Lok Sabha Question No. 271 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Widening of National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: S.SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN, SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 271

ANSWERED ON 04 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## WIDENING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## *271.  SHRI S. SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN: SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  for  widening  and  developing  of  National Highways (NHs) into four/six/ eight-lane, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the amount allotted for this purpose during the last three years, NH-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  construct  bridges  over  all  the  highways  in order to check accidents and to ensure smooth journey, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of the foot over bridges likely to be constructed and the funds allotted for the same, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  271  ANSWERED  ON  04.08.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI  S. SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN AND SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM REGARDING WIDENING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

(a) to (d) The Ministry has taken up various phases of National Highways Development Project  (NHDP).  Phases  I,  II  and  III  of  NHDP  are  primarily  concerned  with  four  laning  of National  Highways  (NHs).  Further,  selected  NH  stretches  have  been  taken  up  for  4-laning under  NHDP  Phase-IV.  The  Ministry  has  taken  up  NHDP-Phase  V  for  six  laning  of  about 6,500  km  length  of  NHs.  The  present  status  of  progress  under  these  programmes  are  as follows:-

| NHDP Phase   | Total Length (km)   | Length Completed (km)   | Length under Implementation (km)   | Length to be awarded (km)   |
|--------------|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| I            | 7,522               | 7,521                   | 1                                  | 0                           |
| II           | 6,647               | 5,954                   | 438                                | 255                         |
| III          | 12,172              | 7,006                   | 3,388                              | 1,778                       |
| IV*          | 6,102               | 984                     | 4,488                              | 630                         |
| V            | 6,500               | 2,434                   | 726                                | 3,340                       |
| Total        | 38,943              | 23,899                  | 9,041                              | 6,003                       |

*- Length selected for upgradation to 4-lane NH standard

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has completed eight laning of about 49 km length of NHs in the State of Delhi and Haryana.

4-laning of about 580 km length of NHs are included under Special Accelerated Road Development  Programme  for  the  North  East  Region  (SARDP-NE)  including  Arunachal Pradesh  Package  of  Roads.  Projects  in  about  353  km  length  have  commenced  for  4-laning under these programmes; out of this projects in about 76 km length have been completed.

Recently,  the  threshold  traffic  for  4-laning  of  NHs  have  been  reduced  from  15,000; 11,000; and 8,000 Passenger Car Units (PCUs) per day to 10,000; 8,500 and 6,000 PCUs/day for Plain, Rolling, and Mountainous/Steep Terrains respectively.

While  taking  up  development  of  NHs  under  corridor  approach  (e.g.  under  various phases  of  NHDP),  construction/rehabilitation  of  bridges,  replacement  of  level  crossing    by Railway  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  /  Railway  Under  Bridges  (RUBs),  provision  of  Foot  Over Bridges  (FOBs),    Vehicular  Underpasses  (VUPs),  Pedestrian  Underpasses  (PUPs),  Cattle Underpasses (CUPs), etc., are provided as per specific contract provisions and site requirements. Further, additional site specific provisions for FOBs, VUPs, PUPs, CUPs, etc., are made even at implementation stage depending upon local requirements, public demands, etc.

The Ministry has taken up separate initiatives for replacement of about 208 number of stand alone level crossings by ROBs/RUBs and construction/rehabilitation/widening/repair of about 1,500 number of bridges on NHs.

Funds  for  development  of  NHs  are  not  allocated  specific  type  of  work-wise  (four/six/eight laning, etc.,) and NH-wise. State/Union Territory (UT)-wise fund allocated for development of NHs during last three years is annexed.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  271  ANSWERED  ON  04.08.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI  S. SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN AND SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM REGARDING WIDENING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

The State/Union Territory (UT)-wise fund allocated for development of NHs during last three years details:

Amount in Rs. Crore

|   Sl. No. | States/UTs                                                                                                                            | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 188.04    | 221.45    | 1,039.42  |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 1.09      | 0.50      | 2.40      |
|         3 | Assam                                                                                                                                 | 205.10    | 141.76    | 78.79     |
|         4 | Bihar                                                                                                                                 | 304.57    | 276.65    | 706.92    |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                          | 43.35     | 71.25     | 359.94    |
|         6 | Goa                                                                                                                                   | 20.66     | 17.72     | 120.00    |
|         7 | Gujarat                                                                                                                               | 146.54    | 206.96    | 228.60    |
|         8 | Haryana                                                                                                                               | 53.51     | 60.48     | 90.00     |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 100.44    | 134.57    | 140.00    |
|        10 | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                        | 0.00      | 0.00      | 25.00     |
|        11 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                             | 70.32     | 63.83     | 35.00     |
|        12 | Karnataka                                                                                                                             | 165.85    | 269.72    | 633.43    |
|        13 | Kerala                                                                                                                                | 272.73    | 67.18     | 132.24    |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 155.01    | 239.23    | 937.76    |
|        15 | Maharashtra                                                                                                                           | 177.23    | 190.04    | 431.20    |
|        16 | Manipur                                                                                                                               | 54.72     | 32.60     | 40.00     |
|        17 | Meghalaya                                                                                                                             | 35.70     | 43.30     | 15.00     |
|        18 | Mizoram                                                                                                                               | 22.11     | 39.53     | 35.00     |
|        19 | Nagaland                                                                                                                              | 44.65     | 46.20     | 50.00     |
|        20 | Odisha                                                                                                                                | 233.22    | 322.99    | 591.44    |
|        21 | Punjab                                                                                                                                | 113.78    | 2,328.04  | 1,852.26  |
|        22 | Rajasthan                                                                                                                             | 215.50    | 107.16    | 849.95    |
|        23 | Sikkim                                                                                                                                | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
|        24 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                            | 210.24    | 167.13    | 337.02    |
|        25 | Telangana                                                                                                                             | 5.40      | 210.79    | 661.00    |
|        26 | Tripura                                                                                                                               | 0.00      | 0.00      | 5.00      |
|        27 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 284.14    | 493.81    | 1,530.34  |
|        28 | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                           | 87.84     | 169.51    | 245.92    |
|        29 | West Bengal                                                                                                                           | 134.10    | 283.61    | 808.95    |
|        30 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                                                                              | 0.00      | 14.61     | 2.00      |
|        31 | Chandigarh                                                                                                                            | 0.00      | 4.95      | 1.00      |
|        32 | Delhi                                                                                                                                 | 0.00      | 0.02      | 1.00      |
|        33 | Puducherry                                                                                                                            | 0.00      | 12.73     | 20.00     |
|        34 | Other projects under NH(O)*                                                                                                           | 341.42    | 758.05    | 512.15    |
|        35 | National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)- Cess*                                                                                    | 6,857.84  | 6,885.89  | 15,420.00 |
|        36 | NHAI- Toll                                                                                                                            | 4,770.00  | 5,448.00  | 6,500.00  |
|        37 | NHAI- NH(O)                                                                                                                           | 944.84    | 600.00    | 370.27    |
|        38 | Border Roads Organization (BRO) *                                                                                                     | 434.00    | 292.00    | 0.00      |
|        39 | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Package*                          | 2,994.00  | 3,000.00  | 4,900.00  |
|        40 | Special Programme for development of Roads In Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE) including Development of Vijayawada-Ranchi Road | 1,035.00  | 1,174.00  | 1,121.00  |
|        41 | Externally Aided Projects - Head Quarters                                                                                             | 42.50 #   | 276.00 #  | 22.00     |
|        42 | IEBR / Borrowings by NHAI                                                                                                             | 8000      | 7,611.11  | 42694.5   |

*- State/UT wise allocations are not made.

#-figures for 2013-14 and 2014-15 Include total allocation for NH works also

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