Lok Sabha Question No. 3412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Parwanoo–Shimla Four-Lane Project
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3412

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2026

## PARWANOO-SHIMLA FOUR-LANE PROJECT

3412.  SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  amount  of  funds  sanctioned  for  the  Parwanoo-Shimla  FourLaning Project and the physical and financial progress made therein so far along with the details of the remaining work and stretches;
- (b) the primary reasons for the delay in construction across various sections of  the  project  and  the  concrete  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to ensure the completion of the remaining work in a time bound manner;
- (c)  whether  during  every  monsoon  season  traffic  on  the  Parwanoo-Shimla route  is  frequently  disrupted  due  to  landslides,  waterlogging  and  road damage thereby affecting local life, tourism, trade and emergency services; and
- (d) if so, whether an integrated action plan is being implemented to ensure a permanent solutions through slope stabilization, advanced drainage systems, retaining structures and disaster resilient measures?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The details are annexed.
- (c) The highway was significantly disrupted during the unprecedented rainfall in 2023. However, the landslides were cleared on urgent basis to restore  traffic movement. The highway  remain open for 4 lane traffic during

monsoon seasons, except at few isolated locations where traffic moves in 2 lane due to landslides caused by heavy rainfall and poor geology of the area. (d)  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  has  identified  total  85 vulnerable  locations  between  Parwanoo-Solan-  Kaithlighat  and  permanent long term slope protection works on 65 of these locations have already been completed and work on remaining locations is under progress.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3412 ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2026 ASKED BY  SHRI  SURESH  KUMAR  KASHYAP  REGARDING  'PARWANOO-SHIMLA FOUR-LANE PROJECT'.

|   S. N o. | Name of project                                                                                                                                                                                             | Fund s anctio ned (Rs in crs)   |   Physic al prog ress of project (%) Financi al Prog ress of |   project (%) | Current status             | Reason for de lay                                                                                                                                        | Steps taken to expedite projec t                                                                                                                                    |
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|         1 | Four Laning of P arwanoo- Solan Section NH-22 (N ew NH-05) from Km 67.000 to Km 106.139, under N HDP phase-III on EPC basis in the State of Himach                                                          | 1683.3 1                        |                                                       100    |        100    | Work C omplet ed           |                                                                                                                                                          | Meetings are he ld with State Go vernment / Loca l Administration and stakeholder s from time to ti me to resolve / sort-out the iss ues leading to d elay in work. |
|         2 | al Pradesh. Four laning of So lan-Kaithlighat of NH- 22 (New NH- 05) from km 106. 139 to km 129.050 under N HDP Phase-III on EPC mode in the state of Himacha l Pradesh.                                    | 1519.5 3                        |                                                        91.05 |         86.03 | PCC iss ued on 24.11.2 025 |                                                                                                                                                          | Meetings are he ld with State Go vernment / Loca l Administration and stakeholder s from time to ti me to resolve / sort-out the iss ues leading to d elay in work. |
|         3 | Four laning of N H-5 from Kaithlig hat to Shakral Vi llage (Shimla By pass Package- I f rom Km 128+835 to Km 146+300 f or Design length - 17.465 Km) in t he state of Hima chal Pradesh on Hybrid Annuity M | 2742.9 1                        |                                                        53    |         51.5  | Work in progres s          | 1. Force Maje ure due to un precedented heavy rainfall on 2023 & 20 25. 2. Non availa bility of 02 no s. of dumping site due to ob struction by l ocals. | Meetings are he ld with State Go vernment / Loca l Administration and stakeholder s from time to ti me to resolve / sort-out the iss ues leading to d elay in work. |
|         4 | Four laning of N H-5 from Shakral Village to Dhalli                                                                                                                                                         | 3005.2 4                        |                                                        51.54 |         54.04 | Work in progres s          | NA                                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                   |

| section (Shimla Bypass- Package -II from Km 146+ 300 to Km 156+5 60 and Shimla C onnectivity from Km 0+000 to Km 0+725 for Design length - 10.985 K m) in the state of Himachal Prades h on Hybrid Annu ity Mode.   |
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