(a) the target fixed for the construction of National Highways during the Ninth Five Year Plan;
(b) the provision made for the purpose;
(a) whether Chamari Nala Bridge located between Jhansi and Kanpur at National Highway No.25 is
in a dilapidated condition;
(b) if so, whether the Government propose to re-construct the said bridge; and
(c) if not, the reason therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT
(DR. DEBENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) : Details are given at Annex-I.
(b) : An amount of Rs. 8862.02 crore (at 1996 price level) has been made available during
Ninth Five Year Plan by Planning Commission. In addition to this, amount out of cess on
petrol & diesel will also be available.
(c) & (d) : This Ministry has sanctioned estimate for Rs. 323.80 lakhs on 31.3.99 for the
re-construction of bridge over Chamari Nala in km. 222 of Shivpuri-Bhognipur section of
NH No. 25 in Uttar Pradesh.
(e) Does not arise.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1737 FOR ANSWER
ON 06.03.2000 BY SHRI BRIJLAL KHABRI REGARDING RECONSTRUCTION OF CHAMARI NALA BRIDGE
PHYSICAL TARGETS/ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE NINTH FIVE YEAR PLAN OF MOST
(Department of Road Transport & Highways)
S. No. Scheme Unit Ninth Plan Target(1997-2002)
1 Widening to two lanes Km 1194 2 Widening to four lanes Km 202 3 Strengthening weak 2 lanes Km 2908 4 Bypasses No. 20 5 Major Bridges No. 40 6 Minor Bridges including ROBs No. 226 National Highway Development Project & other works by NHAI
Widening to four lanes Length Total Length Balance Target +On going Total for Length already length date of works Award by 2002 to be 4-laned/ to be comple- covered Under 4-laned tion impleme- ntation
Golden Quadrilateral Km 5952 504 5448 2003 434 4716 North-South & East-west Km 7300 628 7300 2009 264 386 corridors Others Km 1000 0 1000 2009 214 794 + additional 298 km through MOST