Lok Sabha Question No. 779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: NHs Projects in West Bengal
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Khalilur Rahaman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 779 ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JULY 2025

## NHs PROJECTS IN WEST BENGAL

## 779.     SHRI KHALILUR RAHAMAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)      the  details  regarding  the  ongoing  National  Highways  (NHs) projects in West  Bengal  including  their total length  and  funds allocated thereof;
- (b)     the number of these projects that are behind schedule; and
- (c)     the details of project cost escalation, if any, project-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) and (c) Details are Annexed.
- (b) Presently, 13 out of 34 ongoing National Highways (NHs) projects in West Bengal are behind schedule.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PARTS (a) AND (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 779 FOR ANSWER ON 24.07.2025 ASKED BY SHRI KHALILUR RAHAMAN REGARDING NHs PROJECTS IN WEST BENGAL

|   Sl. No | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                            | NH N o   | Length (in km)   |   Sanctio ned Cos t/TPC (R s. in Cro re) | Appoint ed date/ Date of start   | Schedul ed Comp letion D ate   | Physica l progre ss (%)   |   Project c ost escal ation, if a ny (Rs. in Crore) |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Construction of new road at the missing link portion of N H-81 along the approved alig nment between Harishchand rapur & Easter approach of Kalindri-Bridge, in the distric t of Malda.                                 | 81       | 13.15            |                                   271.17 | 02-11-20 16                      | 01-11-20 18                    | 82.56%                    |                                               20.03 |
|        2 | Construction of 4-lane ROB ( Twins 2-lanes) and its appro aches in replacement of leve l crossing at km 3.950 of NH- 2B (Railway km 226/0) at Tal it.                                                                   | 2B       | ROB              |                                   145.89 | 24-02-20 24                      | 23-02-20 26                    | 22.67%                    |                                               54.44 |
|        3 | Construction of twins 2-lane ROB and its approaches in r eplacement of existing level crossing Gate No. -38 (Rly k m 165/21-165/23) between C hondrakona Road & Garbeta Stations in Kadamadiha at k m 159.448 of NH-60. | 60       | ROB              |                                   101.76 | 16-01-20 23                      | 14-01-20 25                    | 69.47%                    |                                               -4.22 |
|        4 | Construction of ROB and its approaches in lieu of Level C rossing No. 10/B/T at km 307 .050 of NH-60 (Bhimgarh).                                                                                                        | 60       | ROB              |                                   155.87 | 07-08-20 23                      | 06-08-20 25                    | 10.61%                    |                                              -17.3  |
|        5 | Construction of ROB and its appraoches in lieu of level cr ossing No. 21/SPL/E at km 33 8.600 of NH-60 (Suri).                                                                                                          | 60       | ROB              |                                   127.21 | 10-07-20 21                      | 09-07-20 23                    | 75.45%                    |                                              -10.07 |
|        6 | Construction of proposed RO B & its approaches on NH-60 at 193+800 in lieu of LC Gate No. 39/A/3E in the state of W est Bengal.                                                                                         | 60       | ROB              |                                    62.09 | 13-11-20 21                      | 12-11-20 23                    | 35.31%                    |                                               -0.69 |

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|   Sl. No | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   NH N o | Length (in km)   |   Sanctio ned Cos t/TPC (R s. in Cro re) | Appoint ed date/ Date of start   | Schedul ed Comp letion D ate   | Physica l progre ss (%)   |   Project c ost escal ation, if a ny (Rs. in Crore) |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|        7 | Development to 4/6-lanning o f NH-31 (New NH-10) with bo th side service roads from k m 569.258 to km 581.030 (en d of AH-02 project on NH- 31 near Shivmandir to Sevoke A rmy Cantonment) in districts of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri i n the state of West Bengal o n EPC Mode                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |       10 | 11.77            |                                   995.04 | 22-03-20 23                      | 19-09-20 25                    | 51.21%                    |                                               64.16 |
|        8 | Reconstruction and Widenin g of 8 nos. narrow culvert at km 22.445, km 22.450, km 2 2.840, km 27.565 , km 29.00 0 (half portion) , km 29.500, km 30.650, km 38.290 & spo t improvement from km 22.3 97 to km 22.442, km 22.445 t o km 22.450, km 22.453 to k m 22.493, km 26.855 to km 2 6.935, km 27.125 to km 27.1 75 , km 27.492 to km 27.562, km 27.565 to km 27.710 , km 29.487 to km 29.502, km 29. 506 to km 29.513, km 32.710 to km 32.750 km, km 32.885 to km 32.910, km 38.185 to k m 38.285, km 38.290 to km 3 8.330 & repair of old parapet s, construction of new parap ets, road signage such as M edian Marker, Road Marking etc in selected stretches fro m km 20.00 to km 40.00 of N H-110 (Old NH-55) in the Dist rict of Darjeeling under Annu al Plan 2022-23 sanction -reg |      110 | Culvert          |                                    13.49 | 01-03-20 24                      | 01-03-20 25                    | 76.27%                    |                                                0.15 |

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|   Sl. No | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   NH N o | Length (in km)        |   Sanctio ned Cos t/TPC (R s. in Cro re) | Appoint ed date/ Date of start   | Schedul ed Comp letion D ate   | Physica l progre ss (%)   | Project c ost escal ation, if a ny (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|        9 | (i) Reconstruction of a box c ulvert at km 3.780 in connec tion with the Widening of NH -35 (New NH-112) under NH Division No.-V, P.W. (Roads) Directorate, (ii) Reconstructi on of minor bridge at km 13. 872 of NH-35 (New NH-112) under NH Division No. V, P.W . (Roads) Directorate (iii) Re construction of bow string gi rder type minor bridge at km 16.567 of NH35 (New NH-112 ) under NH Division No.- V, P. w. (Roads) Directorate, in th e district of North 24-Pargan as, West Bengal during the y ear 2022-23 in EPC mode - re |      112 | Culvert               |                                    40.13 | 07-11-20 23                      | 06-11-20 25                    | 70.00%                    | NIL                                                 |
|       10 | Construction or 4 lane Ranig anj Bypass of length 5.261 k m on NH-60 (new NH-14) fro m km 273.00 of NH to km 47 8.18 of NH-2 (New NH 16) in paschim Bardhaman, West B engal in EPC Mode- reg.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |       60 | 5.26                  |                                   410.83 | 08-03-20 24                      | 08-03-20 26                    | 37.50%                    | 4.58                                                |
|       11 | Slope Stabilization Scheme at location of landslide at k m 52.240 km of NH-110 (Old NH55) at Tindharia, West Be ngal & Permanent Restoratio n of damaged Road bench at km 42.80 of NH -110 (Old NH -55) under NH Division-IX in t he district of Darjeeling Wes t Bengal during the year 202                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |      110 | Slope S tabiliza tion |                                    24.52 | 06-09-20 24                      | 06-03-20 26                    | 52.02%                    | NIL                                                 |
|       12 | 2-2023. Widening Carriageway width along with construction of fo otpath from km 69.00 to km 71.40, Permanent Restoratio n of depressed road bench a t km 60.480 and Restoration of Valley side protection wal l at km 60.950 in between k m 60 to km 61 & Repair & Re habilitation of Panchanai bri dge at km 75.030 of NH-110 ( Old NH- 55) in the district of Darjeeling West Bengal durin g the year 2022-2023 -Sancti on -Reg.                                                                                                          |      110 | 2.40                  |                                    18.45 | 10-01-20 24                      | 10-07-20 25                    | 99.03%                    | NIL                                                 |

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|   Sl. No | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   NH N o | Length (in km)   |   Sanctio ned Cos t/TPC (R s. in Cro re) | Appoint ed date/ Date of start   | Schedul ed Comp letion D ate   | Physica l progre ss (%)   | Project c ost escal ation, if a ny (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|       13 | Improvement of Spots from 2 1.710 km to 21.838 km (inclu ding reconstruction & culver t widening), 21.921 km to 22. 000 km (including drop & gui des), 23.7600 km to 23.800 k m, 26.597 km to 26.705 km (i ncluding drop & guides), 28. 270 km to 28.340 km, 35.878 km to 35.980 km, 36.025 km to 36.135 km , 36.245 km to 36.400 km (includ+F55:F59in g reconstruction & culvert w idening) on NH-110 (Old NH- 55) in between km 20.00 to k m 40.00 of NH-110 (Old NH-5 5) under NH Division-IX, in th |      110 | 0.79             |                                    14.48 | 11-09-20 24                      | 11-09-20 25                    | 47.00%                    | NIL                                                 |
|       14 | e district of Darjeeling. Construction of 3 (three) nos . newsingle cell type box cul vert (2.0 m X 3.0m) at chaina ges 54+150 km, 54+750 km, & 55+150 km of NH-12(old N H-117) including improveme nt offlaring portion on either side of each culvert during t he year 2024-2025under N.H. Division No. 1, in the district of South 24 parganas, WestB                                                                                                                                                |       12 | Culvert          |                                     1.64 | 16-04-20 25                      | 13-10-20 25                    | 0%                        | NIL                                                 |
|       15 | Re- senctioning from Km 0.0 0 to Km 0.500, strengthening from km 0.00 to km 8.20 and km 15.00 to km 15.50 and Wi dening and strenghening fro m km 8.20 to km 15.00 of NH -327 (old NH-31C) in the distr ict of Darjeeling under NH Di vision No. IX P.W.(Roads) Dir ectorate, West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                               |      327 | 15.50            |                                    49.96 | 11-04-20 25                      | 10-04-20 26                    | 32%                       | NIL                                                 |
|       16 | Repair and Rehabilitation wo rks for 13 nos. distressed bri dhes in the Birbhum district as a part of Detailed project Report for 4- Lanning of NH-6 0 (New NH- 14) from km 115. 000 (Kharagpur) to km 422.4 50 (Moregram) in the State o f West Bengal (Package III- Bakreswar Bridge at 322.550 km, Bramhani Bridge at 398. 450 km amd Gambhira Bridg                                                                                                                                                 |       14 | Bridge           |                                    31.61 | 07-05-20 25                      | 07-05-20 27                    | 0%                        | NIL                                                 |

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|   Sl. No | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   NH N o | Length (in km)   |   Sanctio ned Cos t/TPC (R s. in Cro re) | Appoint ed date/ Date of start   | Schedul ed Comp letion D ate   | Physica l progre ss (%)   | Project c ost escal ation, if a ny (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|       17 | e at 418.918 km). Repair and Rehabilitation wo rks for 13 nos. distressed bri dhes in the Birbhum district as a part of Detailed project Report for 4- Lanning of NH-6 0 (New NH- 14) from km 115. 000 (Kharagpur) to km 422.4 50 (Moregram) in the State o f West Bengal (Package IV- T ilpara Right Canal Bridge at                                         |       14 | Bridge           |                                    37.58 | 28-04-20 25                      | 27-04-20 27                    | 15%                       | NIL                                                 |
|       18 | Repair and Rehabilitation wo rk for 13 nos. distressed brid ges in the Birbhum district a s a part of Detailed Project R eport for 4- Lanning of NH-60 (New NH-14) from km 115.00 0 (Kharagpur) to km 422.450 (Moregram) in the State of W est Bengal (Package I). Sinju ri-Bridge at km 308.660, Sinj uri-2 at km 309.020 Chandra bhaga bridge at km 333.400 |       14 | Bridge           |                                     7.86 | 07-05-20 25                      | 06-05-20 26                    | 12%                       | NIL                                                 |
|       19 | Repair and Rehabilitation wo rk for 13 nos. distressed brid ges in the Birbhum district a s a part of Detailed Project R eport for 4- Lanning of NH-60 (New NH-14) from km 115.00 0 (Kharagpur) to km 422.450 (Moregram) in the State of W est Bengal (Package II) MD Bazar Mini Bridge at km 350. 530 & Kargil bridge at km 35                               |       14 | Bridge           |                                     8.74 | 28-04-20 25                      | 28-07-20 26                    | 30%                       | NIL                                                 |

| Sl. No   | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | NH N o   | Length (in km)   | Sanctio ned Cos t/TPC (R s. in Cro re)   | Appoint ed date/ Date of start   | Schedul ed Comp letion D ate   | Physica l progre ss (%)   | Project c ost escal ation, if a ny (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|          | 3.040                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |          |                  |                                          |                                  |                                |                           |                                                     |
| 20       | Improvements of spots inclu ding reconstruction & wideni ng of culverts in between Ch .40.000 to 65.000 of NH 55 (n ew NH 110) under N.H. Divisi on-IX(I), in the district of Dar jeeling, West Bengal in the F Y 2024-25                                                                                                                                       | 110      | 2.85             | 32.35                                    | 23-04-20 25                      | 22-04-20 26                    | 10.06%                    | NIL                                                 |
| 21       | Improvement of spots (inclu ding widening of culvert, dro ps & guide) from km 4.390 to km 4.585, km 5.328 to km 5. 430, km 8.520 to km 9.075 (a t 02 nos. of locations), km 9. 335 to km 9.520 and km 12.0 60 to km 12.235 on NH110 ( Old NH-55) in between km 0. 00 to km 20.00 of NH- 110 un der NH Division-IX in the Dist rict of Darjeeling, West Beng al. | 110      | 1.121            | 15.02                                    | 17-03-20 25                      | 16-03-20 26                    | 1.14%                     | NIL                                                 |
| 22       | Bagrakot-Kafer (Package - I VA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 717A     | 15.24            | 402.94                                   | 04-10-20 19                      | 03-04-20 22                    | 98.54%                    | 32.81                                               |
| 23       | Bagrakot-Kafer ( Pkg IV-B)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 717A     | 12.6             | 295.97                                   | 05-10-20 20                      | 05-04-20 23                    | 95.71%                    | 32.18                                               |
| 24       | Kafer- Lava More (Pkg-VA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 717A     | 21.1             | 273.78                                   | 05-10-20 20                      | 05-04-20 23                    | 95.12%                    | 31.36                                               |
| 25       | Lava More Pedong bypass to Reshi Border (Pkg-VB)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 717A     | 16.55            | 395.59                                   | 20-10-20 20                      | 17-04-20 22                    | 91.24%                    | 39.61                                               |
| 26       | Slope Protection and landsli de mitigation at 4 Vulnerable LocationsSlope protection a nd landslide mitigation at 4 v ulnerable locations (km 1.95 0 to Km 2.100, km 11.100 to 11.450, km 22.435 to km 22. 485 and km 22.610 to km 22. 680) within Sevoke-Rangpo s ection of NH-10 (old NH-31A) in Kalimpong district in the State of West Bengal on EPC mode   | NH-10    | 0.62             | 152.27                                   | 26-06-20 25                      | 26-06-20 27                    | 0%                        | NIL                                                 |
| 27       | Slope Protection and Landsli de Mitigation at 2 Vulnerable Locations [km 23.20 to km 2 3.960 and 26.530 to km 26.5 80] within Sevoke-Rangpo S ection of NH-10(old NH-31A)                                                                                                                                                                                       | NH-10    | 0.81             | 68.49                                    | 06-09-20 24                      | 08-03-20 26                    | 2%                        | NIL                                                 |

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| Sl. No   | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                 | NH N o   |   Length (in km) | Sanctio ned Cos t/TPC (R s. in Cro re)   | Appoint ed date/ Date of start   | Schedul ed Comp letion D ate   | Physica l progre ss (%)   | Project c ost escal ation, if a ny (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 28       | 4 lane bridge over River Gan ga at downstream of Farakk a Barrage of NH-12 (Old NH- 34)(4L NHDP-III,5 Km, EPC)                                                                                               | 12       |            5.468 | 622.04                                   | 20-12-20 18                      | 18-12-20 21                    | 92.47%                    | NIL                                                 |
| 29       | Up-gradation to 2L+PS confi guration of Purulia-Chandil S ection of NH-18 (Old NH-32)                                                                                                                        | 18       |           73.281 | 1612.1                                   | 12-12-20 19                      | 09-06- 2 2                     | 96.19%                    | NIL                                                 |
| 30       | Construction of 4-laning road for Purulia Bypass Section fr om Km 84.030 to Km 94.345 of NH-18 (Old NH-32) (Length 10.315 km) in the state of W est Bengal under NHDP-IV-B on EPC Mode                       | 18       |           10.315 | 557.6                                    | 05-02-20 22                      | 09-08-23                       | 91.41%                    | 14.23                                               |
| 31       | 6L Elevated Kona Expressw ay from Km. 0.145 to Km. 7.3 37 of NH-117                                                                                                                                          | 117      |            7.192 | 1212.56                                  | 06-06-20 24                      | 03-12-26                       | 19.25%                    | NIL                                                 |
| 32       | 4-laning of the de-scoped str etches from Km. 115.342 to Km. 191.700 of NH-12 (Old N H-34) in Nadia district (3.962 ) & Murshidabad district (5.5 38) in the State of West Ben gal on EPC Mode under NH(O )) | 12       |           10.554 | 201.1                                    | 16-07-20 24                      | 11-01-26                       | 30.7%                     | NIL                                                 |
| 33       | 4-laning of Barasat-Barajagul i Section of NH-12 (Old NH-3 4) from Km. 31.000 to Km. 4 8.679 in the district of North 24-Parganas in the State of West Bengal on EPC Mode u nder NH(O)                       | 12       |           17.679 | 352                                      | 12-08-20 24                      | 13-02-26                       | 6%                        | NIL                                                 |
| 34       | 4 laning of Falakata to Salsa labari of NH-27 (Old NH-31D) (Pck-2A)                                                                                                                                          | 27       |           41.654 | 2154.96                                  | 04-12-20 24                      | 01-06-27                       | 27.03%                    | NIL                                                 |
|          | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                        |          |          285.9   | 10867.0 9                                |                                  |                                |                           |                                                     |

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