Lok Sabha Question No. 916 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: New National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH, AJAY NISHAD, HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR, GANESH SINGH, ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, VIRENDER KASHYAP, RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 916 ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2015

## NEW NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## 916. SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

SHRI AJAY NISHAD :

SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR:

SHRI GANESH SINGH:

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP:

SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of new National Highway projects sanctioned in the country along with cost of these projects, State/UT-wise and project-wise during the last three years;
- (b) the details of the awarded road projects during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government has withheld the work on some of the Highway projects and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Government has ordered a high level enquiry in irregularities and use of substandard  material  in  construction  of  NHs  in  various  States,  State/UT-wise,  including Rajasthan, Bihar and Jharkhand, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) The  details  of  new  National  Highway  projects  sanctioned  during  the  last  three years along with their cost is enclosed as Annexure-I.
- (b) and (c) The details of new National Highway projects awarded during the last three years is  enclosed  as  Annexure-II.  Some  contracts  have  been  terminated  in  terms  of  the  concession agreements due to several reasons.
- (d) All National Highways projects are constructed as per quality standards specified in  Indian  Road  Congress  (IRC)  /  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  (MoRT&H) specifications.  National  Highways  are  regularly  inspected  and  tested  as  per  extant  policy  for quality/irregularities of construction materials/work by the Supervision Consultants/Independent Engineers/Authority  Engineers,  quality  auditors  and  officers  of  the  implementing  agencies namely,  National  Highways  Authority  of  India,  State  Public  Works  Departments  and  Border Road Organisation including officers of the Ministry.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  916  ANSWERED  ON  03.12.2015  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BHARAT  SINGH, SHRI AJAY NISHAD , SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR, SHRI GANESH SINGH, SHRI ARJUN  LAL  MEENA,  SHRI  SUNIL  KUMAR  SINGH,    SHRI  KIRTI  AZAD,  SHRI VIRENDER  KASHYAP  AND  SHRI  RAM  CHARITRA  NISHAD  REGARDING  NEW NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## National Highway projects Sanctioned during the last three years (2012-13 to 2014-15)

|       |                   | 2012-13             | 2012-13   | 2013-14             | 2013-14   | 2014-15             | 2014-15   |
|-------|-------------------|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|
| SL NO | State /UTs        | Projects Sanctioned | Cost (Cr) | Projects Sanctioned | Cost (Cr) | Projects Sanctioned | Cost (Cr) |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 34                  | 279.77    | 13                  | 903.70    | 12                  | 1494.10   |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                   | 5.59      | 0                   | 0         | 0                   | 0         |
| 3     | Assam             | 11                  | 155.60    | 6                   | 47.13     | 6                   | 353.80    |
| 4     | Bihar             | 28                  | 787.90    | 10                  | 251.39    | 8                   | 474.05    |
| 5     | Chandigarh        | 0                   | 0         | 0                   | 0         | 0                   | 0         |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh      | 17                  | 69.52     | 11                  | 75.91     | 3                   | 150.37    |
| 7     | Delhi             | 0                   | 0.00      | 2                   | 18.40     | 0                   | 0         |
| 8     | Goa               | 5                   | 23.75     | 17                  | 33.74     | 24                  | 1372.35   |
| 9     | Gujarat           | 22                  | 170.32    | 12                  | 165.33    | 12                  | 290.80    |
| 10    | Haryana           | 9                   | 50.92     | 13                  | 73.92     | 19                  | 347.02    |
| 11    | Himachal Pradesh  | 20                  | 146.37    | 14                  | 117.81    | 29                  | 289.38    |
| 12    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 3                   | 58.68     | 8                   | 145.48    | 7                   | 96.87     |
| 13    | Jharkhand         | 14                  | 72.25     | 15                  | 228.49    | 2                   | 350.15    |
| 14    | Karnataka         | 26                  | 136.34    | 27                  | 269.92    | 48                  | 972.56    |
| 15    | Kerala            | 29                  | 207.98    | 14                  | 675.94    | 13                  | 117.19    |
| 16    | Madhya Pradesh    | 14                  | 221.45    | 16                  | 332.34    | 6                   | 174.57    |
| 17    | Maharashtra       | 24                  | 126.64    | 16                  | 84.88     | 20                  | 283.75    |
| 18    | Manipur           | 4                   | 107.31    | 11                  | 23.27     | 9                   | 61.33     |
| 19    | Meghalaya         | 12                  | 110.20    | 10                  | 29.48     | 3                   | 7.96      |
| 20    | Mizoram           | 5                   | 35.26     | 16                  | 58.25     | 4                   | 10.08     |
| 21    | Nagaland          | 9                   | 60.01     | 8                   | 100.99    | 1                   | 1.56      |
| 22    | Odisha            | 18                  | 210.83    | 23                  | 753.81    | 16                  | 1167.59   |
| 23    | Puducherry        | 3                   | 4.59      | 1                   | 10.39     | 2                   | 19.74     |
| 24    | Punjab            | 13                  | 152.23    | 15                  | 174.80    | 24                  | 192.46    |
| 25    | Rajasthan         | 15                  | 448.98    | 10                  | 240.75    | 18                  | 1065.39   |
| 26    | Tamil Nadu        | 19                  | 104.30    | 38                  | 570.08    | 17                  | 787.80    |
| 27    | Telangana         | 0                   | 0         | 0                   | 0         | 6                   | 279.71    |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh     | 36                  | 470.44    | 16                  | 625.03    | 18                  | 1440.89   |
| 29    | Uttarakhand       | 12                  | 51.85     | 46                  | 306       | 52                  | 711.76    |
| 30    | West Bengal       | 16                  | 355.27    | 8                   | 441.55    | 12                  | 1735.00   |
| 31    | NHAI              | 11                  | 8166.95   | 17                  | 6892.5    | 35                  | 22706.04  |

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  and  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  916  ANSWERED  ON  03.12.2015  ASKED  BY  SHRI BHARAT  SINGH,  SHRI  AJAY  NISHAD  ,  SHRI  HARINARAYAN  RAJBHAR,  SHRI GANESH SINGH, SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA, SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH,  SHRI KIRTI AZAD, SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP AND SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD REGARDING NEW NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## National Highway projects Awarded during the last three years (2012-13 to 2014-15)

| SL   | State             | Nos. of Awarded Projects   | Nos. of Awarded Projects   | Nos. of Awarded Projects   |
|------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| NO   | /UTs              | 2012-13                    | 2013-14                    | 2014-15                    |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 22                         | 2014-15 5                  | 3                          |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 3    | Assam             | 11                         | 6                          | 5                          |
| 4    | Bihar             | 27                         | 11                         | 5                          |
| 5    | Chandigarh        | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 6    | Chhattisgarh      | 1                          | 1                          | 11                         |
| 7    | Delhi             | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 8    | Goa               | 5                          | 16                         | 21                         |
| 9    | Gujarat           | 18                         | 12                         | 10                         |
| 10   | Haryana           | 9                          | 13                         | 19                         |
| 11   | Himachal Pradesh  | 20                         | 10                         | 6                          |
| 12   | Jammu &Kashmir    | 3                          | 8                          | 7                          |
| 13   | Jharkhand         | 14                         | 14                         | 1                          |
| 14   | Karnataka         | 21                         | 10                         | 29                         |
| 15   | Kerala            | 28                         | 3                          | 9                          |
| 16   | Madhya Pradesh    | 14                         | 20                         | 12                         |
| 17   | Maharashtra       | 18                         | 16                         | 16                         |
| 18   | Manipur           | 4                          | 8                          | 0                          |
| 19   | Meghalaya         | 10                         | 10                         | 2                          |
| 20   | Mizoram           | 4                          | 14                         | 3                          |
| 21   | Nagaland          | 0                          | 4                          | 0                          |
| 22   | Odisha            | 18                         | 20                         | 12                         |
| 23   | Puducherry        | 3                          | 1                          | 0                          |
| 24   | Punjab            | 12                         | 16                         | 17                         |
| 25   | Rajasthan         | 17                         | 12                         | 16                         |
| 26   | Tamil Nadu        | 19                         | 30                         | 12                         |
| 27   | Telangana         | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh     | 17                         | 24                         | 18                         |
| 29   | Uttarakhand       | 10                         | 45                         | 44                         |
| 30   | West Bengal       | 14                         | 13                         | 11                         |
| 31   | A &NIslands       | 5                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 32   | NHAI              | 11                         | 17                         | 35                         |

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