(a) the number and the details of National Highways under construction in the country;
(b) whether a new National Highway has been approved in the State of Chhattisgarh;
(c) if so, the details including the route thereof;
(d) the funds sanctioned for construction of National Highway per kilometre; and
(e) the details of plans formulated for maintenance of this National Highway after its construction?
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 196 FOR ANSWER ON 08.03.2018 ASKED BY SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU REGARDING NATIONAL HIGHWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
(a) to (e) Fourteen hundred seventy projects amounting to Rs. 4,32,538 Crore having length 44,108 km are ongoing for the development of National Highways (NHs) in the country. The details of the new NHs declared/approved during the last three years in the state of Chhattisgarh are given at Annexure-I. The details of the funds allocated/sanctioned for the construction of the NHs during the current financial year 2017-18 are given at Annexure – II. As regards per km cost of construction of NHs, it varies as per configuration i.e. 2-lane, 2 lane + Paved Shoulders, 4-lane (with or without Service Roads), 6-lane and 8-lane. Further, provision of structures (Flyovers, VUPs, interchange, etc) have a bearing on the cost depending upon requirement. Development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process, condition of the highways is checked & maintained regularly by the field officers & regional officers & Branch Officers of the Ministry/National Highway Authority of India/ National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation. On completed sections, repair & maintenance is carried out by Operation & Maintenance contractors/Build Operate Transfer concessionaires as part of their obligations in the contract. Stretches entrusted to State PWD/NHAI/NHIDCL but where work is yet to start are maintained either directly by NHAI/NHIDCL or through State PWD. Where concessionaire fails to repair roads as per concession agreement, State PWD/NHAI/NHIDCL undertakes repairing work at risk and cost of the concessionaire.