Lok Sabha Question No. 631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Review of Highway Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, VIRENDRA  KUMAR, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 631**

ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD JULY, 2015

**REVIEW OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS**

631.	SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

**सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री**

(a) whether the Government has recently reviewed the National Highways Development Projects in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the projects whose progress has been found to be unsatisfactory including measures taken thereon;

(c) whether National Highways Authority of India has formulated a plan to mobilise funds for the National Highways Development Project;

(d) if so, whether National Highways Authority of India has signed an agreement with the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, etc.; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT and HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) and (b)	Government has recently reviewed certain stalled highway projects under different phases of National Highways Development Projects (NHDP) as per details placed at Annexure and directed National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to focus on completion rate of on-going projects and ensure full implementation of the dispensations approved by the Government and to evolve innovative financing models and strive for regular bilateral/multi-lateral funding and/or private participation on high priority projects.

(c)	In order to mobilize funds for the NHDP, NHAI had earlier drawn up a financing plan based work plan in 2014-15 to award the balance length of NHDP by 2015-16 and funds requirement of Rs. 2,31,000/- crores and borrowings of Rs. 1,80,000/- crores had been estimated for the period upto 2030-31. However, due to economic downturn and various other reasons, NHAI could not award the project as targeted. Therefore, a revised work plan has been drawn up as to award the implementable balance length of NHDP by 2016-17. On the basis of this revised work plan and considering its cost alongwith the revised parameters for the actual cost of Land Acquisition, funds requirement has now been estimated at about Rs. 2,37,000/- crores and borrowings at about Rs. 1,53,000/- crores over a period from 2015-16 to 2019-20.

(d)	No, Madam.

(e)	Does not arise.

ANNEXURE

**ANNEXURE** REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 631 ANSWERED ON 23 RD JULY, 2015 ASKED BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE, DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR, SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHRI KALIKESH N.SINGH DEO, SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SHRI S.R.VIJAYAKUMAR REGARDING ‘REVIEW OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS’

**DETAILS OF PROJECTS OF DIFFERENT PHASES OF NHDP REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNMENT**

|   **S. No** | **Name of the Project**              | **NH No.**   |   **Length (in Km)** | **Length Completed (in km)**   | **Total Project Cost**  **(Rs. in Crores)**                                                                             | **Present Status of expenditure**  **(Rs. in Crores)**   | **Reasons for delay**                                                                                                                                                              | **Action taken/ proposed to be taken for speedy execution of the project**                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|-------------|--------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          1. | Four laning of Bahrampur-Frakka      | NH-34        |              100.600 | 77.440                         | 998.79  (as per concession agreement)  1169.00  (as per financial closure )                                             | 1082.00                                                  | Delay in land acquisition and change of scope etc.                                                                                                                                 | Matter has been taken with the State Government for expeditious acquisition of land.                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|          2. | Six laning of Gurgoan-Kotpuli-Jaipur | NH-8         |               25.600 | 199.220                        | 1896.25  (as per concession agreement)  3009.01  (as per financial close)  3269.27  (as per restructured loan proposal) | 3039.37                                                  | Delay in land acquisition, delay in forest clearance change of scope, delay in utility shifting, delay in removal of encroachments stoppage of disbursement of loan by the lender. | With the interaction of Hon’ble High Court of Rajasthan, most of the encroachments have been removed by the State Government of Rajasthan and Haryana. To overcome financial crunch of the concessionaire, NHAI has allowed deferment of premium reviewable by NHAI. |
|          3. | Four laning of Gawalior-Jhansi       | NH-75        |               80.100 | -----                          | 604.00  (As per concession agreement)  720.40  (as per financial close)                                                 | 423.83                                                   | Concessionaire abandoned site.                                                                                                                                                     | Termination notice issued on 07.03.2014 and challenge by the concessionaire in the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi. Matter is subjudice.                                                                                                                                 |
|          4. | Four laning of Belgaum- Khanapur     | NH-4A        |               81.899 | ------                         | 359.00                                                                                                                  | ---------                                                | Pending forest clearance for majority of the stretch (52.12 km), the concessionaire has not started construction.                                                                  | Matter has been pursued with the concerned Department.                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|          5. | Four laning of Raigunj – Dalkhola    | NH-34        |               49.895 | 9.080                          | 580.43  (as per concession agreement)  684.33  (as per financial close)                                                 | 473.93                                                   | Delay in handing over in encumbrance free land and utility shifting by State Government. Concessionaire demobilized in site March 2012 due to funds constraints.                   | State government has been requested to expedite land acquisition process.                                                                                                                                                                                            |

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