Lok Sabha Question No. 4178 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: RRP in Naxal Affected Areas
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: VIKRAM USENDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4178 ANSWERED ON 11 TH   AUGUST,2016

## RRP IN NAXAL AFFECTED AREAS

## 4178.  SHRI VIKRAM USENDI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़कपरिवहनऔििाजमार्गमंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has given sanction to the Road Requirement Project (RRP) to develop roads in the Naxal affected areas in the country, including Chhattisgarh ;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of proposals accepted by the Governments from various State Government, during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  problems  being  faced  in  the  work  of construction/maintenance of roads in the Naxal affected areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) Yes madam.
- (b) The  details  of  209  projects  sanctioned  under  Road  Requirement  Plan(RRP-I)  are Annexed.
- (c) & (d) Yes Madam. Due to Left Wing Extremism(LWE) activities, the response of contractors  to  bidding  of  works  is  very  poor  in  Jharkhand  &  Chhattisgarh  resulting  in considerable delay in award of works. Also the progress of works is slow primarily due to security concerns and threat from Left Wing Extremists. To remove hurdles in execution of RRP works, this Ministry has requested State Governments to constitute District Level Coordination Committee headed by District Magistrate comprising of District Superintendent  of  Police,  Central  Armed  Police  Forces,  State  PWD  and  Contractor  to plan and proceed with the area Domination by Armed Forces, in the areas affected by law and order problems.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.4178  ANSWERED  ON  11.08.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI  VIKRAM  USENDI REGARDING RRP IN NAXAL AFFECTED AREAS.

The State wise details of sanctions under Road Requirement Plan and achievement so far for up gradation of National Highways and State roads in the districts affected by left-wing extremism from 2009-10 to till date.

| S. No.   | State          | Works sanctioned   | Works sanctioned   | Works sanctioned                    | Length completed upto 31.07.2016 (in km)   |
|----------|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State          | No.                | Length (in km)     | Revised Sanctioned Cost (Rs. crore) | Length completed upto 31.07.2016 (in km)   |
| 1        | Telangana      | 29                 | 620                | 1245                                | 606                                        |
| 2        | Bihar          | 41                 | 674                | 616                                 | 657                                        |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh   | 54                 | 1988               | 3074                                | 1147                                       |
| 4        | Jharkhand      | 32                 | 760                | 1292                                | 544                                        |
| 5        | Madhya Pradesh | 7                  | 237                | 237                                 | 192                                        |
| 6        | Maharashtra    | 29                 | 454                | 982                                 | 363                                        |
| 7        | Orissa         | 14                 | 615                | 1008                                | 519                                        |
| 8        | Uttar Pradesh  | 3                  | 74                 | 178                                 | 67                                         |
|          | Total          | 209                | 5422               | 8632                                | 4095                                       |

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