(a) whether the Government has received any proposal seeking upgradation of State Highways into national highways;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government is aware that BC road (NH-48) to Mulki (NH-17), Udupi (NH-17) to Sulya (SH-85) and Mani to Ullal roads should be upgraded without further delay; and
(d) if so, the response of the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS
(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)
(a) to (d) The Ministry has received a number of proposals seeking upgradation of State Highways into National Highways including the proposal for upgradation of BC road (NH-48) to Mulki (NH-17), Udupi (NH-17) to Sulya (SH-85) and Mani to Ullal. Declaration of National Highway is a continuous process and expansion of National Highway network is taken up from time to time depending upon requirement of connectivity, inter-se-priority and availability of funds.
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