(a) whether the construction of 2 lane of 5 km. stretch on NH 28 passing
through Raxaul to Indo-Nepal border has been abandoned and another route has been
selected for this 5 km. stretch of the highway;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefore;
(c) whether the said highway upto Nepal Border has to pass through Raxaul town
according to Detailed Project Report; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)
(a) to (d): Two Laning of Piprakothi-Raxaul section of NH-28A (from Km 0.600 to Km 62.064)
including Construction of 2 lane link road to ICP Raxaul(7.33Km length) in the State of
Bihar has been undertaken under NHDP Phase-III on Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer
(BOT) Toll basis.
The alignment connecting ICP Raxaul to NH-28A has been finalized considering the
traffic needs, geometrical improvement, least land acquisition and rehabilitation and
resettlement and project cost. Accordingly, a new link road connecting ICP Raxaul has
been included in the project which will avoid congested town portion of Raxaul and so
the land acquisition and rehabilitation and resettlement requirement.