Question : PROGRESS OF NHAI IN UTTAR PRADESH



(a) the progress made so far in the works of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in entire Uttar Pradesh;

(b) whether the Government is facing any difficulties with regard to the NHAI project in Uttar Pradesh;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has obtained the approval of the Ministry of Environment and Forests for NHAI project in Uttar Pradesh;

(e) if not, the reaons therefor; and

(f) the action plan formulated by the Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)

(a) The status of the NHAI projects in Uttar Pradesh are given as under:

S.No.	Project	Completed	Under	To be	Total	Likely Date of	(In km.)	Imple-	Awarded	Length	substantial	mentation	(In km.)	(In km.)	completion	(In km.)
1. Golden Quadrilateral 375 380 Nil 755 Dec., 2005
2. North-South Corridor 23 - 179 202 Dec.,2007
3. East-West Corridor 10 77 560 647 Dec., 2007




(b) to (f) The difficulties being faced in the State of Uttar Pradesh in implementing the projects include delay in shifting of utilities, delay in receipt of clearance from Forest authorities and poor performance of some contractors.