Lok Sabha Question No. 2985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Green Highway Policy
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Sandhya Ray, Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2985

## ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## GREEN HIGHWAY POLICY

2985. SMT. SANDHYA RAY: SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  measures  to  ensure  the effective implementation of the Green Highways Policy - 2015 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has faced any issue in the implementation of the provision of landscaping and plantation of trees along National Highways (NHs) and if so, the details thereof; (c)  the  number of trees planted along the NHs so far in the country, especially in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar; (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  plant  adequate  number  of trees along the NHs during the next three years and if so, the details thereof; (e) whether the Government has formulated any plan to involve NGOs for nurturing these planted saplings to increase their survival rate and if so, the details thereof; and (f)  the  details  of  the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government against the road construction companies which do not plant trees as
- per the Government policy?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- a) In 2015, Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification  &  Maintenance)  Policy  -2015  was  promulgated.  Since then avenue and median plantations are being taken up as per Annual Plantation  Action  Plan  in  conformity  with  IRC:SP:21-2009  Guidelines. NHAI  has  planted  402.28  lakh  saplings  along  the  National  Highways with  the  involvement  of  various  stakeholders,  after  promulgation  of Green Highways Policy-2015.
- b) No issues were faced.
- c) So far 402.28 lakh saplings have been planted along the NHs, with 35.04  lakh  saplings  in  Madhya  Pradesh  and  10.44  lakh  saplings  in Bihar. The details of plantations made so far (till 2023-24) are enclosed as Annexure I.
- d)  The  plantations  are  done  every  year  by  way  of  Annual  Plantation
5. Action Plan.
6. e)
7. No Sir.
- f) The action against the road construction companies is taken as per the Contract Agreement.

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2985 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, SHRI  JANARDAN  SINGH

2024  ASKED  BY SMT.  SANDHYA  RAY  AND SIGRIWAL REGARDING 'GREEN HIGHWAY POLICY'

| SlN o.   | State tive 3 to     | Cumula Plan tation of Years ( 2015-16 2017-18) ( N o. of Plan ts in Ave nue & M   | Plantati on in 201 8-19 (No. of Plants i n Aven ue&M edian P lantatio n in La kh)   | Plantati on in 201 9-20 (No. o f Plants in Aven ue&M edian P lantatio   | Plantation in 2020-21 (No. of Plants in Aven ue &Median Plantati on in Lakh) ue on   | Plantation in 2020-21 (No. of Plants in Aven ue &Median Plantati on in Lakh) ue on   | Plantation in 2020-21 (No. of Plants in Aven ue &Median Plantati on in Lakh) ue on   | Plantation in 2021-22 (No. of Plants in Aven &Median Plantati in Lakh)   | Plantation in 2021-22 (No. of Plants in Aven &Median Plantati in Lakh)   | Plantation in 2021-22 (No. of Plants in Aven &Median Plantati in Lakh)   | Plantation in 2022-23 (N o. of Plants in Avenue& Median Plantation in La kh)   | Plantation in 2022-23 (N o. of Plants in Avenue& Median Plantation in La kh)   | Plantation in 2022-23 (N o. of Plants in Avenue& Median Plantation in La kh)   | Plantation in 2023-24 ( No. of Plants in Avenue &Median Plantation i n Lakh)   | Plantation in 2023-24 ( No. of Plants in Avenue &Median Plantation i n Lakh)   | Plantation in 2023-24 ( No. of Plants in Avenue &Median Plantation i n Lakh)   | Total Plantati on Progress (2 015-16 to 202 3-24) (No. of Plants i n Avenue&Me dian Plantation in Lakh)   |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SlN o.   | State tive 3 to     | Cumula Plan tation of Years ( 2015-16 2017-18) ( N o. of Plan ts in Ave nue & M   | Plantati on in 201 8-19 (No. of Plants i n Aven ue&M edian P lantatio n in La kh)   | n in La kh)                                                             | Ave nue                                                                              | Me dian                                                                              | Tota l                                                                               | Aven ue                                                                  | Medi an                                                                  | Tota l                                                                   | Aven ue                                                                        | Median                                                                         | Tot al                                                                         | Aven ue                                                                        | Medi an                                                                        | Tota l                                                                         | Total                                                                                                     |
| 1        | Andhr a Pra desh    | 6.34                                                                              | 1.47                                                                                | 4.8                                                                     | 1.2 2                                                                                | 1.79                                                                                 | 3.01                                                                                 | 0.50                                                                     | 1.17                                                                     | 1.67                                                                     | 0.58                                                                           | 1.00                                                                           | 1.58                                                                           | 0.58                                                                           | 0.55                                                                           | 1.14                                                                           | 20.01                                                                                                     |
| 2        | Assa m              | 1.01                                                                              | 0.73                                                                                | 0.04                                                                    | 0.9 2                                                                                | 1.54                                                                                 | 2.46                                                                                 | 1.01                                                                     | 0.72                                                                     | 1.73                                                                     | 0.45                                                                           | 0.44                                                                           | 0.89                                                                           | 0.22                                                                           | 0.63                                                                           | 0.85                                                                           | 7.71                                                                                                      |
| 3        | Bihar               | 1.62                                                                              | 0.64                                                                                | 0.93                                                                    | 0.6 8                                                                                | 0.04                                                                                 | 0.72                                                                                 | 1.07                                                                     | 0.96                                                                     | 2.03                                                                     | 0.65                                                                           | 1.47                                                                           | 2.12                                                                           | 1.15                                                                           | 1.23                                                                           | 2.38                                                                           | 10.44                                                                                                     |
| 4        | Chhat tisgar h      | 2.02                                                                              | 0.86                                                                                | 0.54                                                                    | 0.8 4                                                                                | 0.34                                                                                 | 1.18                                                                                 | 0.70                                                                     | 0.31                                                                     | 1.02                                                                     | 0.88                                                                           | 0.44                                                                           | 1.33                                                                           | 0.86                                                                           | 0.31                                                                           | 1.17                                                                           | 8.11                                                                                                      |
| 5        | Delhi               | 0.5                                                                               | 5.5                                                                                 | 0.02                                                                    | 1.3 3                                                                                | 0.80                                                                                 | 2.13                                                                                 | 2.80                                                                     | 6.71                                                                     | 9.50                                                                     | 2.18                                                                           | 1.26                                                                           | 3.44                                                                           | 2.47                                                                           | 1.13                                                                           | 3.60                                                                           | 24.70                                                                                                     |
| 6        | Gujar at            | 4.96                                                                              | 0.65                                                                                | 1.06                                                                    | 1.2 0                                                                                | 1.58                                                                                 | 2.78                                                                                 | 0.58                                                                     | 1.80                                                                     | 2.38                                                                     | 2.41                                                                           | 2.10                                                                           | 4.51                                                                           | 1.61                                                                           | 2.08                                                                           | 3.69                                                                           | 20.02                                                                                                     |
| 7        | Harya na            | 6.46                                                                              | 4.25                                                                                | 0.28                                                                    | 0.6 1                                                                                | 1.91                                                                                 | 2.52                                                                                 | 1.00                                                                     | 0.59                                                                     | 1.59                                                                     | 0.93                                                                           | 1.27                                                                           | 2.19                                                                           | 1.13                                                                           | 1.85                                                                           | 2.98                                                                           | 20.27                                                                                                     |
| 8        | Hima chal P rades h | 0.16                                                                              | 0.08                                                                                | 0.23                                                                    | 0.4 2                                                                                | 0.26                                                                                 | 0.68                                                                                 | 0.47                                                                     | 0.25                                                                     | 0.71                                                                     | 0.35                                                                           | 0.47                                                                           | 0.82                                                                           | 0.21                                                                           | 0.11                                                                           | 0.32                                                                           | 3.00                                                                                                      |
| 9        | Jamm u& K ashmi r   | 0.41                                                                              | 0.38                                                                                | 0.06                                                                    | 0.0 1                                                                                | 0.12                                                                                 | 0.13                                                                                 | 0.11                                                                     | 0.31                                                                     | 0.42                                                                     | 0.20                                                                           | 0.66                                                                           | 0.86                                                                           | 0.41                                                                           | 0.36                                                                           | 0.76                                                                           | 3.02                                                                                                      |
| 10       | Jhark hand          | 1.32                                                                              | 0.86                                                                                | 0.26                                                                    | 0.5 0                                                                                | 0.65                                                                                 | 1.16                                                                                 | 1.32                                                                     | 1.21                                                                     | 2.53                                                                     | 0.77                                                                           | 0.30                                                                           | 1.07                                                                           | 0.57                                                                           | 0.36                                                                           | 0.92                                                                           | 8.12                                                                                                      |
| 11       | Karna taka          | 7.51                                                                              | 1.75                                                                                | 3.73                                                                    | 0.8 1                                                                                | 2.70                                                                                 | 3.51                                                                                 | 1.47                                                                     | 2.26                                                                     | 3.73                                                                     | 1.04                                                                           | 1.82                                                                           | 2.86                                                                           | 0.56                                                                           | 1.67                                                                           | 2.23                                                                           | 25.32                                                                                                     |
| 12       | Keral a             | 0.9                                                                               | 0.24                                                                                | 0.15                                                                    | 0.0 8                                                                                | 0.25                                                                                 | 0.33                                                                                 | 0.04                                                                     | 0.20                                                                     | 0.24                                                                     | 0.02                                                                           | 0.13                                                                           | 0.16                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           | 0.18                                                                           | 0.18                                                                           | 2.20                                                                                                      |
| 13       | Madh ya Pr adesh    | 0.49                                                                              | 2.31                                                                                | 5.3                                                                     | 1.7 8                                                                                | 2.16                                                                                 | 3.94                                                                                 | 2.25                                                                     | 3.52                                                                     | 5.77                                                                     | 5.05                                                                           | 5.13                                                                           | 10.1 8                                                                         | 3.11                                                                           | 3.93                                                                           | 7.04                                                                           | 35.04                                                                                                     |
| 14       | Maha rashtr a       | 7.46                                                                              | 0.64                                                                                | 4.62                                                                    | 1.8 2                                                                                | 2.40                                                                                 | 4.22                                                                                 | 3.23                                                                     | 4.74                                                                     | 7.97                                                                     | 2.69                                                                           | 3.34                                                                           | 6.04                                                                           | 2.71                                                                           | 2.54                                                                           | 5.25                                                                           | 36.19                                                                                                     |
| 15       | Odish a             | 2.91                                                                              | 2.04                                                                                | 1.73                                                                    | 1.8 4                                                                                | 1.06                                                                                 | 2.90                                                                                 | 2.43                                                                     | 1.35                                                                     | 3.78                                                                     | 1.88                                                                           | 1.52                                                                           | 3.40                                                                           | 1.23                                                                           | 1.45                                                                           | 2.68                                                                           | 19.45                                                                                                     |

| 16   | Punja b          |   3.98 |     0 |   1.98 | 2.5 5   | 2.26      | 4.81   |   2.15 |   0.81 |   2.96 | 1.12   |   1.34 | 2.45   | 1.33   | 1.00      | 2.33   |   18.52 |
|------|------------------|--------|-------|--------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|--------|---------|
| 17   | Rajast han       |   8.1  |  1.52 |   2.07 | 3.1 6   | 1.63      | 4.79   |   4.17 |   5.28 |   9.45 | 7.29   |   5.16 | 12.4 6 | 2.81   | 5.29 8.10 |        |   46.48 |
| 18   | Tamil Nadu       |   6.44 |  1.82 |   2.92 | 1.1 9   | 1.67 2.86 |        |   0.93 |   1.54 |   2.47 | 1.03   |   1.52 | 2.55   | 1.27   | 1.35      | 2.62   |   21.67 |
| 19   | Telan gana       |   3.09 |  0.18 |   0.59 | 1.7 6   | 1.51 3.27 |        |   0.64 |   1.54 |   2.18 | 0.65   |   2.09 | 2.74   | 0.36   | 0.39      | 0.74   |   12.8  |
| 20   | Uttar Prade sh   |   6.74 |  3.8  |   3.56 | 1.7 6   | 4.55 6.31 |        |   1.67 |   3.75 |   5.41 | 3.25   |   3.02 | 6.27   | 2.80   | 2.02      | 4.81   |   36.91 |
| 21   | Uttara khand     |   0    |  0.52 |   0.15 | 0.6 4   | 1.46      | 2.10   |   1.4  |   0.73 |   2.12 | 0.70   |   0.53 | 1.23   | 0.38   | 0.18      | 0.56   |    6.69 |
| 22   | West Benga l     |   3.85 |  1.03 |   1.2  | 1.4 6   | 1.59      | 3.04   |   1.64 |   0.74 |   2.38 | 1.87   |   0.51 | 2.37   | 1.20   | 0.53      | 1.72   |   15.59 |
|      | G ra n d T ot al |  76.27 | 31.27 |  36.22 | 26.5 8  | 32. 29    | 58.87  |  31.58 |  40.47 |  72.05 | 35.9 9 |  35.53 | 71.5 2 | 26.9 6 | 29.1 2    | 56.08  |  402.28 |

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