(a) whether for the past 50 years the roads length has increased 7 times but the number of vehicles increased 110 times and every year around 3 crores or more vehicles are registered;
(b) if so, keeping in view the tremendous growth in traffic volumes;
(c) the steps taken by the Government to further increase the length of the roads in the country; and
(d) the present status of on-going works on various National Highways?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) During the last 50 years the road length has increased by 8 times, number of vehicles by 130 times and every year more than 40 lakh vehicles are registered.
(b)&(c) Expansion of road network is a continuous process and is being undertaken subject to availability of resources.
(d) A statement giving present status of on-going works on various National Highways is Annexed.
ANNEXURE
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4348 FOR ANSWER ON 21.08.2000 BY SHRI PRAKASH MANI TRIPATHI REGARDING TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN TRAFFIC VOLUMES
LIST OF ON-GOING WORKS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN VARIOUS STATES
S.No. Name of State No. of On-going works as on 01.04.2000 Sanctioned/Revised Sanctioned Cost (Rs. in Crores)Say 2700.00 Crores
1. Andhra Pradesh 65 142.00
2. Aruanchal Pradesh - -
3. Assam 97 121.05
4. Bihar 61 72.23
5. Chandigarh 04 1.39 6. Delhi 06 26.32
7 Goa 27 43.60
8. Gujarat 37 183.57
9. Haryana 21 68.45 10. Himachal Pradesh 70 108.07 11. Jammu & Kashmir 09 5.20 12. Karnataka 100 97.00 13. Kerala 48 142.84 14. Madhya Pradesh 75 115.83 15. Maharashtra 166 170.18 16. Manipur 51 52.35 17. Meghalaya 64 62.65 18. Mizoram 10 7.61 19. Nagaland 20 27.30 20. Orissa 72 116.18 21. Pondicherry 07 4.01 22. Punjab 27 78.84 23. Rajasthan 59 106.26 24. Tamil Nadu 92 175.42 25. Uttar Pradesh 98 468.02 26. West Bengal 62 303.53
Total 1348 2700.10