Lok Sabha Question No. 3033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Condition of NH between Jaguli, Nadia and Beldanga, Murshidabad
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ms. Mahua Moitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3033 ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## CONDITION OF NH BETWEEN JAGULI, NADIA AND BELDANGA, MURSHIDABAD

3033. MS. MAHUA MOITRA:

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

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  poor  State  of  the National Highway (NH) between Jaguli, Nadia and Beldanga, Murshidabad,  particularly  under  the  Road  over  Bridge  (RoB)  in Krishnanagar Road Station as well as Kapa More Mohanpur and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  any  accidents  have  been  reported  due  to  the  poor condition of this stretch of the NH and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  pre-monsoon  repair  or  maintenance  work  has been carried out in these stretches and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  any  funds  have  been  allocated  towards  repair  and maintenance of this stretch and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether a timeline has been fixed for the repair of this stretch of the NH and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Localised  instances  of  surface  distress,  pothole  formations and  deficiency  in  drainage  performance  has  been  observed  and corrective  action  has  been  initiated  to  restore  pavement  integrity and proper drainage functionality.  The  status  of  National  Highway (NH) - 12 between Jaguli to Murshidabad is as under:
- (1) The  stretch  between  Barasat  to  Krishnanagar  passing through Jaguli and Nadia having a length of 66.7 km has been developed  to  4-lane  on  Engineering  Procurement  Contract (EPC)  mode.  The  stretch  is  maintained  by  EPC  Contractor  in traffic worthy condition under the Defect Liability Period (DLP) as per the contract agreement. The Road under Bridge (RUB) at Krishnanagar gets submerged during rainy season. However arrangement has been made to drain out the water.
- (2) The  stretch  from  Krishnanagar  to  Baharampore  with  a length  of  67  km  has  been  developed  to  4-lane  on  BuildOperate-Transfer (BOT) mode and is being maintained in traffic worthy condition. The section between Beldanga to Murshidabad falls in the above stretch. In addition, widening to 4-lane in 5.5 km in Murshidabad district including in Beldanga is  under  progress  with  scheduled  completion  by  July,  2026. Further, Kapa More is on Kalyani Expressway, which is a State Expressway and not maintained by Central Government.
- (b) No  accident  data,  due  to  poor  condition  of  the  stretch,  is separately  available.  However,  in  the  stretch  between  Barasat  to Baharampore having a length of about 160 km, 209 accidents have been reported during the current year. (c) Pre-monsoon  maintenance  works,  including  pothole  filling, patch  repairs  and  drain  cleaning,  were  executed  by  the  EPC Contractor/Concessionaire. The repair and maintenance works fall within the scope the being
- (d) & (e) of the existing Contractor/Concessionaire as per Contract/Concessionaire Agreement and the stretch is maintained in traffic worthy condition accordingly.

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