(a) the steps taken to improve road conditions and to construct new roads in the States
contiguous to the Himalayas in the last three years ; and
(b) the quantum of funds allocated by the Centre to assist this work in the last three years?
(a) the steps taken to improve road conditions and to construct new roads in the States
contiguous to the Himalayas in the last three years ; and
(b) the quantum of funds allocated by the Centre to assist this work in the last three years?
MINISTER OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI T.R.BAALU)
(a) to (b) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 291 FOR
ANSWER ON 19.03.2008 ASKED BY SHRI CHHEWANG THUPSTAN REGARDING “ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE
HIMALAYAN REGIONâ€.
(a) & (b) This Ministry is primarily responsible for the development and maintenance of
National Highways (NHs). In addition, funds are also provided from the Central Road Fund (CRF)
for development of state roads. The State-wise details of funds allocated in the States viz.
Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh
contiguous to the Himalayas in the last three years for the development and maintenance of
roads including NHs is given in Annexure-I.
In addition, the Border Roads Organization (BRO) is also spending funds for road development in
the above mentioned states as given in Annexure-II.
Apart from the above, Government has taken up separate programme namely Special Accelerated Road
Development Programme for North-Eastern Region (SARDP-NE) which includes improvement of 3,351
km of roads in the Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim which are contiguous to the Himalayas.
Government has taken up a scheme under the Prime Minister’s package for road development in
Jammu & Kashmir which includes up gradation /improvement of about 795 km length of National
Highways and 297 km length of state roads
Further, proposal for undertaking construction of 27 road links having a total length of about
608 km in the border area along the Indo-China border in the States of Jammu & Kashmir,
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh has also been approved by the
Government.