(a) whether there is any proposal pending with the Union Government regarding four laning of NH
No. 48 from Hassan to Mangalore;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
(c) the time by which the proposal is likely to be cleared by Union Government?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI K.H.MUNIYAPPA)
(a) to (c) : The total length of National Highway-48 from Bangalore to Mangalore in Karnataka is 348 Km.
The stretch from Bangalore to Neelamangala (Km. 0.00 to 28.00) is already four-laned and that from Neelamangala
to Hassan (Km. 28.00 to 182.00) is included for four-laning under National Highway Development Project (NHDP) Phase III-A.
The stretch from Km. 328.00 to 345.00 is being four laned under Port Connectivity. Though there was demand from State
Government of Karnataka for four-laning of remaining stretches of this National Highway, no detailed proposal based on
feasibility study and viability analysis has been received. Therefore, no such proposal is pending in the Ministry at
present.