Lok Sabha Question No. 3131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: NHs Along Coastline
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, VINOD CHAVDA, LILADHARBHAI KHODAJI VAGHELA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3131 ANSWERED ON 4 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## NHS ALONG COASTLINE

## 3131.   SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA:

SHRI L.K. VAGHELA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS, सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has added length of National Highways (NHs) along the coastline in the country during each of the last three years and the current year;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor along with the existing length of NHs along the coastline across the country, State-wise;

(c) the number of new NHs declared along the coastline in the country during the said period;

(d) whether the Government has received requests from State Governments for addition in length of NHs or declare new NHs along the coastline during the said period;

(e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  along  with  the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the  Union Government on such requests so far; and

(f) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve NH network and proper upkeep of NHs along the coastline in the country?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (c) The State/Union Territory (UT) wise details of State roads declared as new National Highways (NHs) along coastline during last three years and the current year including the details of existing length of NHs along coastline is annexed.

(d) to (f) The  Ministry  keeps  on  receiving  proposals  for  declaration  of  various  State  road stretches,  including  those  along  coastline,  from  various  States/UTs  as  new  NHs.  The  Ministry considers declaration of State Roads as new NHs from time to time which is a continuous process and their subsequent development and maintenance are taken up accordingly to keep the NHs in traffic worthy condition as per inter-se priority, traffic density and availability of funds.

The Ministry has taken up development of NHs/ roads under various phases of National Highways Development Project (NHDP), Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for the North East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads, Special Programme for Development  of  Roads  in  the  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE)  affected  areas,  National  Highways Interconnectivity Improvement Project (NHIIP), etc to improve NH network in the country.

Further, the Ministry has taken up detailed review of NHs network with a view to improve the  road  connectivity  to  coastal  /  border  areas,  backward  areas,  religious  places,  tourist  places, construction  /  rehabilitation  /  widening  of  major  bridges  and  Railway  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  / Railway  Under  Bridges  (RUBs)  on  NHs,  improvement  of  newly  declared  NHs  providing connectivity  to  District  Head  Quarters,  road  connectivity  towards  integration  with  Sagarmala, Connectivity Improvement Program for Char-Dham  (Kedarnath, Badrinath,  Yamunothri  & Gangothri in Uttarakhand) etc., under proposed new programmes. However, these programmes are yet to be formally launched.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3131  ANSWERED  ON  04.08.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB AND OTHERS REGARDING NHS ALONG COASTLINE

State/Union Territory (UT) wise details of State roads declared as new National Highways (NHs) along coastline during last three years and the current year including the details of existing length of NHs along coastline.

|   Sl. No. | State/Union Territory (UT)   | Addition during 2013-14 (km)   | Addition during 2014-15 (km)   | Addition during 2015-16 (km)   | Addition during 2016-17 (km)   |   Total Length of NHs along coastline in km | NH No.           |
|-----------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh               | -                              | -                              | -                              | -                              |                                         974 | -                |
|         2 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands    | -                              | -                              | -                              | -                              |                                          25 | -                |
|         3 | Daman &Diu                   | 22                             | -                              | -                              | -                              |                                          22 | NH No. 251, 848B |
|         4 | Goa                          | -                              | -                              | -                              | -                              |                                         262 | -                |
|         5 | Gujarat                      | -                              | -46*                           | -                              | +46*                           |                                         940 | -                |
|         6 | Karnataka                    | -                              | -                              | -                              | -                              |                                         298 | -                |
|         7 | Kerala                       | -                              | -                              | -                              | -                              |                                         692 | -                |
|         8 | Maharashtra                  | -                              | -                              | -                              | -                              |                                         493 | -                |
|         9 | Odisha                       | -                              | -                              | -                              | -                              |                                         437 | -                |
|        10 | Puducherry                   | -                              | -                              | -                              | -                              |                                          41 | -                |
|        11 | Tamil Nadu                   | -                              | -                              | -                              | -                              |                                         154 | -                |
|        12 | West Bengal                  | -                              | -                              | -                              | -                              |                                           7 | -                |

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