Lok Sabha Question No. 392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: World Class Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, VISHNU DAYAL RAM, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SUDHEER GUPTA, HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 392

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  FEBRUARY, 2016

## WORLD CLASS HIGHWAYS

## 392. DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the national highways upgraded or proposed to be upgraded to world class standard along with the current status;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to build more world class highways in addition to already announced eight expressways in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the expenditure likely to be incurred on them including the sources through which funds are proposed to be generated;
- (d) whether the State Governments have been consulted in this regard and if so, the details thereof along with the response of the State Governments thereto; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to strengthen road infrastructure in the country?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (d) There  are  two  National  Expressways  (NE)  at  present.  NE-1  (Ahmedabad-  Vadodara Expressway), having 93.4 km length, was developed as 4 lane Expressway in 2004 and is under operation; works for construction of NE-2 (Eastern Peripheral Expressway in the States of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, connecting NH-1 and NH-2), of about 135 length, have been awarded in August, 2015 and is targeted for completion  in  March,  2018.    The  details  of  ongoing  /  planned  projects  for  development  of  Expressways, sanctioned cost of ongoing projects, along with their current status is  annexed . Funding requirements of Expressways are met out of overall resources available with the Ministry and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).  Regular interactions are made with concerned State Governments from time to time during the  process  of  planning,  project  preparation  and  implementation  of  National  Highway  (NH)  projects, including Expressway projects, and their views are duly considered.

(e) The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of NHs in the country.  The Ministry has taken up development of NHs 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, etc.    The  development  and  maintenance  of  NHs  is  a  continuous process  and  works  on  NHs  are,  accordingly,  taken  up  from  time  to  time  depending  upon  availability  of resources, inter-se priority and traffic density.  Besides, the Ministry also declares some State Roads as new NHs  from  time  to  time  considering  the  requirement  of  connectivity,  inter-se  priority  and  availability  of funds.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  392  ANSWERED  ON  25.02.2016  ASKED  BY  DR.  J. JAYAVARDHAN AND OTHERS REGARDING WORLD CLASS HIGHWAYS

## (I) Details of ongoing projects for development of Expressways: -

| Name of Expressway                              | Exp. Way /NH No.   | Name of Stretch             |   Length (km) | Sanctioned cost (Rs in crore)   | Date of award   | Scheduled date of completion   |
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|
| Eastern Peripheral Expressway (Package-I to VI) | NE-II              | EPE                         |       135     | 5,763.10                        | August, 2015    | March, 2018                    |
| Delhi-Meerut Expressway (Package-I)             | NH-24              | Delhi- Delhi/UP Border      |         8.716 | 701.12                          | January, 2016   | January, 2019                  |
| Delhi-Meerut Expressway (Package-III)           | NH-24              | Delhi / UP Border to Dasana |        22.27  | 1,081.57                        | January, 2016   | January, 2019                  |

## II) Details of projects planned for development of Expressways: -

| Name of Expressway                                                        | Expressway/N HNo.   | Length (km)   | Current Status                                                                                                                             |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Delhi-Meerut Expressway Pkg-II                                            | NH-24               | 19.284        | Preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) - completed. Target for award of work- April, 2016 Target for completion of work- April, 2019 |
| Delhi-Meerut Expressway Pkg-IV                                            | New Alignment       | 46.056        | Preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) - completed. Target for award of work- April, 2016 Target for completion of work- April, 2019 |
| Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway                                                | New Alignment       | 473.062       | DPR preparation taken up                                                                                                                   |
| Bangalore-Chennai Expressway                                              | New Alignment       | 264.278       | DPR preparation taken up                                                                                                                   |
| Delhi-Jaipur Expressway                                                   | New Alignment       | 226.67        | DPR preparation taken up                                                                                                                   |
| Delhi-Ludhiana- Amritsar-Katra with connectivity to Chandigarh Expressway | New Alignment       | --            | DPR preparation not started                                                                                                                |
| Kolkata-Dhanbad Expressway                                                | New Alignment       | --            | DPR preparation taken up                                                                                                                   |