Question : GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL PROJECT OF DELHI-JAIPUR

(a) whether the Golden Quadrilateral Project has been started from Rajasthan;

(b) if so, whether four laning of the 126 km. of Delhi-Jaipur National Highway is near completion;

(c) if so, whether the work on development of National Highways stretches spread over five States Haryana, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh has already started with the help of Asian Development Bank;

(d) if so, whether the quadrilateral project also includes the divisions Delhi-Calcutta, Calcutta-Chennai, Chennai-Mumbai and Mumbai-Delhi;

(e) if so, the total funds obtained for these projects; and

(f) the time by which the projects are likely to be completed?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)

(a) Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) Project consists of four/six laning of National Highways connecting four metropolitan cities of Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai and Mumbai and also includes portions in Rajasthan, where work on certain stretches has already been completed.

(b) to (d) Yes, Sir.

(e) & (f) Golden Quadrilateral is part of National Highways Development Project which is estimated to cost about Rs. 54,000 crores and funds will be raised from cess, external assistance, private financing and market borrowings. GQ is targetted for completion by 2003.