Question : Bharatmala Pariyojana

(a) the extent to which the Government has achieved the objectives of Bharatmala Pariyojana being implemented in the country so far;
(b) whether the Government has conducted any study to ascertain the impact of the said project on strengthening of border and coastal road networks in the country;
(c) if so, the details and outcome thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(d) the details of the budgetary allocation and utilization thereof under the said project since inception;
(e) the number of complaints of irregularities in implementation of the said project which came to the notice of the Government since inception along with the action taken thereon; and
(f) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to complete the projects in a time-bound manner?

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) Out of the total length of 34,800 kms including 10,000 kms of residual NHDP projects approved for development under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I, projects for a length of about 16,646 kms have been approved and projects of about 14,408 km length with total cost of Rs. 3,78,919 crore have been awarded till now.
(b) & (c) Detailed study of the freight movement between all districts have been conducted along with geo-informatic inputs. Various routes have been identified for development of infrastructure along border and coastal roads to boost export and import trade along with port connectivity routes to improve the efficiency of freight movement to the ports and coastal zones in the country. As such, a total length of about 2,000 kms for border and international connectivity roads and approximately 2,000 kms of coastal and port connectivity roads have been considered for development under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I.
(d) Out of the total financial outlay of Rs. 5,35,000 crores allocated for Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I, projects with financial implication of approximately Rs. 3,78,919crores have been awarded.
(e) No specific complaint has been received in Ministry.
(f) To achieve timely completion of Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I, the preparation of Detailed Project Reports and implementation of civil works are closely monitored at appropriate level.
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