Lok Sabha Question No. 530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Accident Prone Areas on NH-709B
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ms Iqra Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 530 ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2024

## ACCIDENT PRONE AREAS ON NH-709B

530.  MS IQRA CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)     the total number of accident prone black spots or accident prone areas identified on Panchkula-Ambala-Saharanpur-Haridwar National Highway (NH), Meerut-Haridwar NH, Delhi-Yamunotri NH-709B and Gram Balwa-  Jewra  Pulia-Simbhalka  and  near  the  railway  bridge  on  the  NH709B; and
- (b)       the  details  of  contracts  formalized  between  the  Government  and the NH developers for proper upkeep, development and maintenance of the said stretches of NHs?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). As Gram Balwa- Jewra PuliaSimbhalka stretch is not on NH, details of accident prone black spots or accident prone areas on the said road are not maintained in the Ministry.

The  details  of  accident  prone  black  spots  identified  on  remaining NHs viz., Panchkula-Ambala-Saharanpur-Haridwar National Highway (NH),  Meerut-Haridwar  NH,  Delhi-Yamunotri  NH-709B  and  near  the railway bridge on the NH-709B are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Details of the National Highway                                          |   No. of Black spots |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | Panchkula-Ambala-Saharanpur-Haridwar                                     |                    7 |
|         2 | Meerut-Haridwar                                                          |                   29 |
|         3 | Delhi-Yamunotri NH-709B including near the railway bridge on the NH-709B |                    9 |

- (b)      The  details  of  contracts  executed  between  Government  and Contractors/Concessionaires for development and maintenance of Panchkula-Ambala-Saharanpur-Haridwar National Highway (NH), MeerutHaridwar NH, Delhi-Yamunotri NH-709B are annexed.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 530 FOR ANSWER ON 25.07.2024 ASKED BY MS  IQRA  CHOUDHARY  REGARDING  ACCIDENT  PRONE  AREAS  ON  NH709B

## Contracts executed for development:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the National Highway                                        | Name of the section                                                                                                 | Awarded cost (in Rs. Cr.)   | Date of award of work   | Appointed Date         | Actual/Revi sed/Schedu led completion date   | Remarks                        |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|         1 | Panchkula- Ambala- Saharanpur- Haridwar                             | Roorkee- Chutmalpur of NH-344-Gagalheri section of NH-NH- 307 & Gagalheri- Saharanpur Yamunanagar section of NH-344 | 942.00                      | 30.03.2016              | 28.02.2018             | 07.10.2022                                   | Project under operation Period |
|         1 | Panchkula- Ambala- Saharanpur- Haridwar                             | Yamunanagar- Panchkula Section of NH-344 - Rectification of Blackspots                                              | 29.47                       | 21.10.2023              | 28.02.2024             | 25.08.2025                                   | Under construction             |
|         1 | Panchkula- Ambala- Saharanpur- Haridwar                             | Yamunanagar- Panchkul344 (PKG)-III                                                                                  | 224.54                      | 26.08.2016              | 05.11.2016             | 30.06.2020                                   | Project under DLP              |
|         2 | Delhi- Yamunotri NH-709B and near the railway bridge on the NH-709B | For NH-709B, Pkg.-I & II (Akshardham to EPE Junction)                                                               | 1100.00/ 1323.52            | 15.07.2021/ 22.02.2021  | 26.06.2022/ 11.05.2021 | 22.12.2024/ 15.08.2024                       | Under construction             |
|         2 | Delhi- Yamunotri NH-709B and near the railway bridge on the NH-709B | 2. EPE crossing to Shamli section of NH-709B.                                                                       | 435.15                      | 27.08.2018              | 21.11.2018             | 02.02.2021                                   | Project under DLP              |
|         2 | Delhi- Yamunotri NH-709B and near the railway bridge on the NH-709B | 3. Shamli bypass to Saharanpur section of NH- 709B                                                                  | 531.00                      | 05.02.2019              | 30.09.2019             | 31.12.2024                                   | Under construction             |

## Contracts executed for operation and maintenance:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the National Highway            | Name of the section                                     |   Awarded cost (In Rs. Cr.) | Date of award of work   | Appointed Date   | Maintenance Period   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | Panchkula- Ambala- Saharanpur- Haridwar | Yamunanagar- Panchkula Section of NH- 344 (PKG- I & II) |                        6.64 | 27.09.2022              | 05.04.2023       | One year             |

| Sl. No.   | Name of the National Highway   | Name of the section                                                                                                                                                     |   Awarded cost (In Rs. Cr.) | Date of award of work   | Appointed Date   | Maintenance Period   |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
| 2         | Meerut-Haridwar                | Meerut Muzaffarnagar section of NH- 334                                                                                                                                 |                      127.8  | 23.03.2005              | 09.03.2006       | 20 Years             |
|           |                                | Routine Maintenance & Incident Management work of Muzaffarnagar to Haridwar Section from Km. 354.050 to Km. 360.270 of NH-34 and from Km. 0.000 to Km. 36.400 of NH-334 |                       13.61 | 14.03.2022              | 30.03.2022       | 3 years              |
|           |                                | Routine Maintenance & Incident Management work of Muzaffarnagar to Haridwar Section from Ch. 36.400 to Ch. 71.900 of NH-334                                             |                       13.96 | 07.05.2022              | 04.05.2022       | 3 years              |

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