(a) whether the Government has any proposal to build Green Highways to increase connectivity in the State of Andhra Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time frame set for completion of these projects?
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to build Green Highways to increase connectivity in the State of Andhra Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time frame set for completion of these projects?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) to (c) The stretches of NH-516E from Koyyuru – Araku (length - 183.95 km) and from Bowdara – Vizianagaram (length - 26.94 km ) have been taken up for development under Green National Highways Corridor Project (GNHCP) scheme of the Ministry with the loan assistance of World Bank. The development will be done in six packages. The schedule date of completion is December, 2025. The package wise details of the stretches are as under:
Package Stretch/Chainage Length (km) Sanctioned Cost
(Rs. in Cr)
I Koyyuru to Chaprathipalem
(Km 120.000 to Km 165.500) 45.50 349.29
II Chaprathipalem to Lambasingi
(Km 165.500 to Km 205.000) 39.50 311.22
III Lambasingi to Paderu
(Km 205.000 to Km 253.430) 48.43 361.24
IV Paderu to Gondiguda
(Km 2.400 to Km 27.480) 25.08 222.61
V Gondiguda to Araku (up to Bhallaguda)
(Km 27.480 to Km 51.772) 24.29 296.66
VI Bowdara to Vizianagaram
(Km 0.000 to Km 26.937) 26.94 127.91
Total 210.89 1668.93
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