Lok Sabha Question No. 75 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: National Highways on Coastline
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 75

ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2015

## NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ON COASTLINE

## *75. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  National  Highways  along  coastline  throws  ample  opportunities  to  improve commerce and trade, if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) the total length of National Highways (NHs) along with Coastline, State-wise;
- (c) the length of coastal Highways not yet notified as National Highways, State-wise;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to notify the same as National Highways; and
- (e) the time by which these are likely to be notified?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  75  ANSWERED  ON  03.12.2015  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH REGARDING NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ON COASTLINE

- (a) and (b) Yes Madam. The Ministry has declared 4379 kms of National Highways (NHs) along the coastline in the country so far. The total length of National Highways (NHs) along the coastline, State/ UT-wise is as under:-
- (c) to (e) Expansion of National Highway network is a continuous process and declaration of new National Highways is taken up from time to time depending upon requirement of connectivity, inter-sepriority  and  availability  of  funds.  The  Ministry  has  taken  up  detailed  review  of  National  Highways (NHs)  Network  with  a  view  to  improve  connectivity  in  border  areas  including  coastal  boundary  / connectivity covering development of about 7,000 km of new NHs under Bharatmala Pariyojna and also the connectivity to religious places, tourist places and connectivity to backward area covering another about  7,000  km  length  of  roads  in  consultation  with  State  Governments.    The  proposed  programme under  Bharatmala  Pariyojana  is,  inter-alia,  envisaged  to  include  development  of  road  connectivity  to some non-major ports also.  However, these programmes are yet to be formally launched.

|   Sl. No. | State/Union Territory (UT)   | Length in km   |
|-----------|------------------------------|----------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh               | 974            |
|         2 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands     | 25             |
|         3 | Daman &Diu                   | 22             |
|         4 | Goa                          | 262            |
|         5 | Gujarat                      | 974*           |
|         6 | Karnataka                    | 298            |
|         7 | Kerala                       | 692            |
|         8 | Maharashtra                  | 493            |
|         9 | Odisha                       | 437            |
|        10 | Puducherry                   | 41             |
|        11 | Tamil Nadu                   | 154            |
|        12 | West Bengal                  | 7              |

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