Question : NH-75E

(a) whether the Government proposes to construct roads through gross budgetary support in the terrorism affected areas;

(b) whether the National Highway-75E from Ranchi to Vijayawada at the border of Uttar Pradesh connecting Gadhava, Daltongang, Ranchi, Chakradharpur, Chairbasa, Jayantgarh of Jharkhand and Champuva, Bhadrasai of Orissa are terrorism affected and have been constructed under the sanctioned gross budgetary support;

(c) if so, the funds allocated by the Government for the said roads; and

(d) the time by which the construction of these roads are likely to be completed?

THE MINISTER OF STATE OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) No Madam.

(b) No Madam. However, some stretches of erstwhile NH-75 from Uttar Pradesh border connecting Garhwa, Daltonganj, Ranchi, Charadharpur, Chaibasa and Jayantagarh in Jharkhand have been taken up for development in Road Requirement Plan for Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas and National Highway original works under gross budgetary support.

(c) Development of 367 km length of erstwhile NH-75 in Jharkhand has been sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs. 509 crore.

(d) The works are in different stages of implementation and are targeted for completion by March, 2014.