Lok Sabha Question No. 14 (STARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Work on NH-47
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Durga Das Uikey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 14 ANSWERED ON 02 nd  FEBRUARY, 2023

## WORK ON NH-47

*14. SHRI DURGA DAS (D.D.) UIKEY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  work  of  National  Highway  (NH)  -  47  is  in progress for the last several years and is still incomplete and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  said  work  has  been  stopped  due  to  the  Baretha  Satpura Melghat tiger reserve area and if so, the time by which the said work is likely to be resumed and completed; and
- (c) whether additional funds have been allocated by the Government for the said  work  as  per  the  rules  of  the  forest  department  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 14 FOR ANSWER ON 02.02.2023 ASKED BY SHRI DURGA DAS (D.D.) UIKEY REGARDING WORK ON NH-47.

- (a)   The ongoing works on stretches of NH-47 are either completed or are under construction within Scheduled completion date without any delay.  The status of the ongoing projects on NH-47 are Annexed.
- (b) Baretha Satpura Melghat tiger reserve area falls under the Temagaon to Chicholi section of NH-47. For this section, Contract Agreement has been signed  and  appointed  (commencement)  date  is  yet  to  be  declared.  The proposal  of  Wildlife  Clearance  of  Tiger  reserve  has  been  submitted  on Parivesh portal vide proposal no. FP/MP/ROAD/6362/2022 dated 22.05.2022.
- (c) Mitigation measures based on joint inspection with forest authorities have  already  been  included  in  the  scope  of  above  project.  Additional requirements indicated by forest department if any at the time of wild life clearance would be carried out as per the condition of contract.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 14  FOR ANSWER ON 02.02.2023 ASKED BY SHRI DURGA DAS (D.D.) UIKEY REGARDING WORK ON NH-47

## Status of the projects on the stretches of NH-47

|   S. No. | State          | Project Section                                                                       |   Length (in km) | TPC in Rs. Cr. Date Start   | of Schedule date of Completion   | Remarks                         |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | Gujarat        | 04 laning of Ahmedabad to Godhra section of NH-47 (Old NH-59) in the state of Gujarat |          117.57  | 1155.4                      | O&M Stage                        | Completed on 25.07.2018         |
|        2 | Gujarat        | Godhra to Gujarat/MP Border in the state of Gujarat section NH- 47                    |           87.102 | 785.5                       | O&M Stage                        | Completed on 29.06.2016         |
|        3 | Madhya Pradesh | Indore-MP/Guj. Border NH-47                                                           |          139     | BOT (Toll) PCOD             | issued on 07.11.18               | Completed                       |
|        4 | Madhya Pradesh | 4 L of Machiliya Ghat of NH-47 (cont. E5)                                             |           16     | 323.51                      | 12.04.2021 12.04.2023            | 69% (10 Km)                     |
|        5 | Madhya Pradesh | 4-Lane- Indore to Raghvgarh (Indore- Harda) (Pkg-I) NH- 59A                           |           29     | 1011.2901.11.2022           | 31.10.2024                       | -                               |
|        6 | Madhya Pradesh | 4-Laning of Raghavgarh - Nanasa                                                       |           63.67  | 1155.28 NA                  | NA                               | Bids received under evaluation. |

|   7 | Madhya Pradesh              | 4L of Nanasa to Pidgaon (Pkg-III) section of NH-47                                                                                                                                                     |   47.445 |   997.84 | 15.09.2021                                                                           | 29.10.2023                                                                           | 32% (9.75 Km)                               |
|-----|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|   8 | Madhya Pradesh              | 4L of Harda - Temagaon (Pkg-I) Harda - Betul of NH- 47                                                                                                                                                 |    30    |   657.86 | 10.09.2021                                                                           | 10.09.2023                                                                           | 47% (17.25 Km )                             |
|   9 | Madhya Pradesh              | 4 Lane of Temagaon to Chicholi (Pkg-II) of Harda-Betul NH- 47                                                                                                                                          |    51    |   529.68 | Contract Agreement is signed and appointed dated is likely to be issued in Feb 2023. | Contract Agreement is signed and appointed dated is likely to be issued in Feb 2023. | -                                           |
|  10 | Madhya Pradesh              | 4L of Chicholi - Betul (Pkg-III) Harda - Betul of NH-47                                                                                                                                                |    40.24 |   725.23 | 14.09.2021                                                                           | 14.09.2023                                                                           | 61% (24 Km)                                 |
|  11 | Maharashtra/ Madhya Pradesh | Four laning of Nagpur- Saoner- Betul section of NH- 69 from km. 3.000 to km. 59.300 in the state of Maharashtra and km. 137.000 to km. 257.400 in the State of Madhya Pradesh on DBFOT (Annuity) basis |   174.52 |  9596    | -                                                                                    | -                                                                                    | 4 laning completed and stretch is under O&M |

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