Lok Sabha Question No. 2001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: SARDP-NE
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA, SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2001

ANSWERED ON 10 TH   DECEMBER, 2015

## SARDP-NE

## 2001. SHRI KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA: SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) the  salient  features  of  the  Special  Accelerated  Road  Development  Programme  of  North  East (SARDP-NE) along with funds allocated/sanctioned including targets fixed/achieved during the last three years, State-wise including Arunachal Pradesh;

(b) whether the Government proposes to lay down any other policy for the development of roads in the North Eastern Region and the areas prone to natural disasters;

(c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  roads/national  highways  damaged  in  North Eastern Region due to natural disasters including the extent to which they have been relaid, State-wise;

(d) whether the pace of work on East West Corridor project in Assam and the second bridge being constructed over Brahmaputra River at Saraighat has been reported to be slow; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the current status of the aforesaid works including the action taken to ensure cost escalation and time overrun of the project?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)      The  salient  features  of  the  Special  Accelerated  Road  Development  Programme  of  North  East (SARDP-NE) are (i) upgrade National Highways connecting State Capitals to 2/ 4 lane; (ii) to provide connectivity  of  88  District  Headquarter  towns  of  NER  by  at  least  2-lane  road;  (iii)  improve  roads  of strategic importance in border area; and (iv) improve connectivity to neighboring countries.

Targets and allocation are not fixed State wise under SARDP-NE.  However the length of roads sanctioned  &  completed  and  the  details  of  funds  allocated  year  wise  along  with  expenditure  are  at Annexure-I.

- (b) No madam.
- (c) Does not arise.

(d) & (e) Yes madam. The slow pace of work on East West Corridor project in Assam has been due to problems in land acquisition, utility shifting by local bodies, tree cutting, frequent bandhs, poor law and order condition, ROB clearance, inadequate deployment of manpower and machinery by contractor in certain  cases,  forest  clearance,  frequent  restrictions  imposed  by  local  administration  for  collection  of construction materials etc.,  The total length of East-West Corridor Project in Assam is about 670 km, out of which 580 km have already been completed. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is making all efforts for resolving all issues with help of Govt. of Assam for completion of the remaining length of East-West Corridor by December, 2016.

The construction of bridge over Brahmaputra River at Saraighat has been delayed due to delay in shifting of oil pipeline and change in design of main bridge and increase in scope due to additional works at Jalukbari junction constructing of a signal free crossing in place of a  grade separator envisaged earlier. NHAI is making all efforts for resolving all issues with help of Govt. of Assam for completion of the project by August, 2016.

ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)    OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2001 FOR ANSWER ON 10 TH   DECEMBER, 2015 ASKED BY SHRI KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA AND SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI REGARDING SARDP-NE.

Details of length of Roads sanctioned & completed  and details of funds allocated/sanctioned under SARDP-NE Phase 'A' & the Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads and Highways during last three years & current year, State-wise are as under:-

| Year                       | Sanctions/ Award   | Sanctions/ Award   | Length completed   | Financial (Rs. Crore)   | Financial (Rs. Crore)   |
|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|                            | Length (km)        | Cost (Rs in crore) | (km)               | Allocation              | Expenditure             |
| 2012-13                    | 68                 | 3280               | 260                | 2000                    | 1822                    |
| 2013-14                    | 78                 | 831                | 363                | 3008                    | 3008                    |
| 2014-15                    | 623                | 10229              | 252                | 3000                    | 3000                    |
| 2015-16 (as on 30.11.2015) | 55                 | 470                | 62                 | 4000                    | 2279                    |

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