(a) whether the Government has received any request to connect Daman to NH No. 8
by including the present road connecting Mohangam Railway Crossing to Udwada, both
in Gujarat, through Bhenslore in Daman;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the estimated amount to be allocated by the Government for this project; and
(d) the time by which it is likely to be taken up for execution?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (DR. TUSHAR A. CHAUDHARY)
(a) Yes, Madam.
(b) A request was received for declaring the road stretch from Mohangam Railway crossing
in NH-8, Gujarat via Zari-Kachigam-Somnath-Kunta, Bhensolore-Patalia in Daman to Udwada
Railway crossing on NH-8 in Gujarat as an extension of National Highway-8.
(c)&(d) Expansion of National Highway network is a continuous process and declaration of
new National Highways is taken up from time to time depending upon requirement of connectivity,
inter-se-priority and availability of funds. No separate provision of funds for upgradation of
roads/State highways into National Highways is made.