(a) whether the Government proposes to upgrade certain highways to world class express highways;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated for this purpose;
(c) the time by which the work is likely to be started and completed; and
(d) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to boost the highways construction in the country?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)
(a) to (d): Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 249 ANSWERED ON 06TH AUGUST, 2015 ASKED BY SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE AND SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM REGARDING ROAD WORLD CLASS EXPRESS HIGHWAYS.
(a) Yes Madam.
(b) Govt. of India had earlier approved a plan for constructing 1000 km of Expressways under NHDP Phase-VI at a cost of Rs.16,680 cr on DBFOT basis.
Following stretches has been approved for upgradation of expressways:
(i) 249 km length of Delhi-Chandigarh section on NH-1 and NH-22
(ii) 334 km of length of Bangalore-Chennai section of NH-4
(iii) 261km length of Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-8
(iv) 66 km length of Delhi-Meerut section of NH-58
(v) 277 km length of Kolkata –Dhandbad section of NH-2
(vi) 200 km length of Delhi-Agra section of NH-2
(vii) 135 km length of Eastern Peripheral Expressway
(c) Feasibility study of above project are in different stages. The work shall be taken up after finalization of feasibility study and completion of land acquisition activity etc.
(d) Other than the NHDP, many other initiatives like Bharat Mala, Sethu Bharatam, District Connectivity of unconnected (by NH) districts and regional connectivity in the North Eastern parts of the country are being taken up to boost the highway development in the country.
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