Question : UNDERPASS SUBWAYS FOOT OVERBRIDGES ON THE EAST WEST CORRIDOR

(a) whether the Government/NHAI has sanctioned any underpass/subways/foot overbridges on the NH-57 of the East-West Corridor;

(b) if so, the details thereof, locationwise;

(c) whether the local residents in certain villages including Narhiya and Chatrapatti in Madhubani have protested against the lack of underpass/subway/foot overbridge on the said NH;

(d) whether in the absence of such underpass/subways/foot overbridge the passage to several villages in the vicinity of the said area is likely to be disrupted;

(e) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken to sanction and construct a subway for the facility of the local residents of the said area; and

(f) the details of the funds allocated/likely to be allocated in this regard and the time-frame for construction of the said project?

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI R. P. N. SINGH)

(a) & (b) Yes Sir.  48 Nos. of underpasses have been sanctioned in Muzaffarpur- Purnea section of NH-57 in the state of Bihar. The location-wise details are as under:

48 Nos at km 13.9, 22.3, 22.9, 46.33, 58.46, 59.465, 74.71, 78.220, 94.860, 99.270, 101.590,
105.620, 116.100, 122.440, 127.200, 132.100, 136.600, 142.450, 143.960, 148.885, 150.040,
151.300, 155.250, 156.886, 167.373, 170.321, 193.200, 198.260, Pratapganj bypass (km 0.850,
1.870), 210.710, 212.770, 220.610, 226.370, 260.207, 254.456, 252.644, 248.554, 242.012,
239.352, 234.200, 229.643, 298.017, 291.382, 285.667, 273.298, 269.687, 270.560.