI  ARVIND  GANPAT  SAWANT,  SHRI  SANJAY JADHAV AND DR. SANGHMITRA MAURYA AS REGARDING LAND ACQUISITION FOR NH

| S. No.   | State/ UT                              |   Number of projects |
|----------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar                    |                    2 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                         |                   16 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                      |                   11 |
| 4        | Assam                                  |                    7 |
| 5        | Bihar                                  |                   10 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                             |                    0 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                           |                   15 |
| 8        | Dadar and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu |                    0 |
| 9        | Delhi                                  |                    2 |
| 10       | Goa                                    |                    3 |
| 11       | Gujarat                                |                   16 |
| 12       | Haryana                                |                   11 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                       |                    8 |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir                        |                    7 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                              |                    5 |
| 16       | Karnataka                              |                    8 |
| 17       | Kerala                                 |                    4 |
| 18       | Ladakh                                 |                    2 |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                         |                   13 |
| 20       | Maharashtra                            |                   44 |
| 21       | Manipur                                |                    5 |
| 22       | Meghalaya                              |                    5 |
| 23       | Mizoram                                |                    4 |
| 24       | Nagaland                               |                   10 |
| 25       | Odisha                                 |                   14 |
| 26       | Puducherry                             |                    0 |
| 27       | Punjab                                 |                    9 |
| 28       | Rajasthan                              |                   23 |
| 29       | Sikkim                                 |                    1 |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                             |                   15 |
| 31       | Telangana                              |                    4 |
| 32       | Tripura                                |                    4 |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh                          |                   12 |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                            |                   14 |
| 35       | West Bengal                            |                    6 |
| Total    | Total                                  |                  310 |

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