Lok Sabha Question No. 2961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Land acquired by NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2961**

ANSWERED ON 6 TH AUGUST, 2015

**LAND ACQUIRED BY NHS**

2961. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सडक परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) the details of land acquired by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the National Highways Development Projects during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(b) the amount of compensation paid to the project affected people, State-wise; and

(c) whether several projects have been stalled due to delay in acquisition of land and if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. radhakrishnan)

1. The details of land acquired by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) during the last three years and the current year is at **Annexure-I** .

1. The amount of compensation released during the last three years is given below;

| **Financial Year**                 |   **2012-13** |   **2013-14** |   **2014-15** |
|------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| **LA Compensation (Rs. in Crore)** |       5404.07 |       7793.55 |       9097.88 |

1. There have been delays in some of the projects due to land acquisition. However, the projects which are terminated/stalled due to land acquisition is at **Annexure-II** . NHAI has taken up the issue of delays in land acquisition with the higher authorities of the State Governments. Regular meetings have been held at higher levels for speeding up the acquisition of land. The measures taken up are as follows:-

1. High Powered Committees set up by State Governments with  Chief Secretary as nodal officer for NHDP projects;
2. Regional Chief General Manager (CGM) {Regional Officer} to be Member Secretary of High Powered Committee;
3. Regional offices headed by CGM (Tech) have been set up for effective monitoring of implementation of projects;
4. Adequate powers have been delegated to CGMs Regional Offices in land acquisition (compensation upto Rs.100 crores in single case);
5. Special Land Acquisition Units set up in some States;
6. Signing of state support agreement;
7. Providing the additional manpower and physical resources to Competent Authorities appointed for land acquisition work;

**ANNEXURE-I**

**ANNEXURE** REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2961 ANSWERED ON 06.08.2015 ASKED BY DR BANSHILAL MAHTO REGARDING LAND ACQUIRED FOR NHS

| **Year wise LA of States for all projects**   |                       |             |             |                                         |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
| **Name of States**                            | **Possession in Ha.** |             |             |                                         |
|                                               |                       |             |             |                                         |
|                                               | **2012-13**           | **2013-14** | **2014-15** | **Current Year 2015-16 upto June 2015** |
| Andhra Pradesh                                | 197                   | 455         | 153         | 0                                       |
| Assam                                         | 41                    | 0           | 0           | 0                                       |
| Bihar                                         | 439                   | 235         | 351         | 97                                      |
| Chattisgarh                                   | 381                   | 563         | 66          | 14                                      |
| Gujarat                                       | 550                   | 302         | 151         | 0                                       |
| Goa                                           | 0                     | 0           | 0           | 0                                       |
| Haryana                                       | 687                   | 218         | 87          | 0                                       |
| Himachal Pradesh                              | 0                     | 159         | 0           | 51                                      |
| Jammu & Kashmir                               | 15                    | 66          | 0           | 0                                       |
| Jharkhand                                     | 120                   | 37          | 0           | 0                                       |
| Karnataka                                     | 213                   | 668         | 749         | 107                                     |
| Kerala                                        | 2                     | 5           | 24          | 0                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh                                | 483                   | 1992        | 883         | 38                                      |
| Maharashtra                                   | 391                   | 1336        | 561         | 111                                     |
| Meghalaya                                     | 0                     | 14          | 13          | 0                                       |
| Orissa                                        | 396                   | 236         | 190         | 507                                     |
| Punjab                                        | 41                    | 47          | 50          | 13                                      |
| Rajasthan                                     | 1506                  | 458         | 1723        | 379                                     |
| Tamil Nadu                                    | 803                   | 315         | 855         | 39                                      |
| Uttrakhand                                    | 11                    | 23          | 89          | 0                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh                                 | 473                   | 1227        | 566         | 64                                      |
| West Bengal                                   | 176                   | 299         | 222         | 131                                     |
| **TOTAL**                                     | **6925**              | **8655**    | **6733**    | **1551**                                |

**ANNEXURE-II**

**ANNEXURE** REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2961 ANSWERED ON 06.08.2015 ASKED BY DR BANSHILAL MAHTO REGARDING LAND ACQUIRED FOR NHS

| **S .No**   | **NH**   | **Name of the project**                                   | **State**   |   **Length (Km.)** |   **Estimated cost / TPC in Rs. Crore** | **Present Status**      |
|-------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|             | 47       | Cherthalai-Ochira                                         | Kerala      |               83.6 |                                    1535 | LOA withdrawn.          |
|             | 17       | Kannur - Kuttipuram                                       | Kerala      |              164.7 |                                 2252.13 | Terminated.             |
|             | 17       | Karnataka / Kerala Border - Kannur                        | Kerala      |             126.62 |                                 1157.16 | Terminated.             |
|             | 4A       | Goa/Karnataka Border-Panaji                               | Goa         |              69.00 |                                     471 | Foreclosed.             |
|             | 17       | Maharashtra/Goa Border-Panaji                             | Goa         |             139.00 |                                    1872 | Foreclosed.             |
|             | 5        | Chennai-Tada                                              | Tamil Nadu  |               43.4 |                                  353.37 | Under Termination       |
|             | 4        | New 4-lane Elevated road from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal | Tamil Nadu  |                 19 |                                    1655 | Matter under sub-judice |

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