Lok Sabha Question No. 2028 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Target for Construction
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUSHAWAHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2028

ANSWERED ON 28 TH  JULY, 2016

## TARGET FOR CONSTRUCTION

## 2028.  SHRI RAVINDER KUSHAWAHA :

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  National  Highways  under  construction  and  per  day  kilometer  of  its construction limit, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  speed  of  construction  of  National  Highways  during  the  last  three  years  and  in  the current year, year and day-wise;
- (c) the name of the National Highways notified by the Government in the Gazette/declared for the construction of which the Uttar Pradesh Government has provided no objection certificate  and  the  details  of  the  National  Highways  for  which  no  objection  certificate have not been issued and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to remove the hurdles in the construction of national highways in the absence of no objection certificates?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) and (b) Development and Maintenance of all the National Highways (NHs) in the country is a continuous process. During the last three year and current year, the speed of construction of National Highways in the country is:

|   Sl. No | Year                   |   Construction (km) |   Speed of Construction (km/day) |
|----------|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | 2013-14                |                4260 |                            11.67 |
|        2 | 2014-15                |                4410 |                            12.08 |
|        3 | 2015-16                |                6061 |                            16.6  |
|        4 | 2016-17 (till June'16) |                1967 |                            21.86 |

(c) and (d) The details of State Roads declared as new NHs, which are passing through the State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  (U.P.)  since  May,  2014  is  annexed.  The  receipt  of  No  Objection Certificate (NOC) from the State Government, regarding transfer of assets and liabilities of such new NHs, is an essential prerequisite for entrusting these to the agencies such as State Public Works Department (PWD), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) etc., for taking up maintenance  and  development  works  on  such  new  NHs.  The  Ministry  has  not  received  NOC from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh in respect of these new NHs till date.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  AND  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2028  ANSWERED  ON  28.07.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI RAVINDER KUSHAWAHA REGARDING TARGET FOR CONSTRUCTION

## The State roads declared as new National Highways passing through the State of Uttar Pradesh for construction since May, 2014

Uttar Pradesh

|   Sl. No | NH No.   | Stretch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Name of States through which the road passes   |
|----------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 727A     | The highway starting from its junction with NH 27 at Gorakhpur connecting Deoria, Salempur in the State of Uttar Pradesh and terminating at its junction with NH 227A near Mairwa in the State of Bihar.                                                                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh Bihar                            |
|        2 | 227A     | The highway starting from its junction with NH 27 at Ayodhya connecting Chhawni, Kalwari, Barhalganj and Barhaj in the State of Uttar Pradesh, Siwan and terminating at its junction with NH 27 near Chakia in the State of Bihar.                                                                                                                                     | road passes Uttar Pradesh Bihar                |
|        3 | 731A     | The highway starting from its junction with NH 31 near Pratapgarh connecting Jethwara, Shrangverpur, Manjhanpur, Rajapur and terminating at its junction with NH 35 near Chitrakoot in the State of Uttar Pradesh.                                                                                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                  |
|        4 | 330B     | The highway starting from its junction with NH 330 near Gonda and terminating at its junction with NH 927 near Jarwal in the State of Uttar Pradesh.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                  |
|        5 | 709A     | The highway starting from its junction with new NH No. 709 at Bhiwani connecting Mundal, Jind, Karnal in the State of Haryana, Shamli, Budhana and terminating at its junction with new NH No. 34 at Meerut in the State of Uttar Pradesh.                                                                                                                             | Haryana Uttar Pradesh                          |
|        6 | 552 Ext  | The highway starting from its junction with NH-52 near Tonk connecting Uniara, SawaiMadhopur, in the state of Rajasthan, Sheopur, Goras, Shampur, Sabalgarh, Morena, Porsa, Ater, Bhind (excluding stretch from Bhind to Mihona) Mihona, Bhander in the state of Madhya Pradesh and terminating at its junction with NH-27 near Chirgaon in the state of Uttar Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh                   |

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