Question : NHDP PHASE 3-A AND 3-B

(a) Whether there is any proposal for strengthening of the National Highways and converting 890 km. of N.Hs. into four and six lanes under B.O.T. based N.H. Development Project phase 3A and 3B in Bihar;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Union Government provides 40 of grants for the project and the rest of the amount is mobilized from the entrepreneurs;

(d) if so, whether the work on the said project has not been started;

(e) if so, the reasons therefor;

(f) whether the Government proposes to implement these projects in Bihar through Central Agencies providing full grants for the purpose; and

(g) if so, the time by which the same is likely to be implemented and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) and (b) 9 stretches of various National Highways as per details given below having a total length of 890 km have been identified for four laning under National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase III in Bihar. None of these stretches has been approved under NHDP Phase-III A for implementation on BOT basis.

Sl. No.	Route	NH No.	Length (km.)
1.	Purnea-Khagaria-Begusarai-Barh-Bakhtiarpur	31	255
2.	Bakhtiarpur-Patna	30	53

3.	Patna-Hazipur-Muzaffarpur(excluding Muzaffarpur	19, 77	46.3	bypass)	Muzaffarpur bypass	77	13.7

4.	Motihari-Raxaul	28A	67

5.	Forbesganj-Jogwani	57A	13
6.	Gopalganj-Chapra-Hajipur	85, 19	153

7	Buxar - Patna	84, 30	130

8.	Muzaffarpur - Sonbersa	77	89

9.	Mokama-Munger	80	70
TOTAL	890