(a) whether the Government are aware of the inordinate delay in the construction of Cherthala-Alleppey-Haripad-Kayamkulam portion of National Highway No. 47;
(b) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken in this regard;
(c) whether the Government have taken any steps for early completion of Kollam by-pass for NH No. 47 in Kerala; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS [MAJOR GENERAL (RETD.) B.C. KHANDURI]
(a) & (b) : Cherthalai-Alleppey-Haripad-Kayamkulam Section of NH. 47 has already been developed to two lane road. For further development, provision of paved shoulders in the selected stretches of this section has been included in the current Annual Plan 2002-03. The proposal is awaited from the State PWD.
(c) & (d) : The road work of Phase-I and Phase-II of the Kollam Bypass has been completed except one Road Over Bridge (ROB) in Phase-II which is being executed by Railways and is targeted to be completed by September, 2002. For completion of the balance portion of the bypass, it has been planned that the road work is to be taken up from budgetary resources and bridge work through private sector participation. State PWD was requested in December, 2001 to examine the viability of this proposal. The response of the State PWD is awaited.