Lok Sabha Question No. 620 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Widening of National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, RAMA KISHORE SINGH, MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 620**

ANSWERED ON 23 RD JULY, 2015

**Widening of National Highways**

620. 	SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

SHRI RAMA KISHORE SINGH:

SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

DR. KRISHAN PRATAP:

SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सडक परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)	the status report regarding extension and widening of National Highways in the country, State-wise;

(b) 	the length of National Highways (NHs) targeted to be converted into four/six/eight lanes during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(c)	the funds allocated/spent by the Government for this purpose, project-wise and State-wise;

(d) 	the total length of roads converted into four/six/eight lanes so far, State-wise; and

(e)	the steps taken by the Government to speedy completion of such project?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. radhakrishnan)

(a) to (d) State-wise details of ongoing projects of extension/widening of National Highways in the country are at Annexure-I. No separate targets and allocations are fixed for four/six/eight lanes of National Highways. However the State wise length completed is indicated at     Annexure-II.

(e) To expedite completion of these projects various steps are taken which include streamlining of land acquisition/statutory clearances, award of projects after ensuring acquisition of land and obtaining all regulatory approvals for the project to avoid post-bid delays and litigations, Provision for Exit for Equity Investors, Premium re-schedulement, Securitization of road sector loans, Mutual termination /Cancellation of awarded road projects stalled due to various reasons and re-bidding, Close coordination with other Ministries,   Revamping of Dispute Resolution mechanism, harmonious substitution of the Concessionaire, frequent reviews at various levels etc.

**Annexure-I**

**ANNEXURE** REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 620 ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015 ASKED BY SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL, SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS, SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY, SHRI RAMA KISHORE SINGH, SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY, SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR, DR. KRISHAN PRATAP AND SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE REGARDING WIDINING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

**Status of ongoing projects of extension/widening of National Highways**

| **Sl. No.**   | **States/UT/Scheme**   | **Ongoing Works**   |                  |                       |
|---------------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|               |                        | **No.**             | **Length in km** | **Cost in Rs. crore** |
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh         | 8                   | 256.93           | 774.99                |
| 2             | Assam                  | 10                  | 126.47           | 411.2                 |
| 3             | Bihar                  | 39                  | 292.44           | 1389.35               |
| 4             | Chhattisgarh           | 9                   | 51.60            | 64.26                 |
| 5             | Goa                    | 10                  | 16.13            | 387.33                |
| 6             | Gujarat                | 39                  | 316              | 301                   |
| 7             | Haryana                | 14                  | 77.3             | 129.91                |
| 8             | Himachal Pradesh       | 30                  | 280.45           | 465.11                |
| 9             | Jammu & Kashmir        | 3                   | 22               | 2700.9                |
| 10            | Jharkhand              | 18                  | 14               | 67.31                 |
| 11            | Karnataka              | 45                  | 616.52           | 2159                  |
| 12            | Kerala                 | 31                  | 100.66           | 543.26                |
| 13            | Madhya Pradesh         | 19                  | 285.7            | 443.63                |
| 14            | Maharashtra            | 24                  | 209.31           | 301.44                |
| 15            | Manipur                | 4                   | 20.49            | 107.3                 |
| 16            | Meghalaya              | 13                  | 3                | 33.063                |
| 17            | Mizoram                | 14                  | 9.92             | 46.73                 |
| 18            | Nagaland               | 3                   | 34               | 83.69                 |
| 19            | Odisha                 | 34                  | 218.85           | 1051.63               |
| 20            | Puducherry             | 3                   | 29.10            | 54.38                 |
| 21            | Punjab                 | 23                  | 76.48            | 269.95                |
| 22            | Rajasthan              | 19                  | 138.8            | 253.9                 |
| 23            | Tamil Nadu             | 23                  | 190.33           | 482.62                |
| 24            | Telangana              | 7                   | 111.60           | 423.04                |
| 25            | Uttar Pradesh          | 32                  | 455.47           | 1423.24               |
| 26            | Uttarakhand            | 33                  | 180.50           | 289.25                |
| 27            | West Bengal            | 26                  | 499.43           | 3122.73               |
| 28            | A & N Islands          | 2                   | 11.7             | 11.15                 |
| 29            | LWE                    | 62                  | 2294             | 4688                  |
| 30            | NHDP-IV A              | 70                  | 4607.48          | 27745.72              |
| 31            | NH(O) / VGF            | 14                  | 1556             | 4646.76               |
| 32            | NHIIP                  | 5                   | 408              | 1526.99               |
| 33            | BRO                    | 59                  | 2845.5           | 7396.3                |
| 34            | SARDP-NE (MoRTH)       | 46                  | 2416.91          | 12219.04              |
| 35            | NHIDCL                 | 18                  | 599.09           | 8754.27               |
| 36            | NHAI                   | 66                  | 4408.41          | 53923.15              |

**Annexure-II**

**ANNEXURE** REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 620 ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015 ASKED BY SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL, SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS, SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY, SHRI RAMA KISHORE SINGH, SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY, SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR, DR. KRISHAN PRATAP AND SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE REGARDING WIDINING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

**State-wise details of construction of four/six/eight lanes**

|   **Sl. No.** | **State/ UT**    |   **4 lane (in km)** |   **6/8 lane(in km)** |
|---------------|------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|             1 | Andhra Pradesh   |              1516.65 |                118.40 |
|             2 | Assam            |               526.48 |                  0.00 |
|             3 | Bihar            |               800.82 |                  0.00 |
|             4 | Chandigarh       |                 0.85 |                 14.43 |
|             5 | Chhattisgarh     |               161.60 |                  0.00 |
|             6 | Delhi            |                80.00 |                  0.00 |
|             7 | Goa              |                39.52 |                  0.00 |
|             8 | Gujarat          |              1678.94 |                394.37 |
|             9 | Haryana          |               404.98 |                 84.80 |
|            10 | Himachal Pradesh |                 5.10 |                 11.08 |
|            11 | Jammu & Kashmir  |               113.00 |                  0.00 |
|            12 | Jharkhand        |               275.26 |                  0.00 |
|            13 | Karnataka        |              1324.95 |                  0.00 |
|            14 | Kerala           |                94.25 |                  0.00 |
|            15 | Madhya Pradesh   |               956.90 |                  0.00 |
|            16 | Maharashtra      |              2105.79 |                120.40 |
|            17 | Manipur          |                22.74 |                  0.00 |
|            18 | Meghalaya        |                20.50 |                  0.00 |
|            19 | Odisha           |              1392.88 |                  2.52 |
|            20 | Pondicherry      |                10.77 |                  0.00 |
|            21 | Punjab           |               524.89 |                  4.06 |
|            22 | Rajasthan        |              2053.44 |                  2.00 |
|            23 | Tamil Nadu       |              2065.33 |                  0.00 |
|            24 | Telangana        |               818.80 |                 59.90 |
|            25 | Uttarakhand      |                39.41 |                  0.00 |
|            26 | Uttar Pradesh    |              2283.37 |                 10.30 |
|            27 | West Bengal      |               643.75 |                  0.00 |

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