(a) whether the Government have included the Cochin Port, Kerala, in the newly proposed National Highway Development project connecting all major ports to the National Capital;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the manner in which the funds are proposed to be raised for the project?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT
(DR. DEBENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) : Yes, Sir.
(b) : The Salem-Cochin Section of National Highway No. 47 has been included in the National Highway Development Project.
(c) : The National Highways Authority of India will finance the project through budgetary sources, cess on petrol and diesel, external aid (World Bank, ADB loan, etc.), market borrowings and private investments.