Lok Sabha Question No. 2400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Road in Arunachal Pradesh
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2400

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  MARCH, 2016

## ROAD  IN  ARUNACHAL  PRADESH

2400.  SHRI  RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

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

- (a) the  comparative  status  of  road  infrastructure  in  Arunachal  Pradesh vis-à-vis the road  infrastructure  of  China  along  the  international  border  of  China  in  Arunachal Pradesh;
- (b) the  steps  taken  to  develop  road  infrastructure  along  border  with  China  in Arunachal Pradesh;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to build more border roads in Arunachal Pradesh; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                            (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

j{kk ea=h

¼Jh euksgj ijhZdj½

- (a) Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  the  road  infrastructure created  by  China  along  the  international  border  especially  opposite Arunachal Pradesh.
- (b) In  order  to  provide  the  required  road  infrastructure  to  meet  the requirement of defence forces, a holistic plan is under implementation.

:  2  :

Seventy Three (73) roads have been identified as strategic Indo-China Border  Roads  (ICBR).    Of  these,  61  roads  have  been  entrusted  to  Border Roads Organisation (BRO) of length measuring 3417.51 km.  Out of 61 ICBRs with  BRO,  27  roads  of  length  measuring  1791.96  km  are  in  Arunachal Pradesh.

At  present  21  roads  of  length  measuring  661.59  km  have  been completed  which  include  11  roads  of length  measuring  412.70  km  in Arunachal Pradesh.

In  order  to  remove  the  bottlenecks  and  expedite  the  construction works the following specific measures has been taken by the Government:

- (i) Chief  Secretaries  of  various  State  Governments  have  been requested  to  constitute  Empowered  Committees  under  their chairmanship  with  Secretaries  of  concerned  departments  as members  to  resolve  issues  related  to  land  acquisition,  forest/ wildlife  clearance,  allotment  of  quarries  etc.  States  of  Sikkim, Arunachal  Pradesh,  J&K,  Himachal  Pradesh  and  Uttarakhand have  constituted  the  Empowered  Committee  to  resolve  the issues pertaining to BRO.
- (ii) Ministry of Environment &   Forest (MoEF) has given the General Approval under section 2 of forest (conservation) Act, 1980 for diversion  of  forest  land  required  for  construction  /widening  of roads entrusted to BRO in the area falling within 100 kilometers aerial distance from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and for link roads  between  Border  Roads  in  the  area  within  100  kilometer aerial  distance  from  the    Line  of  Actual  Control  (LAC)  and National Highways/State Highways/Other roads subject to certain conditions.
- (iii) Outsourcing has been allowed to augment capacity of BRO.
- (iv) Long  Term  Roll  On  Work  Plan  (LTROWP)  and  Long  Term Equipment Plan (LTEP) have been approved.
- (v) Enhanced financial and administrative powers have been given to the executives of BRO.

(c) & (d): In addition to the ICBRs, 66 roads of length measuring 3221.94 km in  Arunachal  Pradesh  are approved in  the  five  year  Long  Term  Roll  on Works Plan 2015-2020 for construction / improvement.

********