Question : FOUR LANING OF MEHSANA AHMEDABAD NATIONAL HIGHWAY



(a) whether the Government are considering four-laning of national highway from Mehsana to Ahmedabad;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (MAJOR GENERAL (RETD.) B. C. KHANDURI)

(a) to (c): The Mehsana-Ahmedabad road is not a National Highway. Central Government is primarily responsible for the development and maintenance of National Highways only. Responsibility for development and maintenance of all other roads falls within the purview of the respective State Government/Union Territories.