Lok Sabha Question No. 3258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Construction of Greenfield Expressways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3258

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2026

## CONSTRUCTION OF GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS

3258.  DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Greenfield Expressways currently being constructed in the country, State-wise;
- (b)  the  number  of  Greenfield  Expressways  proposed  or  under construction in Rajasthan, including name of districts through which they pass, their total length and the total investment made thereon, district-wise;
- (c)  the  total  length  of  National  Highways  constructed  or  upgraded under  the  Bharatmala  Project  in  the  country,  State-wise  and  the investment made thereon, particularly district-wise in Rajasthan;

(d) the details of assessment made regarding the utility of the DelhiVadodara-Mumbai and Amritsar-Jamnagar Green Corridor Expressways  in  terms  of  economic  development,  mining,  industry and connectivity; and

(e) whether the Government has any specific plan for ensuring safe and convenient connectivity on feeder roads connecting villages to National Highways, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) 35 number of Greenfield Expressways/Access-controlled corridors  with  a  total  length  of  10,196  km  are  completed/under construction in the country. The details are enclosed as Annexure-I.
- (b) 4 number of Greenfield Expressways/Access-controlled corridors with a total length of 1,190 km costing Rs.40,520 crore are under  implementation  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan.  The  details  are enclosed as Annexure-II.
- (c) Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I was approved by the Government  in  2017  covering  a  length  of  34,800  km  across  the country  at  an  estimated  outlay  of  Rs.5,35,000  Crore.  Under  the program,  projects  covering  a  total  length  of  26,425  km  had  been awarded and out of this, 22,223 km has already been constructed upto February 2026. The State-wise details are enclosed as Annexure-III. The district wise details with respect to the State of Rajasthan is enclosed as Annexure-IV.
- (d) Development of Delhi-Vadodara-Mumbai and AmritsarJamnagar Greenfield corridors are expected to have positive effects across multiple sectors.

Delhi Mumbai Expressway will provide access-controlled connectivity to 93 National Master Plan (NMP) nodes, 8 Multi-Modal Logistics Parks (MMLPs), 12 ports and 8 airports. It is also expected to  provide  an  economic  thrust  to  backward  regions  along  the corridor alignment including 2 aspirational and 8 tribal districts.

Amritsar-Jamnagar  corridor  will  act  as  an  integral  artery connecting land locked regions (Haryana, Punjab, J&K and Himachal Pradesh) to key maritime ports in Gujarat. It is expected to provide integrated connectivity to economic centers including 2 NMP  nodes  (Bikaner  and  Jodhpur)  and  3  tourist  hubs  (Bikaner, Jodhpur  and  Barmer).  Further,  it  shall  also  feature  a  dedicated utility corridor for Optical Fiber Cables, serving as the backbone for 5G and 6G rollout  by  providing  high  speed  connectivity  to  remote areas.

- (e) Government  in  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways  (NHs)  whereas  the  feeder  routes  and  roads  of  village connectivity  come  under  the  purview  of  the  local  Authorities  and respective State Governments.

The  development  of  Highways  infrastructure  is  a  continuous process.  For  development  of  State  roads,  financial  assistance  is provided  under Central  Road  Infrastructure  Fund  (CRIF)  subject  to accrual as per applicable guidelines thereon.

## Annexure-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3258  ANSWERED  ON  12 TH MARCH,  2026  ASKED  BY  DR.  MANNA  LAL  RAWAT  REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS.

Details  of  Greenfield  Expressways/Access-controlled  Corridors  taken  up  by  the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways:

| S. No.               | Corridor Name                  | Length   | Status                                                   | States                                |
|----------------------|--------------------------------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1 Ahmedabad Dholera  | - EXP 109                      |          | Completed                                                | Gujarat                               |
| 2 Ahmedabad Vadodara | -                              | 93       | Completed                                                | Gujarat                               |
| 3 Delhi              | Meerut Expressway              | 97       | Completed                                                | Delhi, Uttar Pradesh                  |
| 4                    | Eastern Peripheral Expressway  | 136      | Completed                                                | Haryana, Uttar Pradesh                |
| 5                    | Kota Indore (Garoth to Ujjain) | 136      | Completed                                                | Madhya Pradesh                        |
| 6                    | UER II                         | 75       | Completed                                                | Delhi, Haryana                        |
| 7                    | Dwarka Expressway              | 29       | Completed                                                | Delhi, Haryana                        |
| 8                    | Ambala - Kotputli              | 336      | Partially completed, partial length under implementation | Haryana                               |
| 9                    | Bengaluru - Chennai EXP        | 262      | Partially completed, partial length under implementation | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu |
| 10                   | Solapur - Kurnool - Chennai    | 290      | Partially completed, partial length under implementation | Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka     |
| 11                   | Bengaluru - Mysuru             | 119      | Completed                                                | Karnataka                             |
| 12                   | Delhi - Saharanpur - Dehradun  | 264      | Partially completed, partial length under implementation | Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand     |

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| 13                                      | Indore - Hyderabad   | 527                                                      | Partially completed, partial length under implementation                            | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana     |
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Chandigarh - Ambala - Shamli            | 184                  | Partially completed, partial length under implementation |                                                                                     | 14 Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh          |
| 15 Chittoor Thatchur                    | 116                  |                                                          | Partially completed, partial length under implementation                            | Andhra Pradesh                             |
| 16 Amritsar - Bhatinda - Jamnagar       | 1070                 |                                                          | Partially completed, partial length under implementation                            | Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan Andhra |
| 17 Hyderabad Vishakhapatnam             | 222                  |                                                          | Partially completed, partial length under implementation                            | Pradesh, Telangana                         |
| 18 Raipur - Vishakhapatnam              | 465                  |                                                          | Partially completed, partial length under implementation                            | Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha       |
| Delhi - Mumbai EXP                      | 1445                 |                                                          | Partially completed, partial length under implementation                            | 19 Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,              |
| Raipur Ranchi corridor                  | 514                  |                                                          | Partially completed, partial length under implementation and awarded, not appointed | 20 Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand                 |
| Delhi - Amritsar - Katra EXP            | 680                  |                                                          | Partially completed, partial length under implementation and awarded, not appointed | 21 Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab      |
| Bangalore Ring Road                     | 280                  |                                                          | Partially completed, partial length under implementation and awarded, not appointed | 22 Karnataka                               |
| 23 Kanpur - Lucknow EXP                 | 63                   |                                                          | Under Implementation                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                              |
| 24 Kurnool - Kadapa - Tirupati Chennai) | (Bengaluru -         | 159                                                      | Under Implementation                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                             |
| 25 Nagpur - Vijayawada                  |                      | 401                                                      | Under Implementation                                                                | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh                  |

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| 26   | Paniyala - Barodameo             | 86     | Under implementation                                                  | Rajasthan                                    |
|------|----------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 27   | Durg Raipur Arang                | 92     | Under Implementation                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                 |
| 28   | Bengaluru - Kadappa - Vijayawada | 342    | Under Implementation                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                               |
| 29   | Bhatinda - Ludhiana - Rupnagar   | 229    | Partially under implementation, partial length awarded not appointed  | Punjab                                       |
| 30   | Amas - Darbhanga                 | 213    | Partially under implementation, Partial length awarded, not appointed | Bihar                                        |
| 31   | Varanasi - Ranchi - Kolkata      | 639    | Partially under implementation, partial length awarded not appointed  | Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| 32   | Kharagpur - Moregram             | 235    | Awarded, not appointed                                                | West Bengal                                  |
| 33   | Sahebganj- Areraj - Bettiah      | 79     | Awarded, not appointed                                                | Bihar                                        |
| 34   | Sasaram - Arrah - Patna          | 121    | Awarded, not appointed                                                | Bihar                                        |
| 35   | Agra - Gwalior                   | 88     | Awarded, Not Appointed                                                | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh     |
|      | Grand Total                      | 10,196 |                                                                       |                                              |

Annexure-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3258  ANSWERED  ON  12 TH MARCH,  2026  ASKED  BY  DR.  MANNA  LAL  RAWAT  REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS. Details  of  Greenfield  Expressways/Access-controlled  Corridors  taken  up  in  the State of Rajasthan:

| Corridor                                    |   Length (km) (Rajasthan) | Total Capital Cost (Rs in crore)   | Status                                        | District name                                                |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 8-lane Delhi- Vadodara- Mumbai Expressway   |                       441 | 19,420                             | 394 km completed and 47 km under construction | Alwar, Bharatpur, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk, Bundi, Kota   |
| 6-lane Amritsar- Jamnagar Economic Corridor |                       637 | 14,900                             | Completed                                     | Hanumangarh, Sriganganagar, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore |
| 4-lane Paniyala- Barodameo                  |                        86 | 4,900                              | Under construction                            | Alwar, Kotputli, Behror                                      |
| 6-lane Agra- Gwalior                        |                        26 | 1,300                              | Work Awarded                                  | Dhaulpur                                                     |

Annexure-III ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3258  ANSWERED  ON  12 TH MARCH,  2026  ASKED  BY  DR.  MANNA  LAL  RAWAT  REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS.

## Details of projects taken up under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I:

| State            | Total Length (km)   | Length Awarded (km)   | Length Constructed till 28 th Feb'26 (km)   |
|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   | 2,525               | 1,936                 | 1,486                                       |
| Assam            | 433                 | 431                   | 413                                         |
| Bihar            | 1,572               | 1,159                 | 765                                         |
| Chhattisgarh     | 571                 | 471                   | 400                                         |
| Delhi            | 203                 | 203                   | 192                                         |
| Goa              | 26                  | 26                    | 26                                          |
| Gujarat          | 1,577               | 1,194                 | 1,055                                       |
| Haryana          | 1,058               | 1,058                 | 1,011                                       |
| Himachal Pradesh | 167                 | 167                   | 117                                         |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 433                 | 251                   | 173                                         |
| Jharkhand        | 1,000               | 801                   | 538                                         |
| Karnataka        | 2,059               | 1,603                 | 1,225                                       |
| Kerala           | 1,126               | 708                   | 549                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 3,063               | 2,017                 | 1,806                                       |
| Maharashtra      | 3,029               | 2,174                 | 1,987                                       |
| Manipur          | 635                 | 635                   | 541                                         |
| Meghalaya        | 170                 | 170                   | 139                                         |
| Mizoram          | 593                 | 593                   | 524                                         |
| Nagaland         | 208                 | 208                   | 164                                         |
| Odisha           | 1,586               | 967                   | 944                                         |
| Punjab           | 1,764               | 1,553                 | 842                                         |
| Rajasthan        | 2,503               | 2,360                 | 2,262                                       |
| Tamil Nadu       | 2,414               | 1,476                 | 1,335                                       |
| Telangana        | 1,719               | 1,026                 | 941                                         |
| Tripura          | 94                  | 94                    | 69                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 3,126               | 2,495                 | 2,159                                       |
| Uttarakhand      | 273                 | 264                   | 199                                         |
| West Bengal      | 874                 | 385                   | 360                                         |
| Total            | 34,800              | 26,425                | 22,223                                      |

Annexure-IV ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3258  ANSWERED  ON  12 TH MARCH,  2026  ASKED  BY  DR.  MANNA  LAL  RAWAT  REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS. Details of projects taken up under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I in the State of

## Rajasthan:

| Corridor                              | Total Length (kms)   | Length Constructed (kms)   | District Name                                                |
|---------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Delhi - Vadodara 8 Lane Carriageway   | 441                  | 437                        | Alwar, Bharatpur, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk, Bundi, Kota   |
| Amritsar - Jamnagar Economic Corridor | 637                  | 637                        | Hanumangarh, Sriganganagar, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore |
| Paniyala - Barodameo                  | 86                   | -                          | Alwar, Kotputli - Behror                                     |
| Peripheral Connectivity Road          | 1038                 | 1037                       | Barmer, Sanchore, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Phalodi, Anupgarh      |
| Beawar (Bar) - Jodhpur - Pokhran      | 105                  | 105                        | Beawar, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer                                   |
| Jaipur Ring Road                      | 53                   | 46                         | Jaipur                                                       |
| Total2,360                            | Total2,360           | 2,262                      |                                                              |

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