Lok Sabha Question No. 52 (STARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Quality of Roads under EPC Mode
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 52

ANSWERED ON 28 th  NOVEMBER, 2024

## QUALITY OF ROADS UNDER EPC MODE

## *52.        SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

SMT. BHARTI PARDHI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Union Government is aware that the quality of roads constructed  under  the  Engineering,  Procurement  and  Construction (EPC) mode is poor;
- (b)  if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  reaction  of  the  Union Government thereon;
- (c) the defect liability period fixed under EPC mode and the period in which roads have become defective and the loss suffered by the Union Government as a result thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  fixed  any  responsibility  on contractors in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the action taken against the contractors along with penalty imposed on them and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 52 ANSWERED ON 28.11.2024 ASKED BY  SHRI  ARVIND  GANPAT  SAWANT  AND  SMT.  BHARTI  PARDHI REGARDING QUALITY OF ROADS UNDER EPC MODE (a) and (b)  All efforts are made to ensure that the National Highways (NHs)  are  constructed  as  per  quality  standards  specified  in  the Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  /  Indian  Roads  Congress (IRC) specifications and codes. To ensure the construction quality of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Projects, Consultants  (Authority's  Engineer)  are  appointed  by  the  Ministry  and its  executing  agencies  for  day  to  day  supervision  of  the  works  at site. Officials  of  executing  agencies  of  the  Ministry  such  as  National Highways  Authority  of  India,  National  Highways  &  Infrastructure Development Corporation  Limited,  Border  Roads  Organisation,  Public Works Departments/ Road Construction Departments/ Corporations of State  Governments/  Union  Territories,  the  project  implementation units  of  the  Ministry  and  the  Officers  of  the  Ministry  also  undertake inspections from time to time and ensure adherence of conformity of quality  of  the  work  done  by  the  Concessionaire  with  stipulated requirements. Deficiencies, if any, observed during such examination / supervision are brought to the notice of the Concessionaires  / Contractors for taking up necessary corrective measures. (c) to (e) As per the provisions of the Standard EPC Agreement for NH works for execution on EPC Mode, the Defect liability period (DLP) is 5 years  from  the  date  of  Completion  of  road  constructed  with  Flexible pavement  and 10 years from the date of Completion of road constructed with Rigid pavement or flexible pavements using perpetual design. In case of all stand-alone structures such as Bridges/ Tunnels and in stretches where new technology has been used, DLP is 10 (years from the date of Completion. Further, for stretches requiring renewal of Bituminous Concrete (BC) layer using hot-in-place recycling of the entire BC layer or providing a fresh BC layer of thickness 40 mm and in stretches requiring improvement of riding quality through laying a layer of BM/DBM and BC, DLP is 3 years from the date of Completion.

Officials  of  executing  agencies  of  the  Ministry  and  Authority's Engineer (AE) undertake inspections on regular basis during implementation  periods  and  DLP;  defects  (if  any)  are  brought  to  the notice of the Contractors for rectifications of defects identified within a  period  of  15  days  from  the  date  of  issue  of  notice  or  within  any reasonable period as decided by the executing agency or AE. Actions against  defaulting  agencies  are  taken  as  per  the  provisions  of  the Contract agreement in case of any defaults.

Project-wise  details  of  major  deficiencies  notified  by  AE  or  the executing  agencies  in  NHs  projects  undertaken  in  EPC  mode  during implementation periods/ DLP and action taken including responsibility fixed  and  penalties  imposed  (wherever  applicable)  during  the  last three financial years and current year is annexed.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  to  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 52 ANSWERED ON 28.11.2024 ASKED BY  SHRI  ARVIND  GANPAT  SAWANT  AND  SMT.  BHARTI  PARDHI REGARDING QUALITY OF ROADS UNDER EPC MODE

Project-wise  details  of  major  deficiencies  notified  by  AE  or  the  executing agencies  in  NHs  projects  undertaken  in  EPC  mode  during  implementation periods/  DLP  and  action  taken  including  responsibility  fixed  and  penalties imposed  (wherever  applicable)  during  the  last  three  financial  years  and current year:

| State          |   S. No. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | NH No.   |   Length (in Km.) |   Cost (in Cr.) | Details of damages / defects                                                                                                                                                             | Action Taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|----------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |        1 | 4 laning of Vijayawada- Machilipatnam section of NH-9 from Km. 0.000 to Km. 63.800 (approx. length 64.611 km) in the State of Andhra Pradesh on EPC mode under NHDP Phase III                                                                                                                                     | 65       |            64.611 |          740.7  | (i) Surface undulations in flexible pavement on East Side Benz Circle Flyover (ii) HTMS                                                                                                  | (i) DLP Period has been extended till the rectification of defects. (ii) EPC Contractor has completed rectification of surface undulations as per the rectification methodology suggested by CRRI, New Delhi. (iii) Contractor has started restoration works of HTMS. |
| Andhra Pradesh |        2 | Rehabilitaiton and upgradation of Dindi- Digamarru Section from Km 127/500 to Km 136/520 of NH-214 (NH 216) & Digamarru- Losari Section from Km 0/000 to Km 32/900 of NH 214 (NH 216) to two lane with paved shoulders in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Engineering Procurement and construction (EPC) basis. | 216      |            42.12  |          316.06 | Cement Concrete Cores (PQC) from Chainage Km 25/010, 25/082, 25/045 Bituminous Cores (DBM+BC) from Chainage 130/175- 130/165 Bituminous Cores (DBM+BC) from Chainage 8/335, 8/345, 8/350 | The defects identified were rectified by the contractor at their own expense. In addition, a penalty of Rs.1.04 crore was imposed and deducted from the stage payments due to the poor quality of work.                                                               |
| Bihar          |        3 | Rail cum Road Bridge across river Ganga at Munger Ghat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 333B     |            14.517 |          227.77 | Potholes and water stagnation                                                                                                                                                            | The contractor has taken up actions for rectification of defects.                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

| State        |   S. No. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                 | NH No.   |   Length (in Km.) |   Cost (in Cr.) | Details of damages / defects                                                    | Action Taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|--------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Chattishgarh |        4 | 4-Laning of Simga- Sargaon Section of NH- 200 (New NH-130) from Km 48+580 to Km 91+026                                                                                              | New 130  |            42.446 |          829.13 | Crack in 148 nos. of Cement Concrete Panels                                     | Action taken up for Panel Rectifications at the risk & cost of EPC Contractor.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Chattishgarh |        5 | 4-Laning of Sargaon- Bilaspur Section of NH- 200 (New NH-130) from Km 91+026 to Km 126+525 under EPC Mode                                                                           | New 130  |            35.499 |          676.44 | Crack in Cement Concrete Panels & RE Wall bulged at Km. 91, 96, 101, 102 & 106. | The EPC Contractor has commenced the rectification work at site.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Chattishgarh |        6 | 4/6 Laning of Raipur- Simga Section of NH- 200 (New NH-30) from Km 0+000 to Km 48+580 section of Raipur-Bilaspur (Package-1) in the state of Chhattisgarh under NHDP IV on EPC Mode | 30       |            48.58  |         1166    | Cracks observed in PQC panels                                                   | Action taken up for replacement of PQC panels by EPC Contractor at his own cost.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Haryana      |        7 | Flyover and Underpass at Hero Honda Chowk                                                                                                                                           | 48       |             1.4   |          138.07 | spalling of concrete chunk from deck slab                                       | Due to insolvency of the Contractor, NHAI terminated the Contract and assigned the work of maintenance to another agency at risk and cost of the original contractor. In May, 2024, certain portion of deck slab had spalled. An expert committee was formed to look into the reasons for the aforesaid spalling of concrete. NHAI has initiated actions for appointing specialized agency for structural safety audit. |
| Haryana      |        8 | Delhi-Vadodara Expressway Pkg. 2                                                                                                                                                    | NE-4     |            28.5   |         1094    | Rutting                                                                         | NHAI has imposed damages amounting to Rs. 40.55 Lakhs on the contractor for delayed maintenance. Process of rectification of rutting has been initiated and majority of the rutting has been rectified. Also IIT Kharagpur has been engaged for detailed study and suggestions for permanent rectification of                                                                                                           |

| State     | S. No.   | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | NH No.   | Length (in Km.)   | Cost (in Cr.)   | Details of damages / defects                    | Action Taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|-----------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |          |                   |                 |                                                 | defects.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|           | 9        | Delhi-Vadodara Expressway Pkg. 3                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NE-4     | 31.8              | 780.88          | Rutting                                         | NHAI has imposed damages amounting to Rs. 35.90 Lakhs on the contractor for delayed maintenance. Process of rectification of rutting has been initiated and majority of the rutting has been rectified. Also IIT Kharagpur has been engaged for detailed study and suggestions for permanent rectification of defects. |
| Gujarat   | 10       | Construction of six lane flyover/VUP including RE wall, service road and Drain, near Umbhel village on Bharuch- Surat Section of NH-48 (Old NH-80 at Ch of Km 258.858 identified as black spot ID no. GJ- 02-54 in the State of Gujarat | 48       | 0.9               | 26.76           | Poor quality of works                           | Penalty has been invoked for non-fulfilment of contract obligations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Jharkhand | 11       | 4 Laning of kutchery chowk to bijupara Secion of NH 75 from km 0.0 to km 34.00                                                                                                                                                          | 75       | 34                | 235             | PQC panel, Riding quality, toll plaza building. | Performance Bank Guarantee of Rs 11.79 Crores encashed for non rectification of defects                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

| State       |   S. No. | Name of the Project                                                     | NH No.          |   Length (in Km.) | Cost (in Cr.)             | Details of damages / defects                                           | Action Taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|-------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Karnataka   |       12 | Hospet-Bellary- Karnataka/AP Border from Km.280.080 to Km.375.450       | 63              |            95.37  | 870                       | Cracks are developed in PQC for 8.30 km.                               | The terminated project has been re-awarded for completing the balance works of the subject project in March, 2023 with a completion period of 2 years from the Appointed Date (May, 2023). The Cost of repairs and rectification of poor quality works (damaged PQC) has been included in the present contract which was already recovered from earlier Contractor. |
| Karnataka   |       13 | 4-laning of Hubli - Hospet section                                      | 67 (Old NH- 63) |           143.721 | 1334.70                   | Cracks on PQC Pavement and widening of longitudinal joints on pavement | Contractor has initiated actions for rectification of damages.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Maharashtra |       14 | Bodhwad- Muktainagar - Barhanpur road Section - II Km 44/760 Km.78/145. | 753L            |            33.385 | 178.26                    | Cracked panels                                                         | Contractor has initiated actions for rectification of damages. DLP period is extended by Six months.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Maharashtra |       15 | Section -II Kolde to Khetia Road km.50+200 to 98+800                    | 752G            |            48.6   | 509.18                    | Cracked panels                                                         | Contractor has initiated actions for rectification of damages.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Maharashtra |       16 | Mehkar-Ajispur Road                                                     | 548C            |            35.836 | 230.2                     | Cracked panels                                                         | The Performance BG of Contractor is forfeited. Process initiated for rectification of damages.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|             |       17 | Bhokar-Sarsam                                                           | 161A            |            33     | 295.09                    | Cracked panels                                                         | Contractor has initiated actions for rectification of damages.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|             |       18 | Sillod-Fardapur                                                         | 753F            |            32.63  | 432.98                    | Cracked panels                                                         | Contractor has initiated actions for rectification of damages.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|             |       19 | Parbhani to Gangakhed                                                   | 752K            |            35.885 | 237.88(A fter COS 239.99) | Cracked panels                                                         | Contractor has executed the panel replacement / rectification works.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|             |       20 | Amdi - Saoner                                                           | 753             |            39.58  | 396.91                    | Cracked panels                                                         | Contractor has initiated actions for rectification of damages.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

| State     |   S. No. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | NH No.   |   Length (in Km.) |   Cost (in Cr.) | Details of damages / defects                                                              | Action Taken                                                                                                                                                       |
|-----------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |       21 | Up-gradation to Four Lane with Paved Shoulder configuration of the highway starting from existing km 88.400 (Savali Vihir) to km 163.400 (Start of Ahmednagar Bypass) (Design Length - 75.000 km) section of NH-160 in the State of Maharashtra under Bharatmala Pariyojana on EPC Mode.                                                                                                                                                      | 160      |             75    |          418.2  | Poor and inferior quality of work.                                                        | NHAI Terminated EPC Contract.                                                                                                                                      |
|           |       22 | Construction of (i) White Topping on the existing bituminous carriageway & service Road from km. 381.000 to Km. 502.000 (ii) VUP with service road at Delhi Darbar km. 499.150 (20m x 5.5m) (iii) VUP with service road at Pandurangwadi km. 501.250 (20m x 4.5m) (iv) LVUP with service road at Sativali km. 454.180 (12m x 4.0m) & (v) Safety measures on Surat- Dahisar Section of NH- 48 in the State of Maharashtra on EPC mode Project. | 48       |            121    |          553    | Localized failures in the white topping pavement such as cracks, potholes, tyre marks etc | Contractor has initiated actions for rectification of damages..                                                                                                    |
| Rajasthan |       23 | Delhi Vadodara Expressway NE-4 Pkg.06                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | NE-4     |             31.16 |          931    | Rutting, Raincuts, potholes & settlement                                                  | Penalty imposed on each contractor amounting to Rs. 50 Lakhs for non-rectification of defects in the stipulated time frame as per provision of contract agreement. |
| Rajasthan |       24 | Delhi Vadodara Expressway NE-4 Pkg.07                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | NE-4     |             31.26 |          946    | Rutting, Raincuts, potholes & settlement                                                  | Penalty imposed on each contractor amounting to Rs. 50 Lakhs for non-rectification of defects in the stipulated time frame as per provision of contract agreement. |
| Rajasthan |       25 | Delhi Vadodara Expressway NE-4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | NE-4     |             33.05 |          880.11 | Rutting, Raincuts, potholes & settlement                                                  | Penalty imposed on each contractor amounting to Rs. 50 Lakhs for non-rectification of defects in the stipulated time frame as per provision of contract agreement. |
| Rajasthan |       26 | Delhi Vadodara Expressway NE-4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | NE-4     |             45.64 |         1258.1  | Rutting, Raincuts, potholes & settlement                                                  | Penalty imposed on each contractor amounting to Rs. 50 Lakhs for non-rectification of defects in the stipulated time frame as per provision of contract agreement. |

| State   |   S. No. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | NH No.              |   Length (in Km.) |   Cost (in Cr.) | Details of damages / defects                                                     | Action Taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|---------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |       27 | Construction of 6-lane access controlled Greenfield highway from km 28+70 to Km. 53+0 of Sangariya (near Chautala)- Rasisar (near Bikaner) section of NH-754K as a part of Amritsar- Jamnagar Economic Corridor in the State of Rajasthan under Bharatmala Pariyojana -Phase-I (AJ/SR- Package-2)    | 754K (New: NH 754A) |             24.3  |          575    | Deficiencies in riding quality and settlement at some locations observed         | (i) Damage of Rs. 50.00 Lakhs imposed upon the Contractor. (ii) Two key personnel of Authority Engineer team were terminated due to poor supervision.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|         |       28 | Delhi-Vadodara Expressway Pkg. 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | NE-4                |             36.9  |          997.11 | Rutting & settlement of approach                                                 | Damages amounting to Rs. 1.06 Cr. imposed for delayed maintenance. Also, IIT Kharagpur has been engaged for detailed study for permanent rectification of defects.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|         |       29 | Delhi-Vadodara Expressway Pkg. 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | NE-4                |             36.14 |          947    | Rutting, settlement of approach & bulging of RE wall                             | Damages amounting to Rs. 88.32 lakhs imposed for delayed maintenance. Bulging of RE wall has been rectified as per suggestions of CRRI. Majority of the rutting has been rectified. Further, in addition to above, IIT Kharagpur has been engaged for detailed study for permanent rectification of defects.                                                                                  |
|         |       30 | Construction of 6-lane access controlled Greenfield highway from km 53+000 to Km. 88+000 of Sangariya (near Chautala)- Rasisar (near Bikaner) section of NH-754K as a part of Amritsar- Jamnagar Economic Corridor in the State of Rajasthan under Bharatmala Pariyojana- Phase-I (AJ/SR- Package-3) | 754K (New: NH 754A) |             35    |          504.89 | Failure of the nose structure while launching of 83 mtr single span truss bridge | Penalty of Rs. 1.00 Cr. imposed and warning for debarment action for any future instances upon the Contractor was issued. Debarment of fabrication team and Designer team issued for the period of 02 years in NHAI works. Penalty of Rs. 20 Lakhs and warning for debarment action for any future instances upon the Authority Engineer. Debarment of Senior bridge Engineer deployed by the |

| State                       |   S. No. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                    | NH No.                |   Length (in Km.) |   Cost (in Cr.) | Details of damages / defects                                                                                       | Action Taken                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|-----------------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                             |       31 | Delhi-Vadodara Greenfield Alignment (NH-148N) (Pkg-16) (Ch. 427.300 to Ch.452.420) [Major bridge over Takli river near Nayagaon Jageer village to Rajasthan/MP Border] | NE-4                  |            25.125 |          613.79 | Stretch is operational w.e.f. 30.11.2023 and at some locations the settlements observed in approaches of structure | EPC Contractor has rectified damages.                                                                                                                                                                |
|                             |       32 | Construction of Nagaur Bypass from existing Km 166/260 to Km 180/500 on NH 65 in the state of Rajasthan on EPC mode                                                    | 65                    |            19.225 |          155.76 | Uneven riding surface                                                                                              | The Contractor has laid a Bituminous Course over the Concrete Pavement for a stretch of 10.25 km.                                                                                                    |
|                             |       33 | Lucknow Ring Road Pkg-3A                                                                                                                                               | Luckn ow Ring Road    |            14.618 |          292.07 | Cracks in PQC Panel in length of 2.886 Km.                                                                         | Contractor has initiated process for rectification of damages.                                                                                                                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh               |       34 | Rehabilitation and Up- gradation from km. 285.000 to 326.000 of NH-76 (Kalupur - Lalta Road) to two lane with paved shoulder on EPC mode in the state of Uttar Pradesh | 76                    |            41     |          240.13 | Cracks in rigid pavement.                                                                                          | Defect Liability Period has been extended till the rectification of defects observed during DLP. The Quality Auditor engaged by the Ministry has suggested methodology for rectification of defects. |
|                             |       35 | Rehabilitation and Up- gradation from km. 178.000 to 215.000 of NH-76 (Kabrai - Banda Road) to two lane with paved shoulder on EPC mode in the state of Uttar Pradesh  | 76                    |            37     |          215.16 | Cracks in rigid pavement.                                                                                          | Defect Liability Period has been extended till the rectification of defects observed during DLP. The Quality Auditor engaged by the Ministry has suggested methodology for rectification of defects. |
| Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand |       36 | 4L of Haridwar-Nagina section of NH-74                                                                                                                                 | 34 & 734 (old NH- 74) |            66.916 |         1659.12 | PQC panel cracks                                                                                                   | Contractor has initiated process for rectification of damages.                                                                                                                                       |

| State                       |   S. No. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                           | NH No.           |   Length (in Km.) |   Cost (in Cr.) | Details of damages / defects                              | Action Taken                                                                           |
|-----------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand |       37 | 4L of Nagina-Kashipur section of NH-74                                                                                                                                                                                        | 734 (old NH- 74) |            98.793 |         2535.54 | PQC panel cracks, Potholes, Road signages, Rain Cuts etc. | Recoveries initiated from the Contractor as per Schedule- M of EPC contract agreement. |
| West Bengal                 |       38 | Four laning with paved shoulders of NH-6 from Chichra to Kharagpur Km 185.150 to Km 134.400 including rehabilitation of existing four lane from Km 134.400 to Km 129.600 in the state of West Bengal                          | 6 (New NH- 49)   |            55.52  |          613.08 | Cracks in PQC panels                                      | Repaired at the Risk and Cost of EPC Contractor.                                       |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands   |       39 | Rehabilitation of km 181.00 to Km 206.00 section in Andaman Trunk Road of NH-4 to Intermediate Lane with hard shoulder in the union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar islands (Total length 25.00 km) on EPC Mode' (Package-VII) | 4                |            25     |           53.96 | Distress, sinking of pavement at various locations.       | Process initiated for undertaking repair works at risk and cost of the EPC Contractor. |

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