Rajya Sabha
The details of the percentage of work of development of road projects completed by Ministry, NHAI and BRO in the Tenth Five Year Plan period are as follows:
| Percentage of Work of Development of Roads Completed During Tenth Five Year Plan Period | ||||
| S.N. | Name of Scheme | 2002-03 to 2005-06 (upto June, 2005) | ||
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| Targets as per Action Plan | Achievement | % Achievement |
| 1. | Widening to two lanes (kms.) | 2537 | 2337 | 92.1 |
| 2. | Strengthening of existing weak pavement (kms.) | 8232 | 6009.28 | 73.0 |
| 3. | Widening to four lanes (kms.) | 6069 | 3853.28 | 63.5 |
| 4. | Improvement of low grade section (kms.) | 96 | 131 | 136.5 |
| 5. | Improvement of riding quality programme (IRQP) (kms.) | 12548 | 12603 | 100.4 |
| 6. | Rehabilitation/construction of Bridges (nos.) | 598 | 403 | 67.4 |
| 7. | Construction of Bypasses (nos.) | 43 | 21 | 48.8 |
There have been delays in the completion of some of the development schemes due to land Acquisition, shifting of utilities, poor performance of contractors etc.
The NHDP Phase-I mainly consists of Golden Quadrilateral (GQ), which was originally scheduled for completion by December, 2004 is likely to be completed only 92 per cent by December, 2005. NHDP Phase-II which mainly comprises North-south & East-West (NS-EW) Corridors is likely to be completed by the year 2008 against the original targeted year 2007.
The following steps are being taken by NHAI, for speedy construction of roads;
(i) The contracts are regularly monitored at various levels, such as by Independent Engineer, Project Director, NHAI Headquarters and by the Ministry.
(ii) State Governments have appointed senior officers as Nodal Officers for resolving problems associated with the implementation of NHDP such as Land Acquisition, shifting of utilities, forest/pollution/environment clearances etc.
(iii) A Committee of Secretaries has been constituted to address inter-ministerial and Central-States issues such as Land Acquisition, utility shifting, environment approvals, clearance of ROBs etc.
(iv) To expedite the construction of ROBs, an officer of the Railways has been posted to NHAI to coordinate with Ministry of Railways. MoU has been signed with M/s IRCON for implementation of some of the ROBs.
(v) Action has been taken against the poorly performing contractors.
This information was given in the Rajya Sabha today in a written reply by the Minister of state for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa.
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