Lok Sabha Question No. 2103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Four Laning of Roads
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KHAN SAUMITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2103

ANSWERED ON 10 TH  MARCH, 2016

## FOUR LANING OF ROADS

## 2103.   SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

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

be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has identified some national highways for upgrading to four lanes;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government is considering upgrading of Raniganj- Medinipur Road (NH-60) in West Bengal to four lanes; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken to compensate inhabitants residing on both sides of this road?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) and (b) The  Ministry  has  identified  about  3,530  km  length  of  National  Highways (NHs) stretches which are not included under any phases of National Highways Development Project  (NHDP)  for  upgradation  to  four  lane  divided  carriageway  as  per  inter  se  priority, traffic density and availability of funds. The state wise details are annexed.

Further,  at  present  four  laning  of  about  total  length  of  16,044  km  of  NHs  stretches have been taken up under various phases of NHDP.

(c) and (d) The Detailed Project Report (DPR) preparation has been initiated for the work of  upgradation  of  Raniganj-  Medinipur  Road  (NH-60)  in  West  Bengal  to  four  lanes  for  a length of 160 km. This, inter alia, includes assessment for compensation payable on account of land acquisition.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2103  ANSWERED  ON  10.03.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN REGARDING FOUR LANING OF ROADS

The  State/UT-wise  details  of  identified  National  Highways  (NHs)  stretches  in  states  for upgradation to four lane divided carriageway:

| Sl. No.   | State               |   Identified length of NH (in km) |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |                            126.7  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   |                             31.5  |
| 3         | Bihar               |                            229    |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh        |                             26.6  |
| 5         | Goa                 |                             13.5  |
| 6         | Gujarat             |                            228.6  |
| 7         | Haryana             |                           1185.52 |
| 8         | Jammu &Kashmir      |                             15    |
| 9         | Karnataka           |                            123    |
| 10        | Kerala              |                             40.12 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh      |                              4.5  |
| 12        | Maharashtra         |                            671.28 |
| 13        | Odisha              |                             15.67 |
| 14        | Punjab              |                             26    |
| 15        | Rajasthan           |                             35    |
| 16        | Telangana           |                            426.6  |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh       |                             73.2  |
| 18        | Uttarakhand         |                             45    |
| 19        | West Bengal         |                            160    |
| 20        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                             52.6  |
|           | Total               |                           3529.39 |

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