Lok Sabha Question No. 283 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Border Roads Organisation
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.283

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## BORDER ROADS ORGANISATION

*283.  SHRI  GAURAV GOGOI: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  length  of  border  roads  in  the  country  along  with  the  details  of  road projects being constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) at present, project and State-wise;
- (b) the funds released and utilized for various projects during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether    a  number  of  road  projects  including  projects  at  strategic  Indo-China border  being  implemented  by  BRO  is  lagging  behind  and  if  so,  the  reasons  therefor including the cost and time overrun;
- (d) the total cost incurred by BRO on construction and maintenance of border roads during the last three years and the current year, project-wise; and
- (e) whether BRO has outsourced certain construction work to other agencies and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                      (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e) OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 283 FOR ANSWER ON 5.8.2016

(a) A five year (2015-2020) Long Term Roll On Works Plan (LTRoWP) for new construction/ upgradation of 519 roads of length 22225.17 km as identified  by  Army  has  been  approved  for  execution  by  Border  Roads Organisation  (BRO)  in  the  border  regions  of  the  country.  State-wise details of the roads are enclosed as Appendix-A. (b) The  funds  released  and  utilized  for  various  projects  during  last three years and current year are enclosed as Appendix-B. (c) 73  roads  are  identified  as  strategic  Indo-China  Border  Roads (ICBR), out of which 61 roads have been entrusted to BRO with a length of 3417 km, which were planned to be completed by 2012. Out of which, 22  roads  of  length  707.24  km  are  completed.  The  revised  completion

- schedule of 39 ICBRs is as under :-
- (i) 2016  :  5 roads
- (ii) 2017  :  8 roads
- (iii) 2018  :  12 roads
- (iv) 2019  :  8 roads
- (v) 2020  :  6 roads

There are certain delays in the execution of road projects mainly due to the following reasons :-

- (i) Delay in Forest/Wildlife clearance
- (ii) Hard rock stretches
- (iii) Limited working season
- (iv) Difficulties in availability of construction material
- (v) Delay in land acquisition.

(d) The total cost incurred by BRO on construction and maintenance of  border  roads  during  last  three  years  and  current  year  are  as  per Appendix-C BRO undertakes works on roads through departmental execution by  utilizing  its  own  resources.  However,  some  stretches  of  roads,  few

- (e) bridges and tunnels are executed through outsourcing.
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APPENDIX-A REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN THE STATEMENT  IN  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 283 FOR ANSWER ON 5.8.2016 STATE  WISE  ROADS  ENTRUSTED  TO  BRO  IN  THE

COUNTRY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION/UPGRADATION

| S. No   | State             |   Nos of roads |   Length (in km) |
|---------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar |              1 |            23.94 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |             99 |          5267.51 |
| 3       | Assam             |              4 |           100.61 |
| 4       | Himachal Pradesh  |             11 |           924.52 |
| 5       | Jammu & Kashmir   |            231 |          7122.47 |
| 6       | Manipur           |             21 |          1838    |
| 7       | Mizoram           |             11 |           888.44 |
| 8       | Nagaland          |             10 |           841.18 |
| 9       | Punjab            |             10 |           276.68 |
| 10      | Rajasthan         |             53 |          2621.02 |
| 11      | Sikkim            |             37 |           910.17 |
| 12      | Tripura           |              2 |           201.04 |
| 13      | Uttarakhand       |             27 |          1117.01 |
| 14      | West Bengal       |              2 |            92.6  |
|         | Total:            |            519 |         22225.2  |

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APPENDIX-B REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN THE STATEMENT IN PART (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 283 FOR ANSWER ON 5.8.2016 FUNDS  RELEASED  AND  UTILISED  FOR  VARIOUS  PROJECTS  DURING  LAST  THREE

## YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR

| (Rs. in Crores)   | (Rs. in Crores)                                 | (Rs. in Crores)                                 | (Rs. in Crores)   | (Rs. in Crores)   | (Rs. in Crores)   | (Rs. in Crores)   | (Rs. in Crores)   | (Rs. in Crores)   | (Rs. in Crores)   | (Rs. in Crores)   |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| S/ No             | Agency                                          | Agency                                          | 2013-14           | 2013-14           | 2014-15           | 2014-15           | 2015-16           | 2015-16           | 2016-17 *         | 2016-17 *         |
| S/ No             |                                                 |                                                 | RELEASED          | Utilized          | RELEASED          | Utilized          | RELEASED          | Utilized          | RELEASED          | Utilized          |
| i                 | Ministry of Defence (Misc)                      | Non- Plan                                       | -                 | -                 | -                 |                   | 1922.00           | 1929.31           | 1922.00           | 399.81            |
| i                 |                                                 | Plan                                            | -                 | -                 | -                 |                   | 287.80            | 225.55            | 450.00            | 53.85             |
| ii                | Ministry of Road Transport                      | Non- Plan                                       | 1799.27           | 1850.21           | 1737.46           | 1834.08           | 294.00            | 293.64            | 300.00            | 21.13             |
| ii                | & Highways                                      | Plan                                            | 878.00            | 823.18            | 662.60            | 622.00            | 294.00            | 293.64            | 300.00            | 21.13             |
| iii               | Ministry of Defence (capital outlay on          | Ministry of Defence (capital outlay on          | 242.00            | 237.53            | 273.30            | 268.25            | 430.00            | 424.51            | 420.00            | 43.65             |
| iv                | Defence service) Ministry of Home Affairs       | Defence service) Ministry of Home Affairs       | 58.00             | 59.88             | 56.00             | 52.63             | 60.00             | 59.17             | 0                 | 5.21              |
| v                 | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region | 5.00              | 3.51              | 7.00              | 6.96              | 10.00             | 9.94              | 3.00              | 0.24              |
|                   | Total                                           | Total                                           | 2982.27           | 2974.31           | 2736.36           | 2783.92           | 3003.80           | 2942.12           | 3095.00           | 523.89            |

Note* Expenditure up to 25 June 2016 *******

APPENDIX-C  REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN THE STATEMENT IN PART (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 283 FOR ANSWER ON 5.8.2016 TOTAL  COST  INCURRED  BY  BRO  FOR  CONSTRUCTION  AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  BORDER  ROADS  DURING  LAST  THREE

## YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR

| (Rs in Crores)   | (Rs in Crores)                                          | (Rs in Crores)                                          | (Rs in Crores)   | (Rs in Crores)   | (Rs in Crores)   | (Rs in Crores)   | (Rs in Crores)   | (Rs in Crores)   | (Rs in Crores)   | (Rs in Crores)   |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| S.N o            | Agency                                                  | Agency                                                  | 2013-14          | 2013-14          | 2014-15          | 2014-15          | 2015-16          | 2015-16          | 2016-17*         | 2016-17*         |
|                  |                                                         |                                                         | Const ruction    | Maint enance     | Const ruction    | Maint enance     | Construction     | Maintenance      | Construction     | Maintenance      |
| i                | Ministry of Defence (Misc)                              | Non-Plan                                                | -                | -                | -                | -                | 1929.31          | 615.40           | 399.81           | 65.97            |
|                  |                                                         | Plan                                                    | -                | -                | -                | -                | 225.55           | -                | 53.85            | -                |
| ii               | Ministry of Road Transport &                            | Non-Plan                                                | 1850.21          | 634.23           | 1834.08          | 687.55           | 293.64           | 138.51           | 21.13            | 14.68            |
|                  | Highways                                                | Plan                                                    | 823.18           | -                | 622.00           | -                |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| iii              | Ministry of Defence (capital outlay on Defence service) | Ministry of Defence (capital outlay on Defence service) | 237.53           | -                | 268.25           | -                | 424.51           | -                | 43.65            | -                |
| iv               | Ministry of Home Affairs                                | Ministry of Home Affairs                                | 59.88            | -                | 52.63            | -                | 59.17            | -                | 5.21             | -                |
| v                | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region         | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region         | 3.51             | -                | 6.96             | -                | 9.94             | -                | 0.24             | -                |
|                  | Total                                                   | Total                                                   | 2974.31          | 634.23           | 2783.92          | 687.55           | 2942.12          | 753.91           | 523.89           | 80.65            |
| Grand Total      | Grand Total                                             | Grand Total                                             | 3608.54          | 3608.54          | 3471.47          | 3471.47          | 3696.03          | 3696.03          | 604.54           | 604.54           |

Note* Expenditure up to 25 June 2016.

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