(a) whether the Government has reviewed the work relating to Delhi-Haridwar National Highway Project;
(b) if so, the details and the status of the project;
(c) whether any time frame has been fixed for completion of the said project;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether there has been any delay in the execution of the project; and
(f) if so, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI R. P. N. SINGH)
(a) to (f): Yes, Sir. Government has reviewed the works relating to Delhi-Haridwar National
Highway Projects. The details of projects are as follows:
S.No. Section Status
1 Delhi-Meerut section of NH-58 This road is already 4 laned. There is also a proposal to take up Delhi-Meerut Expressway for which preparation of detailed project report is in progress.
2 Meerut-Muzaffarnagarsection of The construction of this 78km section is in NH-58 progress under NHDP Phase-III on BOT basis. About 51km road has been completed with physical progress of 71%. The Project was targeted to be completed by March 2009, however, there is a delay of one year in completion of project due to delay in land acquisition, forest clearance and shifting of utility services. The revised target date of completion of the project is March, 2010.
3 Muzaffarnagar-Haridwar section of This section of NH-58 has been identified for NH-58 4-laning under NHDP Phase-III. Bids were invited two times earlier for the reach from Muzaffarnagar to Dehradun, however no response was received from bidders. Government is again inviting bids on BOT (Toll) basis now for Muzaffarnagar to Haridwar section.