Question : Improvement of Infrastructure

(a) the details of infrastructure projects taken up including roads constructed / maintained in various bordering States including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Rajasthan during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(b) the details of funds released during the said period, State-wise and the mechanism for monitoring of roads in border areas;

(c) the details of proposals for construction of roads in bordering States are pending with the Border Road Organisation (BRO) and the time period since when these are pending, State-wise;

(d) the details of cost escalated as a result thereof; and

(e) the time by which these pending projects are likely to be cleared, started and completed, State-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE (DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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(a) Border Roads Organization is entrusted with 852 roads of length 30118 km for construction and maintenance in various bordering States. Further, as per the approved Long Term Roll On Works Plan (LTRoWP) 530 roads of length 22803 km are entrusted for construction / improvement. Out of the 530 roads, 157 roads are in pre-construction stage, 45 roads have been completed and on the remaining 328 roads work is in progress. The State-wise details of infrastructure projects taken up by BRO during the last three years and current year are enclosed at Appendix ‘A’.

(b) State-wise details of fund released during last three years and current year is as per Appendix ‘B’ enclosed. Regular monitoring of works is done by the DGBR, ADGBR (N-W) and ADGBR (East). In addition to this, review of progress of works is done at the Ministry level also.

(c) Out of the 328 roads under progress, 42 roads have been delayed. The State-wise details of road projects pending are enclosed at Appendix ‘C’.


(d) The 42 roads which are delayed are being executed by BRO through departmental execution and the work is in progress therefore, the additional expenditure, if any, can be ascertained once the roads are completed.

(e) The revised completion schedule of pending projects State-wise is enclosed at Appendix ‘D’.

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