Question : All Weather Roads for Char Dham

(a) whether there is a proposal to construct all weather roads to connect Char Dham pilgrimage sites;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the total cost of the project;

(c) the time schedule prescribed to complete the project and the time by which the construction work of the said project is likely to be started;

(d) the total number of National Highways projects sanctioned by the State Government since May, 2014;

(e) the number of National Highways projects for which the construction work has been started and completed during the years 2015,2016 and 2017, State-wise;

(f) the details of the efforts made by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to accelerate the construction of Highways; and

(g) the total length of National Highway projects tendered till December, 2017?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (c) Yes, Madam. Char Dham National Highway (NH) connectivity programme comprises projects of improvement/development of 889 km length of NHs leading to Yamunotri Dham, Gangotri Dham, Kedarnath Dham, Badrinath Dham and part of route leading to Kailash Mansarovar yatra at total project cost for Rs. 11,700 crore. The construction work on the Char Dham project has been started and the project is targeted to be completed by March 2020.


(d) Till date, total of 135 projects to be implemented by State PWD, Uttarakhand have been sanctioned by Ministry since May 2014.

(e) Projects under Char Dham lie within the State of Uttarakhand only. There are 68 number of projects in the State for which the construction work has been started and completed during the years 2015, 2016 and 2017.

(f) National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has approved one time fund infusion amounting to Rs. 279.88 Crore for completion of Haridwar Dehradun Project. Site related issues/ constraints have been resolved with the interference of PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation) & PMG (Project Monitoring Group) and various meetings at the highest level in the Ministry.

(g) Till date, works covering a total of 1706 Km length of National Highways in the State of Uttarakhand have been awarded since 2014.

*****