(a) whether the Government proposes to remove deficiencies from the National Highways Network;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether bridges for reconstruction and roads for widening have been identified in the current year:
(d) whether priority has been given to develop heavy traffic roads;
(e) if so, the areas of States identified and surveyed for the purpose; and
(f) the State-wise details thereof ?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) & (b) The removal of deficiencies from National Highways is a continuous process. The deficiencies from the existing National Highways are being removed gradually and in phases during different plan periods based on the condition, traffic, inter-se priority and availability of fund.
(c) Yes, Sir.
(d) Yes, Sir.
(e) & (f) Under National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-III, 71 numbers of heavily trafficked stretches of National Highways in various States have been identified for 4/6-laning. The State-wise details are annexed.
Annexure
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (e) & (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6937
FOR ANSWER ON 11.05.2005 ASKED BY PROF. MAHADEORAO SHIWANKAR, SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR KUSHAWAHA,
SHRI MUNSHI RAM AND MOHD. SHAHID REGARDING DEFICIENCIES NHs NETWORK
STATEWISE DETAILS OF HEAVILY TRAFFICKED STRETCHES OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IDENTIFIED FOR 4/6 LANING UNDER NHDP PHASE - III
Stretch/ Corridor No. NH No. Stretch/ Corridor Length (km) States involved
1 1 Jalandhar-Amritsar 49 Punjab 2 1A Srinagar-Baramula-Uri 101 Jammu & Kashmir 3 3 Guna Bypass 14 Madhya Pradesh 4 3 Indore - Khalghat - MP/ Maharashtra Border - Dhule -Pimpalgaon - Nasik - Gonde - Vadape (Thane) 546 Madhya Pradesh/ Maharashtra 5 4 Neelamangala-Bangalore-Hoskote-Kolar- Mudbagal 105 Karnataka 6 4 Kalamboli - Mumbra (6 laning) 20 Maharashtra 7 4A Balgaum-Panji 153 Goa/Karnataka 8 6 Sambalpur - Baragarh - Chattisgarh/ Orissa Border 88 Orissa 9 6 Aurang-Raipur 45 Chattisgarh 10 6 Nagpur - Maharashtra / Chattisgarh Border - Durg 226 Maharashtra / Chattisgarh 11 6 Nagpur-Talegaon-Amravati 148 Maharashtra 12 6 Gujarat/ Maharashtra Border- Surat 84 Gujarat 13 7 Bangalore-Hosur 25 Karnataka 14 8 Kishangarh-Ajmer-Beawar 82 Rajasthan 15 8D Jetpur-Somnath 127 Gujarat 16 9 Pune-Sholapur 170 Maharashtra 17 9 Hyderabad-Vijayawada- Machhlipatnam 240.5 Andhra Pradesh 18 10 Delhi-Hissar 160 Delhi/ Haryana 19 11 Agra- Bharatpur - Jaipur -Reengus 282 Uttar Pradseh/ Rajasthan 20 12 Bhopal-Deori-Jabalpur 297 Madhya Pradesh 21 12 Jaipur-Tonk 86 Rajasthan 22 14 Beawar - Pali - Pindwara 246 Rajasthan 23 15 Amritsar-Pathankot 101 Punjab 24 17 Panvel-Indapur 84 Maharashtra 25 17 Maharashtra/Goa border- Panaji-Goa/KNT Border 139 Goa 26 17 Kundapur-Surathkal 71 Goa/ Karnataka/ Kerala 27 17 Mangalore - Khozikode - Eddapally 469 Karnataka/ Kerala 28 18 Cuddapah-Mydukur-Kurnool 192.5 Andhra Pradesh 29 19 & 77 Patna-Muzzaffarpur-Sonbarsa 149 Bihar 30 19 & 85 Gopalganj-Chapra-Hajipur 153 Bihar 31 21 Chandigarh-Kiratpur 73 Chandigarh/ Punjab 32 22 Ambala-Kalka-Shimla 168 Haryana/ Punjab/ Himachal Pradesh 33 24 Muradabad-Sitapur-Lucknow 322 Uttar Pradesh 34 28A Motihari-Raxaul 67 Bihar 35 30 Patna-Bakhtiarpur 53 Bihar 36 31 Bakhtiarpur - Begusarai - Khagaria - Purnea 255 Bihar 37 33 Barhi-Ranchi-Jamshedpur 265 Jharkhand 38 35 Barasat-Bangaon 60 West Bengal 39 36, 39 Doboka-Dimapur 124 Assam, Nagaland 40 31, 52 & 52A Baihata Chariali (on EW corridor)-Itanagar 345 Assam/ Arunachal Pradesh 41 39 Kohima-Imphal 140 Nagaland/ Manipur 42 43 Kurnud-Dhamtari 23 Chhatisgarh 43 44, 53 Shillong-Agartala (excluding Shillong Bypass) 447 Meghalaya/ Assam/ Tripura 44 45 Dindigul-Trichy 80 Tamil Nadu 45 45B Madurai-Arupukottai-Tuticorin 144 Tamil Nadu 46 45 Ext Dindigul-Perigulam-Theni 73 Tamil Nadu 47 47 Cherthalai-Tiruvananthapuram- Kanyakumari 265 Kerala/ Tamil Nadu 48 48 Neelamangala – Hassan 154 Karnataka 49 49 Madurai-Ramnathpuram-Rameshwaram- Dhanuskodi 186 Tamil Nadu 50 50 Pune-Khed 30 Maharashtra 51 54 Silchar (on E-W corridor) -Aizawl 190 Assam/ Mizoram 52 57A Forbesganj-Jogwani 13 Bihar 53 1, 24, 58, 72 Delhi–Dehradun 280 Delhi/ Uttar Pradesh/ Uttaranchal 54 59 Indore-Jhabua-Ahmedabad 379 Madhya Pradesh/ Gujarat 55 66 Krishnagiri-Thiruvannamalai- Tindivanam-Pondicherry 210 Tamil Nadu/ Pondicherry 56 67 Nagapatnam - Thanjarur - Trichy - Karur 180 Tamil Nadu 57 67 Ext Coimbatore-Mettupalayam 45 Tamil Nadu 58 68 Salem- Ulundrupet 134 Tamil Nadu 59 69 Obaidullaganj-Bheembetka 13 Madhya Pradesh 60 75 Jhansi - Khajuraho 100 Madhya Pradesh 61 80 Mokama-Munger 70 Bihar 62 84 Patna-Buxar 130 Bihar 63 86 (Ext)Bhopal - Sanchi 40 Madhya Pradesh 64 91 Ghaziabad-Aligarh 106 Uttar Pradesh 65 200 Raipur-Simga 28 Chhatisgarh 66 200 Chandikhole-Duburi 39 Orissa 67 202 Hyderabad-Yadgiri 30 Andhra Pradesh 68 203 Bhuaneswar-Puri 59 Orissa 69 205 Tirupati-Tiruthani-Chennai 138 Andhra Pradesh/ Tamil Nadu 70 215 Panikholi-Keonjhar-Roxy 249 Orissa 71 220 Theni-Kumili 57 Tamil Nadu
Total 10417