Question : ROAD DEVELOPMENT IN NAXAL AFFECTED AREAS

(a) Whether the Government has any scheme for construction of National Highway network in the naxal affected areas of the country;

(b) if so, the details alongwith the status of construction of NHs in such area, State-wise;

(c) whether consultations were held in this regard with the concerned State Governments for expediting the projects;

(d) if so, the details of suggestions received from the State Governments and the action taken thereon;

(e) whether some road projects were delayed and/or brought to a halt due to naxal activities; and

(f) if so, the details thereof including the remedial measures taken for fast track road development in the naxal affected areas of the country?

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

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b): The Government has approved scheme for development of 1202 km of National Highways and 4363 km of State Roads in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas of 33 Districts in eight States at an estimated cost of 7300 crore for implementation in phased manner during next three years. State wise details of the identified length and estimates sanctioned for National Highways are indicated below:

Sl. No.	State	Length identified	Estimates sanctioned	(in km)	Length in km	Cost in Rs. crore
1	Andhra Pradesh	119.95	52.65	95.16
2	Bihar	75.50	11.50	11.53
3	Chhattisgarh	410.00	46.00	63.94
4	Jharkhand	534.16	0.00	0.00
5	Uttar Pradesh	62.83	0.00	0.00
Total	1202.44	110.15	170.63