Question : New Bypasses in Maharashtra

(a) the present status of the construction of new bypass by the National Highways Authority of India in Maharashtra;
(b) whether the Government proposes to take measures for land acquisition and to complete the project without further delay and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes new bypasses or flyovers in Kolhapur, Sangli, Jalgaon, Thane, Nandurbar and Ahmednagar in order to address the persistent traffic congestion;
(d) if so, the details thereof including the allocations of funds made for the purpose and if not, the reasons therefor;
(e) whether the Government has received any proposal from Maharashtra for construction of bypass or flyover and widening of NH in the State; and
(f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) At present, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is executing works in bypasses comprising 525 km length. Additionally, works of bypasses in length of 12.58 km have been awarded and length of 40.5 km is in bidding stage.
(b) The land requirement is assessed at the time of Detailed Project Report (DPR) preparation. In the Contract Agreement, there is provision to hand over the prescribed encumbrance free land to the contractor/concessionaire, which is a pre-requisite to take up the construction work.
(c) & (d) Works of construction of bypass for Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Ahmednagar, Thane (Bhiwandi Bypass) and Sangli (Miraj city and Sangola bypass) are in progress. Further, work of construction of bypass for Kolhapur is in bidding stage. These works have been taken up under various schemes for funding.
(e) & (f) The Ministry keeps on receiving proposals from various State Governments/UTs, etc., including the State of Maharashtra, for construction of bypasses, flyovers and widening of NHs. The Ministry considers these requests from time to time based on the requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority, traffic and availability of funds.

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