Question : DAMAGE TO NATIONAL HIGHWAYS



(a) the total loss suffered due to damages to national highways and bridges by the floods that ravaged various States during the last three years till date;

(b) the details of various States including Delhi in this regard;

(c) whether the Union Government has taken any steps for the repair of these roads/bridges;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government of Delhi has requested to provide funds for repair of damaged national highways/bridges out of the Special Central Fund; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister



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

(a) & (b) The details are annexed.

(c) & (d) The Union Government has allocated Rs.591.63 crore for the repair of the damages due to floods during the last three years and the current year.

(e) No, Sir.

(f) Does not arise.

State-wise details of Damage to National Highways in the last three years

(Amounts are in Crore)	Sl.No.	State	Damages due to Flood


1 Andhra Pradesh 36.19
2 Arunachal Pradesh 18.01
3 Assam 153.41
4 Bihar 86.58
5 Chandigarh 0.00
6 Chhatisgarh 28.14
7 Delhi 0.00
8 Goa 9.88
9 Gujarat 69.36
10 Haryana 8.30
11 Himachal Pradesh 116.82
12 Jammu & Kashnir 17.35
13 Jharkhand 16.72
14 Karnataka 52.92
15 Kerala 86.38
16 Madhya Pradesh 38.48
17 Maharashtra 123.38
18 Manipur 38.74
19 Meghalaya 26.55
20 Mizoram 27.39
21 Nagaland 12.44
22 Orissa 232.66
23 Pondicherry 0.35
24 Punjab 2.06
25 Rajastan 44.55
26 Sikkim 3.68
27 Tamilnadu 15.30
28 Tripura 5.71
29 Uttaranchal 20.55
30 Uttar Pradesh 138.70
31 West Bengal 91.64


Total 1522.24