Question : CONSTRUCTION OF N.Hs

(a) the State-wise length of National Highways under construction, its present status and the target date by which the same will be completed, the length of routes under construction with dates, by which the construction work will be started and completed;

(b) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure that the construction of N.Hs are completed with the fixed time frame;

(c) the corridor-wise, time frame fixed to start the construction work of the rest of the routes;

(d) whether the above said construction work will be completed within the fixed target period; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)

(a) The development of National Highways is a continuous process and is taken up depending on the condition of the road, traffic level, inter-se priority and availability of funds. The State-wise details of length of National Highways where the development works are in different stages of progress and their target date of completion are enclosed at Annexure-I. The State-wise details of the lengths of National Highways and their likely date of start and completion in respect of works which are yet to be started are at Annexure-II.

(b) The Government closely monitor the progress of the construction works of National Highway at various level through quarterly critical reviews and also has taken steps like appointing senior officers as nodal officers for resolving problems, constituting a Committee of Secretaries to address inter-ministerial and central-state issues and has taken action against defaulting contractors in order to ensure completion of National Highways works as per stipulated time frame.

(c) to (e) The works on the balanced length of improvement of National Highways included in the North-South and East-West corridors of the National Highway Development Project are targeted to be awarded by 2005-06 and substantially completed by March 2008.

Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.452 FOR ANSWER ON 27.07.2005 ASKED BY SHRI DR. RAJESH MISHRA, SHRI BIR SINGH MAHATO, SHRI TUKARAM GANPATRAO RENGE PATIL REGARDING CONSRUCTION OF NHs.

ONGOING WORKS

Sl.No. State	Length	Target date of Completion	Under Constuction (Km)

1	Andhra Pradesh	380.40	September 2005 to March 2007
2	Arunachal Pradesh	64.00	January 2006 to February 2007
3	Assam	996.00	September 2005 to September 2007
4	Bihar	496.94	March 2007
5	Chandigarh	5.00	September 2005 to March 2006
6	Chhatisgarh	712.88	August 2005 to January 2008
7	Delhi	31.00	December 2005 to March 2006
8	Goa	44.00	August 2005
9	Gujarat
10	Haryana	251.00	September 2005 to March 2007
11	Himachal Pradesh	229.00	September 2005 to March 2007
12	Jammu & Kashmir	213.00	December 2007
13	Jharkhand	274.93	March 2006
14	Karnataka	572.58	September 2005 to December 2007
15	Kerala	335.00	September 2005 to March 2007
16	Madhya Pradesh	730.51	August 2005 to Jan 2006
17	Maharashtra	335.18	Nov./Dec. 2005 to October 2007
18	Manipur	326.49	September 2005 to March 2009
19	Meghalaya	265.62	June 2005 to March 2007
20	Mizoram	254.50	June 2005 to March 2007
21	Nagaland	134.00	September 2005 to March 2007
22	Orissa	694.39	September 2005 to June 2006
23	Pondicherry	9.00	July 2005-March 2007
24	Punjab	202.00	September 2005 to March 2007
25	Rajasthan	802.52	March 2007 to September 2007
26	Tamil Nadu	626.90	May 2005 to October 2007
27	Tripura	191.00	March 2008
28	Uttaranchal	356.44	March 2009
29	Uttar Pradesh	1696.01	April 2005 to May 2007
30	West Bengal	393.00	July 2005 to September 2007

Sl.	State	Length Under	Likely date of Start	Likely date of
No.	Constuction (Km)	completion
1	Andhra Pradesh	896.00	December 2005 to January 2006	March 2006-March 2008
2	Arunachal Pr.	20.00	March 2006	March 2009
3	Assam	338.00	August / December 2005	August 2006 to March 2009
4	Bihar	489.24	September 2005	March 2007
5	Chattisgarh	61.70	October/November 2005	March 2007
6	Delhi	2.30	August 2005 to Dec. 2005	March 2007 to June 2007
7	Goa	7.00	November 2005	March 2006
8	Gujarat	121.70	September 2005 to Dec. 2005	March 2007
9	Jammu & Kashmir	329.70	November 2005	December 2007
10	Jharkhand	35.43	September 2005	March 2007
11	Haryana	91.55	September 2005 to Dec. 2005	March 2006 to March 2007
12	Himachal Pradesh77.37	September 2005 to Dec. 2005	March 2006 to March 2007
13	Karnataka	290.00	December 2005 to January 2006	March 2006 to March2008
14	Kerala	281.40	December 2005 to January 2006	March 2006 to March2008
15	Madhya Pradesh	507.60	March 2006	March 2008
16	Maharashtra	573.70	August - December, 2005	March 2006
17	Manipur	48.00	October 2005 to March 2006	December 2006 to March 2008
18	Mizoram	35.00	March 2006	March 2009
19	Meghalaya	18.62	August 2005 to March 2006	June 2007 to March 2008
20	Nagaland	23.00	August 2005 to March 2006	September 2006 to March 2008
21	Orissa	139.40	August 2005 to October 2005	March 2006 to October 2007
22	Punjab	100.73	September 2005 to Dec. 2005	March 2006 to March 2007
23	Rajasthan	134.00	October 2005	March 2006
24	Tamil Nadu	413.30	March 2006	March 2008
25	Tripura	50.00	March 2006	March 2009
26	Uttar Pradesh	631.40	July 2005 to September 2005	Dec. 2005 to Dec. 2006
27	Uttaranchal	45.00	October 2005	March 2008
28	West Bengal	226.85	March 2006	March 2008