(a) whether the Government has approved the 130 kms long road from Chhapwa in Bihar to Uttar Pradesh border as National Highway No. 28-B;
(b) if so, whether Bihar Government has informed the Union Government regarding the upgradation of this road;
(c) if not, whether the Union Government is required to take any concrete steps in this regard; and
(d) if so, the time by which this will be initiated in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) The Government has declared 112 km. long road from Chhapwa in Bihar to Uttar Pradesh border as National Highway No.28B on 25.02.2004.
(b) No proposal for upgradation of this National Highway has been received from the State Government of Bihar.
(c)&(d) Development and maintenance of National Highways is a continuous process and is taken up in a phased manner depending upon availability of funds and inter se priority. The Central Government has allocated funds to the State Government of Bihar for maintaining all the National Highways including National Highway No.28-B, in traffic worthy condition.