Lok Sabha Question No. 704 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Status of Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the present status of the highways declared as National  Highways  (NHs)  along  with  the  NHs  which  are  under construction  at  present  in  the  country,  State-wise  particularly  in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka;
- (b) the details of new NH projects sanctioned for Karnataka during
- the last three years and the current year; and
- (c) the action taken by the Government to complete these projects, State-wise?

## 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). Total length of NHs in the country is about 1,46,145 km at present. State / Union Territory (UT) -wise details of notified NHs, including for the State of Karnataka, at present vis-à-vis that in March, 2014 are placed at Annexure-I. 6 nos. of NHs in a length of 410 km are passing through Kalaburagi district in the State of Karnataka.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 704

ANSWERED ON 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## STATUS OF HIGHWAYS

704.   DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

State / UT -wise details of under construction NHs projects, including for the State of Karnataka, are placed at Annexure-II. Out of this, NHs Projects in 159 km length amounting to Rs. 2,493 Crore are under construction in Kalburgi District in the State of Karnataka.

- (b) NHs projects in about 2,339 km length amounting to Rs. 55,079 Crore have been sanctioned / approved for the State of Karnataka during the last three years and the current year.
- (c) The Government has taken number of steps to ensure timely completion of projects like awarding  projects after  adequate preparation in terms of land acquisition and preconstruction activities, streamlining (i) land acquisition notification process, (ii) Forest & Environment clearances and (iii) simplifying procedure for approval of GAD (General Arrangement Drawing) by Railways, apart from  other  initiatives  like  rationalized  exit  for  equity  investors, premium re-scheduling, securitization of road sector loans, revamping  dispute  resolution  mechanism,  relaxations  in  contract provisions under "Atmanirbhar Bharat" to improve liquidity of funds available with contractors/developers, periodic reviews of projects at various levels, etc.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 704 ANSWERED ON 07.12.2023 ASKED BY DR. UMESH G. JADHAV REGARDING STATUS OF HIGHWAYS

State / UT -wise details of notified NHs, including for the State of Karnataka, at present vis-à-vis that in March, 2014:-

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  | As on 31.03.2014   | NH Length in Km on 31.10.2023   |
|-----------|---------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 4,190              | 8,683                           |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 2,027              | 4,285                           |
| 3         | Assam                     | 3,634              | 4,077                           |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 4,467              | 6,132                           |
| 5         | Chandigarh                | 24                 | 15                              |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh              | 3,031              | 3,620                           |
| 7         | Delhi                     | 80                 | 157                             |
| 8         | Goa                       | 269                | 299                             |
| 9         | Gujarat                   | 4,694              | 8,099                           |
| 10        | Haryana                   | 2,050              | 3,391                           |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh          | 2,196              | 2,607                           |
| 12        | Jammu and Kashmir         | 1,513              | 1,876                           |
| 13        | Jharkhand                 | 2,968              | 3,633                           |
| 14        | Karnataka                 | 6,177              | 8,191                           |
| 15        | Kerala                    | 1,700              | 1,858                           |
| 16        | Ladakh                    | 806                | 806                             |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh            | 5,116              | 9,105                           |
| 18        | Maharashtra               | 6,249              | 18,459                          |
| 19        | Manipur                   | 1,452              | 1,840                           |
| 20        | Meghalaya                 | 1,171              | 1,156                           |
| 21        | Mizoram                   | 1,222              | 1,499                           |
| 22        | Nagaland                  | 741                | 1,670                           |
| 23        | Orissa                    | 4,550              | 5,897                           |
| 24        | Puducherry                | 53                 | 64                              |
| 25        | Punjab                    | 1,699              | 4,239                           |
| 26        | Rajasthan                 | 7,646              | 10,706                          |
| 27        | Sikkim                    | 149                | 709                             |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu                | 4,975              | 7,000                           |
| 29        | Telangana                 | 2,400              | 4,926                           |
| 30        | Tripura                   | 509                | 889                             |
| 31        | Uttar Pradesh             | 7,986              | 12,292                          |
| 32        | Uttarakhand               | 2,282              | 3,664                           |
| 33        | West Bengal               | 2,908              | 3,910                           |
| 34        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 300                | 331                             |
| 35        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 31                 | 37                              |
| 36        | Daman & Diu               | 22                 | 22                              |
|           | TOTAL                     | 91,287             | 1,46,145                        |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 704 ANSWERED ON 07.12.2023 ASKED BY DR. UMESH G. JADHAV REGARDING STATUS OF HIGHWAYS

State / UT -wise details of under construction NHs projects, including for the State of Karnataka: -

| Sl. No.   | State               | Under Construction NHs Projects   | Under Construction NHs Projects   | Under Construction NHs Projects   |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State               | Nos.                              | Length (km)                       | Cost (Rs. Crore)                  |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar | 7                                 | 216                               | 1,216                             |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 92                                | 2,389                             | 45,507                            |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 34                                | 652                               | 9,660                             |
| 4         | Assam               | 53                                | 992                               | 28,625                            |
| 5         | Bihar               | 66                                | 2,187                             | 60,813                            |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh        | 42                                | 1,636                             | 16,235                            |
| 7         | Delhi               | 8                                 | 80                                | 12,876                            |
| 8         | Goa                 | 15                                | 62                                | 4,675                             |
| 9         | Gujarat             | 67                                | 1,749                             | 43,980                            |
| 10        | Haryana             | 38                                | 942                               | 40,459                            |
| 11        | Haryana, Rajasthan  | 1                                 | 15                                | 410                               |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh    | 41                                | 649                               | 19,099                            |
| 13        | Jammu and Kashmir   | 54                                | 932                               | 48,429                            |
| 14        | Jharkhand           | 35                                | 956                               | 17,532                            |
| 15        | Karnataka           | 92                                | 3,052                             | 63,596                            |
| 16        | Kerala              | 30                                | 912                               | 53,207                            |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh      | 65                                | 2,283                             | 25,833                            |
| 18        | Maharashtra         | 195                               | 6,617                             | 108,284                           |
| 19        | Manipur             | 38                                | 735                               | 9,716                             |
| 20        | Meghalaya           | 17                                | 325                               | 2,758                             |
| 21        | Mizoram             | 23                                | 638                               | 11,544                            |
| 22        | Nagaland            | 33                                | 679                               | 10,207                            |
| 23        | Odisha              | 63                                | 1,863                             | 30,671                            |
| 24        | Puducherry          | 2                                 | 11                                | 99                                |
| 25        | Punjab              | 43                                | 1,222                             | 37,804                            |
| 26        | Rajasthan           | 61                                | 2,099                             | 30,237                            |
| 27        | Sikkim              | 16                                | 232                               | 4,678                             |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu          | 73                                | 1,977                             | 42,345                            |
| 29        | Telangana           | 65                                | 2,076                             | 28,211                            |
| 30        | Tripura             | 9                                 | 135                               | 2,076                             |
| 31        | UT Ladakh           | 14                                | 259                               | 2,893                             |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh       | 88                                | 3,186                             | 96,556                            |

|         |             | Under Construction NHs Projects   | Under Construction NHs Projects   | Under Construction NHs Projects   |
|---------|-------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State       | Nos.                              | Length (km)                       | Cost (Rs. Crore)                  |
| 33      | Uttarakhand | 79                                | 1,227                             | 26,737                            |
| 34      | West Bengal | 50                                | 872                               | 23,133                            |
|         | Total       | 1,609                             | 43,856                            | 960,103                           |

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