Lok Sabha Question No. 3138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Surplus Land held by NHAI
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dr. M K Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3138 ANSWERED ON 18 th  DECEMBER, 2025

## SURPLUS LAND HELD BY NHAI

3138. DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of surplus land held by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), State-wise  and district-wise in Tamil Nadu; and
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  develop  these  surplus lands with the help of private players, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  The details of  surplus  land  held  by  the  National  Highways Authority of India (NHAI), State-wise and district-wise in Tamil Nadu are annexed at Annexure-A.
- (b)   The Government intends to make gainful utilisation of the surplus land,  including  through  establishment  of  wayside  amenities  and parking facilities apart from plantation.

ANNEXURE-A

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3138 FOR ANSWER ON 18.12.2025 ASKED BY DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD REGARDING SURPLUS LAND HELD BY NHAI

State-wise data of surplus land held by NHAI as on 01.07.2025:

| Sr. No.   | Area of Surplus land parcel (plot/ piece) in (Hectares)   |   Area of Surplus land parcel (plot/ piece) in (Hectares) |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|           | 1 Andhra Pradesh                                          |                                                   18.26   |
|           | 2 Assam                                                   |                                                   10.07   |
|           | 3 Bihar                                                   |                                                  162.86   |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh                                              |                                                  204.12   |
| 5         | Delhi                                                     |                                                  296.99   |
| 6         | Gujarat                                                   |                                                   97.77   |
| 7         | Haryana                                                   |                                                    8.6845 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh                                          |                                                   29.75   |
| 9         | Jharkhand                                                 |                                                   20.41   |
| 10        | Karnataka                                                 |                                                  219.72   |
| 11        | Kerala                                                    |                                                    6.23   |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh                                            |                                                   37.76   |
| 13        | Maharashtra                                               |                                                   43.22   |
| 14        | Odisha                                                    |                                                   20.21   |
| 15        | Punjab                                                    |                                                   14.9255 |
| 16        | Rajasthan                                                 |                                                   48.89   |
| 17        | Tamil Nadu                                                |                                                   63.57   |
| 18        | Telangana                                                 |                                                   26.56   |
| 19        | Uttar Pradesh                                             |                                                  101.427  |
| 20        | Uttarakhand                                               |                                                   28.46   |
| 21        | West Bengal                                               |                                                   95.65   |
|           | Total Area (Hect.)                                        |                                                 1555.54   |

Information on NHAI's Surplus Land (District-Wise) in Tamil Nadu as on 01.07.2025:

| Sr. No.          | District Name   | Area (hect.)   |
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
| 1                | Chengalpattu    | 0.5872         |
| 2                | Coimbatore      | 0.5838         |
| 3 Cuddalore      |                 | 3.7487         |
| 4                | Dharmapuri      | 0.1217         |
| 5 Dindigul       |                 | 0.597          |
| 6 Kancheepuram   | 6.451           |                |
| 7 Krishnagiri    |                 | 2.1093         |
| 8 Mayiladuthurai |                 | 14.5415        |
| 9 Nagapattinam   |                 | 4.5364         |
| 10               | Pudukkottai     | 0.0213         |
| 11               | Sivagagnai      | 0.0772         |
| 12               | Sivaganga       | 1.1417         |
| 13               | Sivagangai      | 4.5233         |
| 14               | Sivagangai      | 0.3327         |
| 15               | Thanjavur       | 0.485          |
| 16               | Tiruppur        | 3.7239         |
| 17 Tiruvallur    | 0.58            |                |
| 18 Trichy        |                 | 2.326          |
| 19 Tuticorin     |                 | 4.335          |
| 20               | Vellore         | 7.9883         |
| 21               | Villupuram      | 4.6995         |
| 22               | Virudhunagar    | 0.072          |
| Grand            | Total           | 63.5825        |

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