(a) whether the National Highway No.29 from Varanasi to Gorakhpur is in extremely
dilapidated condition;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government for
its repairing;
(c) whether any proposal for conversion of this National Highway into four-lane is
pending with the Government; and
(d) if so, the reasons for its pendency and the time by which the said proposal is
likely to be cleared?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS(SHRI SARVEY SATHYANARAYANA)
(a) &(b) National Highway No.29 is in deteriorated condition mainly due to the
plying of heavy traffic during the preceding rainy season. Repair works are already
sanctioned and taken up.
(c) &(d) Initially, NH-29 was proposed to be upgraded as two lane with paved
shoulder, for which bids were invited twice. However, no bids were received on both
the occasions. On the advise of Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee,
feasibility study has been taken up for four laning of the project and to ascertain
its financial viability.