Question : SLOW PACE OF FOUR LANING WORK IN NHDP PROJECT

(a) whether the work of four laning under various phases of NHDP has slowed down;

(b) if so, whether this has adversely affected the construction sector;

(c) if so, the details in this regard;

(d) the number of contracts for the above projects awarded from May 22, 2004 to February 20, 2005 length and location-wise;

(e) the number of tenders received for the above contracts;

(f) the amount for which the contracts have been awarded;

(g) the cost of contract as worked out by the NHAI; and

(h) the target date fixed for these contractual works to be started and completed?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI K. H. MUNIYAPPA)

(a) The target date of substantial completion of NHDP Phase I and NHDP Phase II is December, 2007. Though there are delays in some contracts due to problems associated with acquisition of land, shifting of utilities, bad performances of contractors etc., it is expected that the targets will be substantially adhered to.

(b) No, Sir.

(c) Does not arise

(d) to (h) The details are annexed.

ANNEX

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) TO (h) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4100 FOR REPLY ON 20.4.2005 ASKED BY SHRI KHARABELA SWAIN AND SHRI IQBAL AHMED SARADGI REGARDING SLOW PACE OF FOUR LANING WORK IN NHDP PROJECT

Details of Contacts awarded between May 22, 2004 to February 20,2005 by NHAI

S. No.	Stretch/contract	Length	No. of	Cost of	Cost as per	Start	Scheduled Date	(km)	tenders	award	NHAI (Rs. Cr.)	Date	of Completion	received	(Rs. Cr.)
1	Omalur to	17	11	49.702	70	May’05	Oct’07	Thumpipadi from	km. 163.4 to 180.0	of NH-7 in Tamil	Nadu
2	Borkhedi to Jam	27.4	12	89.387	110	Apr’05	Sept’07	from km. 36.6 to	km. 64.0 of NH-7	in Maharashtra
3	Butibori ROB of NH-	2	11	24.268	26	Apr’05	Sept’06	7 in Maharashtra
4	Allahabad Bypass	39	5	446.99	440.93	Jun’04	Dec’06	Contract II km.	158 to 198 on NH-2	in Uttar Pradesh
5	Allahabad Bypass	44	4	505.27	481.43	Nov’04	May’07	Contract III km.	198 to 242.27 on	NH-2 in Uttar	Pradesh
6	Porbandar –	50.50	7	193.23	217.05	Feb’05	Nov’07	Bhiladi Road	Section of NH-8B	(km.2.00 to km.	52.50) – Package-I	in Gujarat
7	Bhiladi - Jetpur	64.50	6	299.84	342.38	Feb’05	Nov’07	Road section of NH-	8B (km. 52.50 to	km. 117.00) –	Package-II in	Gujarat
8	Bamanbore-Garamore	71.40	8	289.92	313.39	Feb’05	Nov’07	road section of NH-	8A (km. 182.60 to	km. 254.00)	Package-III in	Gujarat
9	Garamore -Gagodhar	90.30	7	339.02	357.30	Feb’05	Nov’07	Road Section of NH-	8A and NH-15 (km.	254.00 to km.	308.00 and km.	281.30 to km.	245.00) - Package-	IV in Gujarat
10	Gagodhar –	106.20 6	288.54	370.09	Feb’05	Nov’07	Radhanpur Raod	Section of NH-15	(km. 245.00 to km.	138.80) Package-V	in Gujarat
11	Radhanpur – Deesa	85.40	6	326.71	341.71	Feb’05	Nov’07	Road Section of NH-	14 (km.458.00 to	km.372.60) –	Package-VI in	Gujarat
12	Jetpur to Gondal	36.00	4	Contractor has quoted negative grant of	Dec’07	and Rajkot bypass	Rs. 240 crores against estimated cost of	(BOT Section)	Rs. 265 crores. Agreement signed	(km.117.00 to	on 22.03.2005. Financial close yet to be	143.00 and 175.00	done.	to 185.00) Package	–VII on NH-8B in	Gujarat
13	Guna Bypass (NHDP	14	6	The Contract was awarded Oct’05	Apr’07	Phase-IIIA) on NH-	on BOT basis with a negative	3 in Madhya	grant of Rs. 19.0283 crore.	Pradesh
14	Construction of	32	11	405	449	Feb’05	Aug’07	Chennai Bypass	Phase-II	connecting NH-4	and NH-5 and	widening of	Chennai Bypass	Phase-I connecting	NH-45 and NH-4 in	Tamil Nadu
15	Jawaharlal Nehru	14.35	8	127.21	143.00	Jul’04	May’07	Port Connectivity	Phase-II on SH-54	in Maharashtra
16	Upgradation of	35	13	195.51	220.20	Jul’04	Sept’07	Hapur to	Garhmukteshwar on	NH-24 (km. 58.00	to km. 93.00) in	Uttar Pradesh
17	Upgradation of	56.25	14	221.42	275.00	Nov’04	Sept’07	Garhmukteshwar to	Moradabad on NH-24	(km.93.00 to	149.25) in Uttar	Pradesh
18	Silchar - Udargand	31.54	12	115.86	130.00	Sep’04	Sep’07	km. 306.54 to	km.275.00 on NH-54	in Assam