Lok Sabha Question No. 3175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Six/Eight Laning of NHs in Gujarat
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA, PARESH RAWAL, RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL, DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  existing  National  Highways  including  six  lane  and  details  of  highways widened/converted into six/eight lane during the last three years in Gujarat;
- (b) whether there is any proposal to widen NH No. 8-E and NH No. 8-D to six lane;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the time by which the work on this project is likely to be started and completed along with the funds allocated for this purpose?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) The details are as per Annexure-A.
- (b) to (d) There is no proposal to widen NH-8D to 6 lane. However, NH-8E is proposed to be widened from 2-lane to 4-lane as per details enclosed as Annexure-B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3175

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## SIX/EIGHT LANING OF NHS IN GUJARAT

## 3175.  SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA:

SHRI PARESH RAVAL:

SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

SHRI D. S. RATHOD:

SHRI C. R. PATIL:

SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3175.  FOR  ANSWER  ON 14.12.2015  ASKED  BY  SHRI  VINOD  LAKHAMASHI  CHAVDA,  SHRI  PARESH  RAVAL,  SHRI  RAMSINH  RATHWA,  SHRI  D.  S. RATHOD, SHRI C. R. PATIL AND SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN REGARDING SIX/EIGHT LANING OF NHS IN GUJARAT.

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## (a) Details of existing National Highways including 6 lane

|   Sr. no | Name of the Stretch                                            | NH No.    | Length in km   | 4L/6L                                                                                                                 |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Jetpur-Somnath section                                         | 8D        | 123.45         | 4L                                                                                                                    |
|        2 | Jetpur-Gondal Rajkot section                                   | 8B        | 68.00          | 4L                                                                                                                    |
|        3 | Gandhidham (Kandla)-Mundra port Section                        | 8A(Extn.) | 71.40          | 4L                                                                                                                    |
|        4 | Samakhiyali-Gandhidham section                                 | 8A        | 56.16          | 6L                                                                                                                    |
|        5 | Palanpur Swaroopganj Section                                   | NH 14     | 76.00          | 4L                                                                                                                    |
|        6 | Surat-Dahisar section                                          | NH 8      | 239.00         | 6L                                                                                                                    |
|        7 | Gujarat/Maharashtra Border to Surat-Hazira Port section        | NH 6      | 133.00         | 4L                                                                                                                    |
|        8 | Ahmedabad-Vadodara section (i) National Expressway-1 (ii) NH-8 | NE 1 NH 8 | 93.302 102.300 | 4L 6L                                                                                                                 |
|        9 | Vadodara-Bharuch section                                       | NH 8      | 83.00          | 6L (except 6km near Narmada Bridge, which is now being widened to 6L including construction of new 4L Narmada Bridge) |
|       10 | Bharuch-Surat Section                                          | NH 8      | 65.00          | 6L (except Kamrej-Chalthan Section of length 16km, which is 4L)                                                       |
|       11 | Ahmedabad-Godhra section                                       | NH 59     | 118.00         | 4L                                                                                                                    |
|       12 | Godhra-Gujart/MP Border section                                | NH 59     | 87.00          | 4L                                                                                                                    |
|       13 | Ratanpur-Ahmedabad Section                                     | NH-8      | 126.820        | 4L                                                                                                                    |
|       14 | Rajkot-Bamanbore Section                                       | NH 8B     | 75.00          | 4L                                                                                                                    |
|       15 | Bamanbore-Garamore Section                                     | NH 8 A    | 71.40          | 4L                                                                                                                    |
|       16 | Garamore- Samakhiali Section                                   | NH 8A     | 52.00          | 4L                                                                                                                    |

|   17 | Palanpur-Radhanpur Section       | NH 14   |   118.00 | 4L   |
|------|----------------------------------|---------|----------|------|
|   18 | Radhanpur-Samakhiali Section     | NH 15   |   143    | 4L   |
|   19 | Porbandar-Bhiladi-Jetpur Section | NH 8B   |   115.64 | 4L   |

## (b) Details of Highways widened/converted into 6/8 lane during last 3 years

|   Sr. no | Name of the Stretch           | NH No.   |   Length in km | 4L/6L/8L      |
|----------|-------------------------------|----------|----------------|---------------|
|        1 | Ahmedabad-Vadodara section    | NH-8     |           97   | Widened to 6L |
|        2 | Surat-Dahisar section         | NH-8     |          238.5 | Widened to 6L |
|        3 | Samakhiali-Gandhidham Section | NH 8A    |           55   | Widened to 6L |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3175. FOR ANSWER ON 14.12.2015  ASKED  BY  SHRI  VINOD  LAKHAMASHI  CHAVDA,  SHRI  PARESH  RAVAL,  SHRI  RAMSINH  RATHWA,  SHRI  D.  S. RATHOD, SHRI C. R. PATIL AND SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN REGARDING SIX/EIGHT LANING OF NHS IN GUJARAT.

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## There is no proposal to widen NH-8D to 6 lane. However, NH-8E is proposed to be widened from 2-lane to 4-lane as follows:

|   S. No. | Project/Package Name                       |   Length (in km) | Civil Cost (2015-16) (Rs. In Cr)        | Proposed widening           | Mode                   | Likely date of start   | Likely date completion   | Present Status                                    |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Bhavnagar-Talaja Section of NH-8E          |           48.045 | 737.04                                  | 2 lane to 4 lane            | On BOT Mode            | Oct, 2016              | March, 2019              | Tenders are likely to be invited in January, 2016 |
|        2 | Talaja to MahuvaSection of NH- 8E          |           45.46  | 564.46                                  | 2 lane to 4 lane            | On Hybrid Annuity Mode | Oct, 2016              | March, 2019              | Tenders are likely to be invited in January, 2016 |
|        3 | Mahua to KagavadarSection of NH-8E         |           40.02  | 549.93                                  | 2 lane to 4 lane            | On Hybrid Annuity Mode | Oct, 2016              | March, 2019              | Tenders are likely to be invited in January, 2016 |
|        4 | Kagavadar to Una Section of NH-8E          |           40.98  | 492.81                                  | 2 lane to 4 lane            | On Hybrid Annuity Mode | Oct, 2016              | March, 2019              | Tenders are likely to be invited in January, 2016 |
|        5 | Una to Kodinar Section of NH-8E            |           40.95  | 514.98                                  | 2 lane to 4 lane            | On Hybrid Annuity Mode | Oct, 2016              | March, 2019              | Tenders are likely to be invited in January, 2016 |
|        6 | Kodinar to Veraval Section of NH-8E        |           40.78  | 614.48                                  | 2 lane to 4 lane            | On Hybrid Annuity Mode | Oct, 2016              | March, 2019              | Tenders are likely to be invited in January, 2016 |
|        7 | Gadu - PorbandarSection of NH-8E(Extn)     |           92.31  | Tentative cost for both the packages is | 2 lane with paved shoulders | To be decided          | Dec, 2016              | June, 2019               | Project at DPR stage                              |
|        8 | Porbandar - DwarkaSection of NH- 8E (Extn) |          117.58  | Rs. 2402 Cr                             | 4 lane                      | To be decided          | Dec, 2016              | June, 2019               | Project at DPR stage                              |