Lok Sabha Question No. 2127 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Special Package for Bihar
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2127

ANSWERED ON 10 th  MARCH, 2016

## SPECIAL PACKAGE FOR BIHAR

## 2127.  SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has announced a special package of Rupees 50,000 crore for the construction of roads in Bihar; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the names of the projects on which the said fund is likely to be utilized?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI  PON. RADHAKRISHNAN )

(a)  &  (b)      The  Government  has  announced  to  construct  and  upgrade  National  Highways including major bridges with an approximate cost of Rs 50000 Crore in the State of Bihar. The details of the projects are at Annexure-I.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2127 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016 ASKED BY SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR.

LIST OF THE PROJECTS FOR CONSTRUCTION & UPGRADATION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN THE STATE OF BIHAR.

|   Sl. No. | Projects                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|         1 | Works under different phases of National Highways Development Project (NHDP) - 4- laning of Patna-Buxar section of NH 30& 84, Bakhtiyarpur-Khagaria section and a New 4-laned bridge across river Ganga at Mokama of NH-31, Biharsharif - Mokama section of NH-82, Forbesganj-Jogbani section of NH-57A, 2-laning with paved shoulder of Gopalganj - Chhapra section of NH-85, 2-laning with paved shoulder of Chhapra - Muzaffarpur of NH-102, Maheshkhunt-Saharsa-Purnia section of NH-107, Development of Manjholi-Charaut section of NH-527 C, Patna Ring Road, Kishanganj Bypass on NH-31 |
|         2 | Works under National Highways Interconnectivity Improvement Projects - Fatua-Harnaut-Barh section of NH-30A, Sheohar-Sitamarhi-Jaynagar-Narahiya of NH-104, Birpur-Bihpur section of NH-106, Bridge across Kosi river on NH-106                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|         3 | Works under JICA loan assistance- 4 laning of Patna - Gaya - Dobhi section of NH 83, Gaya-Hisua-Rajgir-Nalanda- Biharsharif section of NH-82.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|         4 | Works under National Highways, (Original) NH (O) Widening &Strengthening to 2 lane with paved shoulder from km 25.00 to km 97.00 of NH-28B, from km. 0.00 to 10.903 of NH-133, from km. 0.00 to 25.010 of NH-327A, from Km. 93.612 to Km. 98.000 of NH-327E, Construction of Bhagalpur Bypass NH-80, 4-laning of Munger-Mirzachowki section of NH-80, Development to 2-lane with paved shoulder of sections on NH-2C, NH-81, NH-99 and NH-527A.                                                                                                                                                |
|         5 | Major Bridges- Construction and Rehabilitation of MGSetu, Bridge at Munger (approach road work)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|         6 | Ensuring Connectivity Across Major Rivers- A new 4-laned bridge on river Ganga parallel to existing MGSetu, Bridge on river Ganga connecting Manihari in Bihar to Sahibganj in Jharkhand, Bridge over river Sone connecting Panduka(Nauhata) on NH-2C in Bihar and Shrinagar(Garhwa District) in Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|         7 | ROB/RUBs under Setu Bharatam- 20 nos. of ROBs and RUBs on different National Highways in the State of Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|         8 | Improving Connectivity of Places of Religious Importance and Bharatmala Pariyojna proposed- Rampur Khajuriya (NH 28)-Kesaria end onNH-722, Uchhait Bhagawati Sthaan to Mahishi Tara Sthaan, Raxaul - Sonbersa, Chakia - Bairgania                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|         9 | Development of New National Highway - 436 km newly declared National Highways and proposed National Highway connecting Buxar on NH-84 - Chausa-Ramgarh-Mohania on NH-2 (64km) in the State of Bihar.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

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