Lok Sabha Question No. 2185 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Roads Construction by BRO
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2185

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## ROADS CONSTRUCTION BY BRO

2185.  SHRI  JAGDAMBIKA PAL: SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of road construction projects being implemented by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in various States including the North-Eastern States, State / UTwise;
- (b)  the  funds  allocated  for  the  purpose  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year;
- (c)  the  total  length  of  roads  in  border  areas  of  the  country  along  with  the  length  of roads constructed during the last three years and the current year; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  embark  on  a  major  road  building  exercise along  the  Indo-China  border  including  Arunachal  Pradesh  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?
- (a)  The details of road construction projects entrusted to Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in various States are given at Annexure.
- (b)   Funds allocated to BRO during last three years and current year are as under:

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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Year  2012-13 :

4319.38 crores

Year  2013-14

:

4178.36 crores

Year  2014-15 :

4039.21 crores

Current year :

4666.73 crores

:  2  :

(c)  The details of achievement made by BRO during last three years and current year is given below:-

| S. No.   | Item            | Unit                  |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 (upto November 2015) |
|----------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------|
| (i)      | Formation       | Km Equivalent Class-9 |   1668.77 |   1548.08 |   1316.34 |                         711.58 |
| (ii)     | Surfacing       | Km Equivalent Class-9 |   2420.46 |   2193.8  |   2072.48 |                        1273.02 |
| (iii)    | Resurfacing     | Km Class-9            |   1737.84 |   1968.47 |   2338.59 |                        1533.11 |
| (iv)     | Permanent works | Rs. in Crores         |    958.86 |   1115.18 |    940.36 |                         821.19 |
| (v)      | Major Bridges   | Metre                 |   2461.94 |   2312.07 |   1612.51 |                         913.54 |

(d)  Government  has  identified  73  roads  for  development  along  the International Border with China.  Of these 73 Indo-China Border Roads (ICBRs), 61 roads of total length 3417.51 km have been entrusted to BRO. Out  of  61  ICBRs  with  BRO,  21  roads  of  length  661.59  km  have  been completed.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (a)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2185 FOR ANSWER ON 11.12.2015

ROADS ASSIGNED TO BRO FOR CONSTRUCTION IN VARIOUS STATES:

| S. No.   | State                     | No. of roads   |   Length in Km |
|----------|---------------------------|----------------|----------------|
| 1.       | Jammu and Kashmir         | 171            |           6639 |
| 2.       | Himachal Pradesh          | 13             |            791 |
| 3.       | Uttarakhand               | 25             |           1199 |
| 4.       | Punjab                    | 4              |            127 |
| 5.       | Rajasthan                 | 31             |           1825 |
| 6.       | West Bengal               | 1              |             52 |
| 7.       | Sikkim                    | 34             |            831 |
| 8.       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 105            |           6024 |
| 9.       | Assam                     | 6              |            291 |
| 10.      | Nagaland                  | 8              |            860 |
| 11.      | Manipur                   | 18             |           1651 |
| 12.      | Mizoram                   | 12             |            895 |
| 13.      | Tripura                   | 3              |            201 |
| 14.      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1              |             25 |
|          | Total:                    | 432            |          21410 |
|          |                           | Say            |          21410 |

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