Question : WORK ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

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(a) whether the Government/NHAI proposes to undertake the repair/construction/ strengthening and widening of various National Highways in the country including NH-60 in West Bengal;

(b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise and project-wise; and

(c) the time by which the work on the said NHs are likely to be completed along with the steps taken by the Government for its speedy completion?

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

(a) Yes, Sir.

(b)&(c) During the last three years and current year, the Government approved various projects for development of National Highways, such as National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase–IV for 2 lane with paved shoulders, NHDP Phase-V for six-laning of 4-lane NH section, NHDP Phase-VI for construction of expressways & NHDP Phase-VII for construction of Ring Roads, Bypasses, Grade Separators, Flyovers, Elevated Roads, Service Roads etc. Details of these Projects including their targets for completion are at Annex-I. In addition, Government approved a large number of works under National Highway (Original) [NH (O)]. The details are at Annex-II. As regards works on NH-60 in West Bengal, the details are at Annex-III. All ongoing projects are monitored at various levels in the State & Central Government and bottlenecks if any, are sorted out in order to complete them within the targeted time period.