(a) whether the widening and maintenance/repair of National Highway-15 from Kandla- Ahmedabad-Barmer is in progress;
(b) if so, whether number of stretches under widening are not as per norms in Barmer-Jaisalmer- Bikaner sector;
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(c) if so, the total length of such stretches under widening/repair; and
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(d) the time by which the work on these stretches is likely to be completed?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT ( SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV )
(a) The NH 15 connects Barmer in Rajasthan with Samakhiyala in Gujarat. It does not continue to Ahmedabad and Kandla. There is no widening work in progress in the Barmer-Samakhiyala Section of NH 15. Maintenance and repair works are being taken up as continuous process within the available funds to keep the road in traffic worthy condition.
(b) Does not arise.
(c & d) The sanctioned road widening works in Barmer-Jaisalmer-Bikaner Section are given below with their target date of completion:
1) Widening from 5.5m to 7.0m 31.12.2000 for km.100/0-151/0 of NH.15
(Jaisalmer-Barmer Section)
2) Widening to two lane in km.24/0- 30.9.2001 90/0 of NH.15
(Bikaner-Jaisalmer Section)