Question : REPAIRING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

(a) whether the Government has made a study of the broken and unrepaired National Highways in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the total number K.M. of N.H. Road repaired during the last three years and current year till October 2005 in each State of the country particularly in West Bengal and Jharkhand;

(d) the total funds allocated and released by the Government for repairing of National Highways in each State of the country during the said period;

(e) whether the NH-80 near Farakka, West Bengal is broken for the last many years and huge amount are taking by local authorities and miscreants from vehicle operators;

(f) if so, the details thereof; and

(g) the action taken by the National Highways Authority of India in this regard?

THE MINISTEROF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)

(a) to (c) The maintenance and repair activities of National Highways is a continuous process and every year damages are assessed and different repair activities as per requirement are taken up on the entire network of National Highways according to the condition and availability of fund.

(d) The details of the fund allocated are annexed.

(e) to (g) About 10 km length of NH-80 is located in West Bengal. The part of this National Highway is located on a canal bank and is in a bad condition. This section of National Highway requires realignment and detailed survey work has started. The Ministry is not aware of any amount being collected by local authorities and miscreants from operators. However, this is a law and order problem and is a State subject. This highway is not entrusted to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY OF PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 929 FOR ANSWER ON 29.11.2005 ASKED BY SHRI HEMLAL MURMU REGARDING REPARING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS.

Details of funds Allocated/Released during last three Years and Current Year for Maintenance & Repair of National Highways

Sl.No.	State	Funds Allocated / Released for repair(Rs. in crore)	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
1	Andhra Pradesh	35.44	37.42	35.13	45.78
2	Arunachal Pradesh	0.09	0.31	0.41	0.37
3	Assam	26.92	23.27	26.59	28.86
4	Bihar	30.46	29.48	46.28	37.57
5	Delhi	0.12	0.42	0.75	0.42
6	Chandigarh	0.74	0.28	0.93	0.50
6	Chhattisgarh	25.60	15.35	26.99	19.53
7	Goa	4.15	5.03	2.80	3.36
8	Gujarat	10.51	22.47	34.86	30.66
9	Haryana	10.30	11.19	11.80	11.59
10	Himachal Pradesh	12.51	13.45	17.75	18.70
11	Jammu & Kashmir	0.88	0.54	0.44	0.42
12	Jharkhand	16.97	15.46	23.28	18.96
13	Karnataka	45.82	38.73	34.40	36.60
14	Kerala	23.74	20.81	13.20	32.79
15	Madhya Pradesh	48.03	57.50	59.49	55.14
16	Maharashtra	47.39	49.85	48.48	50.50
17	Manipur	6.01	6.96	8.79	10.38
18	Meghalaya	8.70	9.41	14.63	9.68
19	Mizoram	6.20	5.55	4.87	4.58
20	Nagaland	1.86	1.98	3.79	3.64
21	Orissa	42.37	42.51	37.24	37.36
22	Pondicherry	0.76	0.83	0.84	0.80
23	Punjab	17.59	20.09	20.26	19.18
24	Rajasthan	33.86	27.93	53.09	45.54
25	Tamil Nadu	41.62	41.36	37.99	60.92
26	Uttaranchal	5.84	3.66	14.60	12.60
27	Uttar Pradesh	39.85	55.68	53.87	50.04
28	West Bengal	20.69	23.57	24.95	23.17