Question : Widening of NHs in Uttar Pradesh

(a) the number of National Highways (NHs) widened in the country especially in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years;

(b) whether the Government proposes to include State Highways in national highways in the country, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the work of widening of the National Highway 56 in Khurdahi Bazaar, district Lucknow at Sultanpur road has been redflagged by the residents, shopkeepers and traders of the area, who have also taken up the matter with the authorities and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether widening of the road has been done by applying arbitrary method of distribution of the land due to which establishments including temples, houses, shops at only one side of the road have been mostly affected and it is being falsely claimed that all affected have been given compensation; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the number of people who were eligible for compensation from this project and the actual amount paid to them?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (b) Development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) is a continuous process and these are kept in traffic worthy condition depending upon the availability of funds and inter se priority. The state-wise details of length of NHs developed/constructed during the last three years including Uttar Pradesh are given in Annexure-I. The State-wise details of NHs which have been added/declared from State Highways are given in Annexure-II.

(c) to (e) Yes madam. There have been representations from the traders, residents, shopkeepers to change the alignment of the proposed highway passing through Khurdahi Bazar. Alignment of this road has been finalized by the DPR consultant keeping in view the technical requirements since the existing road alignment was in a very sharp curve which cannot cater the design standards of four laning, so accordingly improvement is proposed with shifting the alignment to the Right Hand Side (RHS) to improve the curve for meeting the design standards. About 191 persons are effected in Khurdahi Bazar for which total Rs 9.18 Cr. compensation has been deposited in the joint account of CALA. But only Rs. 1.49 Cr. has been disbursed by the Additional District Magistrate (LA) due to dispute in ownership of land for which 125 persons approached the District Court.