(a) whether the Government had allocated funds from the Central Road Fund for widening of National
Highways (NHs) and roads in Uttar Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes four laning of NH/Roads from Itawa to Gwalior and widening
the NH Roads in Bareilly and Varanasi divisions;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI R. P. N. SINGH)
(a)&(b) The funds under Central Road Fund (CRF) for development of State Roads are allocated only to the
State as a whole and is not done road-wise. During the current financial year, Rs.149.77 crore has been
allocated to the State of Uttar Pradesh.
(c)to(e) There is no proposal regarding four laning of NH-92 from Etawah to Gwalior. Four-laning works
of NH-24 from Moradabad to Bareilly and Bareilly to Sitapur sections have already been awarded by National
Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and are likely to start by January, 2011. Widening to two-lane with paved
shoulder of NH-7, 29, 56, 74, 231 and 233 have been identified under National Highway Development Project
(NHDP) Phase–IV in Bareilly and Varanasi Divisions of Uttar Pradesh.