Lok Sabha Question No. 1322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Target for Greenfield Expressways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer, Anil Firojiya

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the main objective behind construction of roads under the Greenfield projects;
- (b) the details of the places where roads are being constructed under the Greenfield projects;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  have  more  Greenfield Expressways in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  set  a  new  target  for  developing  the Greenfield Expressways and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The objective behind construction of roads under Greenfield projects is to optimize the overall cost to the economy, while catering to the traffic needs of the Origin-Destination in the most efficient way, providing most efficient connectivity between key economic centres, avoiding rehabilitation and resettlement on large scale, achieving higher speed and safer roads with dedicated entry/exit points.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1322

## ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY 2023

## TARGET FOR GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS

## 1322. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(b)             Greenfield projects, wherein construction has started or works have been awarded is annexed.

(c) & (d)   There are total 27 Greenfield corridors having overall length 9860 km planned in the country. Ministry continuously undertakes development and construction of national highways including Greenfield Expressways based  on  inter-se  priority,  extensive  stakeholder  consultations,  detailed studies and availability of funds.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1322 FOR ANSWER ON 27TH JULY, 2023 ASKED BY SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER AND SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA REGARDING 'TARGET FOR GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS'.

## Details of the places where roads are being constructed under the Greenfield projects:

| S. No.                     | Corridor Name                         | Length (in Km)             | States                                                                                                 |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Greenfield Expressways     | Greenfield Expressways                | Greenfield Expressways     | Greenfield Expressways                                                                                 |
| 1                          | Delhi - Mumbai EXP                    | 1,386                      | Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Maharashtra |
| 1.A                        | Delhi - Vadodara EXP                  | 845                        | Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat                                                            |
| 1.B                        | Vadodara - Mumbai EXP                 | 450                        | Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Maharashtra                                                           |
| 1.C                        | Delhi - Faridabad - Sohna EXP         | 91                         | Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh                                                                          |
| 2                          | Ahmedabad - Dholera EXP               | 109                        | Gujarat                                                                                                |
| 3                          | Bengaluru - Chennai EXP               | 262                        | Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu                                                                  |
| 4                          | Delhi - Amritsar - Katra EXP          | 669                        | Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir                                                                     |
| 5                          | Kanpur - Lucknow EXP                  | 63                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                          |
|                            | Total                                 | 2489                       |                                                                                                        |
| Access-controlled Highways | Access-controlled Highways            | Access-controlled Highways | Access-controlled Highways                                                                             |
| 6                          | Ambala - Kotputli                     | 313                        | Haryana                                                                                                |
| 7                          | Amritsar - Bhatinda - Jamnagar        | 917                        | Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat                                                                    |
| 7.a                        | Amritsar to Bhatinda                  | 155                        | Punjab                                                                                                 |
| 7.b                        | Sangariya to Santalpur                | 762                        | Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat                                                                            |
| 8                          | Raipur - Vishakhapatnam               | 465                        | Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh                                                                   |
| 9                          | Hyderabad Vishakhapatnam              | 222                        | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh                                                                              |
| 10                         | UER II                                | 75                         | Delhi                                                                                                  |
| 11                         | Chittor Thatchur                      | 116                        | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu                                                                             |
| 12                         | Bangalore Ring Road                   | 280                        | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu                                                                                  |
| 13                         | Delhi - Saharanpur - Dehradun         | 239                        | Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand                                                                      |
| 14                         | Durg Raipur Arang                     | 92                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                           |
| 15                         | Surat - Nashik - Ahmednagar - Solapur | 719                        | Gujarat, Maharashtra                                                                                   |

|   16 | Solapur - Kurnool - Chennai          |   340 | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana            |
|------|--------------------------------------|-------|----------------------------------------------|
|   17 | Indore - Hyderabad                   |   525 | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana       |
|   18 | Kota Indore (Garoth to Ujjain)       |   135 | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan                    |
|   19 | Nagpur - Vijayawada                  |   401 | Telangana                                    |
|   20 | Bengaluru - Kadappa - Vijayawada EXP |   342 | Andhra Pradesh                               |
|   21 | Varanasi - Ranchi - Kolkata          |   612 | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal |

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