Lok Sabha Question No. 3211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Terminated Highway Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERMNENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3211

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## TERMINATED HIGHWAY PROJECTS

3211.   SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (a) whether contracts of highway road projects have been terminated during 2014-15;
- (b) if so, the details and reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) to (c) Details  of  highway  projects  terminated  during  the  year  2014-15  along  with reasons for termination and steps taken are placed at Annexure.

## DETAILS OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS TERMINATED DURING THE YEAR 2014-15 ALONG WITH REASONS FOR TERMINATION AND STEPS TAKEN

|   Sl. No. | State                        | Project Terminated in 2014-15                                            | Reasons for termination                                      | Current Status of the project and Steps Taken by the Government/NHAI                                                                                                  |
|-----------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Kerala                       | 4-laning of Karnataka- Kerala Border to Kannur section of NH 17          | Non-availability of land                                     | State Government of Kerala has now assured to provide sufficient support to complete land acquisition. NHAI has also invited bids in order to revise the cost inputs. |
|         2 | Karnataka                    | 4-6 laning of Hospet- Bellary-Karnataka/AP Border section of NH 63       | Failure of the concessionaire in achieving financial closure | Bids have been re-invited on EPC mode.                                                                                                                                |
|         3 | West Bengal                  | Construction of service road of both side of Belghoria Expressway (NH 2) | Breaches by the contractor                                   | Revised estimate prepared and under consideration for approval.                                                                                                       |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand | 4-laning of Rampur- Kathgodam Section of NH-87                           | Non-submission of Performance Security by the Concessionaire | Project has been restructured and is now planned for implementation on Hybrid Annuity Model.                                                                          |
|         5 | Odisha                       | 4-laning of Cuttack- Angul section of NH-42                              | Failure of the concessionaire in achieving financial closure | Concession Agreement was closed mutually on payment of amount equivalent to 100% of bid security from the concessionaire. Project is under re-bidding.                |
|         6 | Meghalaya                    | 2-laning of Jowai to Meghalaya/Assam Border section of NH-44             | Non-mobilization of concessionaire after appointed date      | Project has been re-awarded on EPC mode and appointed date has been declared on 18.11.2015.                                                                           |
|         7 | Madhya Pradesh               | 2- lane with PS of Bhopal-Sanchi section of                              | Failure of the concessionaire in achieving milestones        | Concession Agreement terminated on 31.12.2014. Action for award of balance work has been taken.                                                                       |

|    |               | NH-86 (Extn.)                                                   |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                               |
|----|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  8 | Uttar Pradesh | 2-lane with PS of Aligarh-Kanpur section of NH-91               | Non-fulfillment of condition precedent by Concessionaire.                                                                             | Under Arbitration                                                                                                                                                             |
|  9 | Maharashtra   | 4-laning of Amravati- Jalgaon section of NH 6                   | Non-fulfillment of conditions precedent on either side. Agreements were foreclosed with forfeitures of bid security.                  | Project has been restructured into three packages and two packages have already been re-awarded. However, no bids were received for the third package. Bidding is in process. |
| 10 | Maharashtra   | 4-laning of Jalgaon- Maharashtra/Gujarat Border section of NH 6 | Non-fulfillment of conditions precedent on either side. Agreements were foreclosed with forfeitures of bid security.                  | Project has been restructured into three packages and two packages have already been re-awarded. However, no bids were received for the third package. Bidding is in process. |
| 11 | Jharkhand     | Barhi-Hazaribagh section of NH 33                               | Concessionaire deserted the site due to their internal issues                                                                         | Fresh bids for the said project highway have been received and are under evaluation.                                                                                          |
| 12 | Bihar         | 4-Laning of Patna-Buxar Section on NH-30 &84                    | Contract terminated/ foreclosed due to non-operatibility of financial closure                                                         | Project restructured into 3 EPC projects and re-awarded.                                                                                                                      |
| 13 | Bihar         | 2-lane with PS of Chhapra-Siwan- Gopalganj on NH-85             | Concessionaire completely stopped the work since August, 2012 and the contract was terminated.                                        | Project has now been awarded on EPC mode on 09.09.2015.                                                                                                                       |
| 14 | Bihar         | 2 lane with PS of Chhapra-Rewaghat- Muzaffarpur on NH-102       | Contractor did not submit performance security and contract terminated on 10.12.2014.                                                 | Project has now been awarded on EPC mode on 09.09.2015.                                                                                                                       |
| 15 | Haryana       | 4-laning of Panchkula Yamunanagar Section of NH-73 (344)        | Project was foreclosed due to non- achievement of Financial Closure and unwillingness of the Concessionaire to implement the project. | Project has now been taken on EPC mode in 3 Packages out of which work for 2 packages has been awarded and third packages is in under process of approval.                    |