Lok Sabha Question No. 3264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Construction of Roads in Naxal-affected Areas
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Mahesh Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3264

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2026

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS IN NAXAL-AFFECTED AREAS

3264.  SHRI MAHESH KASHYAP:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  roads  approved  and  completed  in  Chhattisgarh under the Bharatmala Pariyojana; and
- (b)  the  specific  policy  formulated  to  address  the  obstacles  being faced during road construction in Naxal-affected areas?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The details are annexed.
- (b) The  primary  reasons  for  delay  in  National  Highway  (NH) projects in various State including in the State of Chhattisgarh are issues  /  bottlenecks  relating  to  land  acquisition,  delay  in  getting statutory  clearances  /  permissions,  utility  shifting,  encroachment removal,  non-availability  of  construction  material  /  minerals,  poor performance  of  Contractor  /  Concessionaire,  and  Force  Majeure events  like  Covid-19  pandemic,  heavy  rainfall,  floods,  cyclone, landslides / avalanches, etc. To expedite project execution, various initiatives  have  been  undertaken.  These  include  streamlining  and expediting  the  land  acquisition  process  through  Bhoomi  Rashi portal, revamping the Parivesh Portal through Ministry of Environment,  Forests  and  Climate  Change  to  expedite  forest  and environmental  clearances,  enabling  online  approval  of  General Arrangement  Drawings  (GAD)  for  Road  over  Bridges  (ROBs)  and Road  under  Bridges  (RUBs)  from  the  Railways,  and  conducting review  meetings  at  various  levels  with  all  stakeholders,  including State Governments.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3264  ANSWERED  ON  12 TH   MARCH,  2026 ASKED  BY  SHRI  MAHESH  KASHYAP,  REGARDING  'CONSTRUCTION  OF ROADS IN NAXAL-AFFECTED AREAS'.

|   Sr. No. | Name of Project                                                                                                                          |   Total Length (km.) |   Completed Length (in km) |   Total Project Cost (in Cr.) | Current Status                                                    |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 4-laning of Bilaspur- Urga section of NH- 130A from km.0.000 to km.70.200 under Bharatmala Pariyojana on HAM Mode                        |               70.2   |                     69.015 |                       1855.59 | Substantially completed                                           |
|         2 | 4-laning of Pathalgaon- Kunkuri-CG/JH border section of NH-43 from km.0.000 to km.104.250 under Bharatmala Pariyojana on HAM Mode        |              104.25  |                      0     |                       3147.07 | Awarded, Appointed date to be declared                            |
|         3 | 6-laning of Jhanki-Sargi from Km.0+000 to Km.42+800 under Raipur-Visakhapatnam Bharatmala Pariyojana in the State of Chhattisgarh (CG-1) |               42.8   |                     40.82  |                       1368.19 | Provisional Completion Certificate (PCC) issued w.e.f. 27.12.2024 |
|         4 | 6-laning of Sargi- Basanwahi from Km.42+800 to Km.99+500 under Raipur-Visakhapatnam Bharatmala Pariyojana in the State of                |               56.7   |                     56.7   |                       1470.73 | PCC issued w.e.f. 08.04.2025                                      |
|         5 | 6-laning of Basanwahi- Marangpuri from Km.99+500 to Km.124+661 under Raipur-Visakhapatnam Bharatmala Pariyojana                          |               25.161 |                     10.55  |                       1307.16 | Under Construction                                                |

|    | in the State of Chhattisgarh (CG-3)                                                                                            |       |       |         |                                                                                    |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  6 | 6-laning of Durg - Raipur bypass from km 0.000 to 44 +500 of NH - 53 Mumbai-Kolkata corridor (Pkg-I) (Bhatarmala Division)     | 44.5  | 32.4  | 1072.99 | Under Construction                                                                 |
|  7 | 6- laning of Durg-Raipur bypass from km 44+500 to km 92+230 of NH- 53 Mumbai- Kolkata corridor (Pkg- II) (Bhatarmala Division) | 47.73 | 37.12 | 1216.23 | Under Construction                                                                 |
|  8 | 4-Laning of Bilaspur- Pathrapali section from Km 0.00 to Km. 53.300 of NH-111 (New NH 130) under HAM Mode                      | 53.3  | 53.3  | 1261.05 | Completed ( 13.07.2023)                                                            |
|  9 | 4-Lane with paved shoulder configuration of Pathrapali-Katghora of NH-111 from Km 53+300 to Km. 92+600 under HAM Mode          | 39.3  | 37.02 |  865.1  | PCC issued on 16.06.2023 for 31.08 Km. & Revised date of competition is 31.03.2026 |

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