Lok Sabha Question No. 366 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Development of Expressway
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL, ABHISHEK SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *366

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## DEVELOPMENT OF EXPRESSWAY

*366. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL: SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

| Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री   | Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री                                                                            |
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| be pleased to state:                                                              | be pleased to state:                                                                                                                                       |
| (a)                                                                               | whether the Government has envisaged development of expressways under Phase-VI of the National Highways Development Project;                               |
| (b)                                                                               | if so, the details thereof and the States/corridors covered under the project;                                                                             |
| (c)                                                                               | whether the expressways constructed recently have not been able to address the issue of traffic congestion at toll plazas and if so, the reasons therefor; |
| (d)                                                                               | whether the Government is contemplating any scheme for construction of these expressways of international standards; and                                   |
| (e)                                                                               | if so, the details thereof and the timeframe fixed for completion of the said expressway projects?                                                         |
| ANSWER                                                                            | ANSWER                                                                                                                                                     |
| THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)           | THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)                                                                                    |
| (a) to (e):                                                                       | Statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                                                                               |

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  366  FOR  ANSWER  ON  11 TH AUGUST,  2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI  JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL AND SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH  REGARDING  DEVELOPMENT  OF EXPRESSWAY

- (a) Yes Madam.

(b) Govt.  of  India  has  approved  a  plan  for  constructing  1000  km  of  Expressways  under  NHDP Phase-VI  at  a  cost  of  Rs.16,680cr  on  DBFOT  basis.  The  main  criteria  for  selection  of  Expressway corridors will be the traffic volume and it was approved that the highest density corridor i.e. VadodaraMumbai Corridor  (400  km)  was  given  top  priority  and  considered  for  feasibility  study.    It  was  also decided  that  remaining  600  km  will  be  selected  out  of  the  routes  identified  on  the  basis  of  traffic volume. The high density corridors approved under NHDP Phase-VI are (i) Vadodara-Mumbai Corridor (400 km) in Gujarat and Maharashtra, (ii) Delhi-Meerut (66 km) on NH-58 in Delhi/UP, (iii) BangaloreChennai  (334  km)  on  NH-4  in  Karnataka/Tamil  Nadu,  (iv)  Delhi-Jaipur  (261  km)  on  NH-8  in Delhi/Rajasthan,  (v)  Delhi-Chandigarh  (249  km)  on  NH-1  and  NH-22,  (now  changed  to  DelhiLudhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway) in Delhi/Punjab/J&K, (vi) Kolkata-Dhanbad (277 km) on NH-2 in West Bengal/Jharkhand and (vii) Delhi-Agra (200 km) on NH-2 in Delhi/UP.

Out of 66 Km length of Delhi-Meerut expressway, 30.63 Km length has already been awarded in 2 packages and contract agreement is executed on 4.3.2016. Bid for one package of 19.284 Km length has been received and are under evaluation. Feasibility study of remaining length is under progress.

In addition to above, Government has approved to take up one more expressway namely Eastern Peripheral expressway for a length of 135 Km in 6 packages.  The construction on Eastern Peripheral Expressway has been started w.e.f 14.09.2015 (Appointed Date) with construction period of 30 months.

- (c) No Madam.

(d)&(e)  Yes  Madam.  The  construction  on  Eastern  Peripheral  Expressway  has  been  started  w.e.f 14.09.2015 (Appointed Date) with construction period of 30 months.  The construction of 30.63 Km length of Delhi-Meerut expressway (two packages) will be started after declaration of Appointed date. Completion  date  of  remaining  expressways  could  not  be  indicated  since  feasibility  study  is  under progress as of now.

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