Lok Sabha Question No. 1866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: NH Projects in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: P. KUMAR

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the various ongoing projects of the National Highway Authority of India in the State of Tamil Nadu including present status of each of the project and the time by which these are likely to be completed;
- (b) whether it is a fact that many of them has resulted in cost-overruns due to delay;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government for their early completion?

## ANSWER

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

## (PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) The  details  of  on-going  projects  of  the  National  Highway  Authority  of  India (NHAI) in the State of Tamil Nadu are Annexed .
- (b)& (c) The delays are only in  the  projects  implemented  under  BOT  mode  and  as  such cost-overrunsis not attributed to the NHAI.
- (d) The steps taken by the Government to minimize the delays in completion of all its projects include setting up of Regional Offices by NHAI headed by Chief General Managers  with  adequate  delegation  of  powers, setting up of special land acquisition units, setting up of High Powered Committees under the Chairmanship of  Chief  Secretaries  of  State  Governments  to  resolve  the  bottlenecks  relating  to shifting of utilities, land acquisition issues, etc.  Further, the delayed projects are closely monitored and periodically reviewed at the Headquarter as well as in the field units for expeditious completion.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1866

ANSWERED ON 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## NH PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU

1866. SHRI P. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## Annexure

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1866 FOR ANSWER ON 10.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI P. KUMAR: REGARDING NH PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU

|   Sl No. | NH No.    | Name of project                                |   Length (in km) | Present progress(%)   | Likely date of completion                                            |
|----------|-----------|------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 5         | Six laning of Chennai - Tada section           |            43.4  | 55.65                 | One year after un- encumbered Land (balance) is handed over          |
|        2 | 7         | Six laning of Hosur - Krishnagiri section      |            59.87 | 98.60                 | 31.03.2016                                                           |
|        3 | 46        | Six laning of Krishnagiri - Wallajapet section |           148.3  | 96.21                 | One and half year after un- encumbered Land (balance) is handed over |
|        4 | 4         | Six laning of Poonamalle -Wallajapet section   |            93    | 11.83                 | 31.03.2017                                                           |
|        5 | 67        | 4-laning of Trichy - Karur section             |            79.82 | 83.06                 | One and half year after un- encumbered Land (balance) is handed over |
|        6 | 47        | 4 laning of Chengapalli - Walayar section      |            54.83 | 93.98                 | March '2016                                                          |
|        7 | 205       | Four laning of Tirupati - Tiruthani - Chennai  |           124.7  | 85.70                 | One year after un- encumbered Land (balance) is handed over          |
|        8 | 45E & 220 | Dindigul - Theni - Kumili section              |           133.72 | 61.73                 | 31.12.2016                                                           |
|        9 | 66        | Tindivanam - Krishnagiri section               |           182.18 | 59.43                 | 31.12.2016                                                           |
|       10 | 210       | Trichy - Karaikudi section                     |           106.96 | 85.73                 | 31.08.2016                                                           |
|       11 | 67        | Nagapattinam - Thanjavur section               |            78.53 | 0.05                  | 28.12.2017                                                           |
|       12 | 226       | Thirumayam - Manamadurai section               |            77.72 | 46.30                 | 16.01.2017                                                           |
|       13 | 226       | Thanjavur - Pudukkottai section                |            55.22 | 39.80                 | 13.11.2016                                                           |
|       14 | 210       | Karaikudi - Ramanathapuram section             |            80    | Work just started     | 14.06.2017                                                           |
|       15 | 49        | Madurai - Ramanathapuram section               |           115.77 | 4.25                  | 16.11.2017                                                           |

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