Lok Sabha Question No. 985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Absence of Mobile Network Connectivity on NH
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Y S Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 985 ANSWERED ON 05 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## ABSENCE OF MOBILE NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ON NH

985. SHRI Y S AVINASH REDDY:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  identified  424  locations  covering  about 1,750 km across the National Highway (NH) network as critically affected due to non-availability of mobile network connectivity and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether any of these critically affected stretches of NHs are located in the State of Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Government in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is primarily responsible for the development and maintenance of National Highways across the country, whereas the issue of mobile network connectivity in India comes under the Ministry of Communications. As per inputs received from field units, telecommunication  coverage  is  not  available  at  424  locations  across  the National Highways, covering a total length of approximately 1750 km.
- (b) The details of affected stretches in the State of Andhra Pradesh is enclosed as Annexure-I.

## Annexure-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 985 ANSWERED ON 5 TH  February, 2026 ASKED BY SHRI  Y  S  AVINASH  REDDY  REGARDING  ABSENCE  OF  MOBILE  NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ON NH.

|   S. No. | National Highway (NH) No. [Old/New]   |   Length of the project (Km) |   Approximate Length of Project affected with Telecom Blackout* (in Km) | Name of the villages affected with telecom blackout   | Name of the districts affected with telecom blackout   |
|----------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | NH-130CD                              |                       31.767 |                                                                    1.97 | Bangarugudi                                           | Parvathipuram Manyam                                   |
|        1 | NH-130CD                              |                       31.767 |                                                                    0.8  | Mosuru                                                | Parvathipuram Manyam                                   |
|        2 | NH-365BG                              |                       27.428 |                                                                    1.2  | Borrampalem                                           | Eluru                                                  |
|        2 | NH-365BG                              |                       27.428 |                                                                    0.5  | T.Narasapuram                                         | Eluru                                                  |
|        3 | NH-365BG                              |                       29     |                                                                    0.6  | Rajavaram                                             | Eluru                                                  |
|        3 | NH-365BG                              |                       29     |                                                                    0.7  | Yadavolu                                              | East Godavari                                          |
|        4 | NH - 9/65                             |                       36     |                                                                    3.38 | Vedhulakunta,                                         | East Godavari                                          |
|        4 | NH - 9/65                             |                       36     |                                                                    3.38 | Achaiyyapalem &                                       | East Godavari                                          |
|        4 | NH - 9/65                             |                       36     |                                                                    3.38 | Ramannapalem                                          | East Godavari                                          |
|        4 | NH - 9/65                             |                       36     |                                                                    1.1  | Ithavaram Ambarpetta                                  | and NTR District.                                      |
|        4 | NH - 9/65                             |                       36     |                                                                    2    | Donabanda                                             | NTR District.                                          |
|        4 | NH - 9/65                             |                       36     |                                                                    0.4  | Ibrahimpatnam                                         | NTR District.                                          |
|        5 | NH-16                                 |                       16     |                                                                    1.5  | Ganapavaram, Gollapalem                               | Palnadu                                                |
|        6 | NH-16                                 |                      184     |                                                                    1    | Tettu                                                 | Prakasam                                               |
|        6 | NH-16                                 |                      184     |                                                                    1    | Racharlapadu                                          | SPSR Nellore                                           |

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|    |         |     |    2 | Near Kota Cross Road to Varagali Junction         | Tirupathi                         |            |
|----|---------|-----|------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------|
|  7 | NH-16   | 111 |  4   | Arambakkam to Integrated Check Post               | Tirupathi Tiruvallur (Tamilanadu) | /          |
|  8 | NH-67   |  24 |  6   | Dornala T Junction                                | Nellore/Kadapa                    |            |
|  9 | NH-67   |  86 |  4   | Chunchuluru                                       | Nellore                           |            |
| 10 | NH-565  |  66 |  3   | Chinthalagunta Singannapalli                      | / Nellore                         |            |
| 11 | NH-71   |  38 | 11   | Bhakrapeta Forest Ghat section                    | Tirupati                          |            |
| 12 | NH-716B |  44 |  3   | Narashimharajapuram, Durgharajapuram, Kanikapuram | Chittoor                          |            |
| 13 | NH-716B |  18 |  1   | Kellpudi, Samanthawada                            | Tiruvallur                        |            |
| 14 | NH-716B |  35 |  0.7 | Pulikondram                                       |                                   | Tirupati   |
| 15 | NE-7    |  25 |  0.5 | Nernipalle                                        |                                   | Chittoor   |
| 16 | NE-7    |  31 |  7.1 | Mogili                                            | Chittoor                          |            |
| 17 | NH-544G |  24 |  1   | Peddana Settipalle                                | palle, Sri District               | Sathya Sai |
| 17 | NH-544G |  24 |  2   | Settipalle, Chagaluru                             | Sri Sathya District               | Sai        |
| 17 | NH-544G |  24 |  1.8 | Budili                                            | Sri Sathya District               | Sai        |
| 17 | NH-544G |  24 |  0.9 | Marediepalli, Gavunivaripalle                     | Sri Sathya District               | Sai        |
| 17 | NH-544G |  24 |  0.3 | Vanavolu ,                                        | Sri Sathya District               | Sai        |

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|    |         |        |   10.1 | Kengireddy Kengireddy thanda, Sadaralapalli, Nawab kotta   | palli, palli and Sri Sathya District   | Sai   |
|----|---------|--------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------|
| 18 | NH-544G | 21.4   |   4.4  | Raganapalli, Kutalapalli Kudalapalli Thanda Nallamada      | & & Sri Sathya District                | Sai   |
|    |         |        |   1.3  | Chervolapaai                                               | Sri Sathya District                    | Sai   |
|    |         |        |   0.2  | Vankatakunta                                               | Sri Sathya District                    | Sai   |
|    |         |        |   0.6  | Reddipalle                                                 | Sri Sathya District                    | Sai   |
|    |         |        |   0.9  | Malakavemula                                               | Sri Sathya District                    | Sai   |
| 19 | NH-544G | 26.3   |   1.5  | Patnam                                                     | Sri Sathya District                    | Sai   |
|    |         |        |   0.2  | Devaranupalle                                              | Sri Sathya District                    | Sai   |
|    |         |        |   7.3  | Kondagattupalle, Odupalle                                  | Sri Sathya District                    | Sai   |
| 20 | NH-544D | 69     |   3    | Muchukota Forest                                           | AreaAnantapur                          |       |
|    | Total   | 942.42 |  93.94 |                                                            |                                        |       |

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