(a) whether the National Highway No. 200 between Jaggir-Champa and Raigarh ahead of Bilaspur is in a dilapidated condition;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the Chhattisgarh Government has sent any proposal for the renovation of the 14km. road of the said highway from 197 km. to 210 km. under the Annual Scheme 2004-05; and
(d) if so, the cost of the said proposal and the time by which the said proposal will be approved?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS(SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) No Sir, only limited stretches in the above section are under distress.
(b) Some stretches of the sections between Jaggir-Champa and Raigarh have low height of embankment and are passing through paddy fields, where the water table is considerably high. As a result the road gets water logged during heavy rains. Further, the soil in this area being black cotton soil, the road is adversely affected due to high water table.
(c) & (d): Strengthening including raising of the sections from Km.204 to 210 in affected area have already been sanctioned for an amount of Rs.269.83 lakhs during the last financial year. Strengthening of distressed stretches between 197 to 204 have been included in the Annual Plan for the current year.