Question : DELAY IN PROJECTS

(a) whether as per the 215th Flash Report of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation for September 2003, about 94 road and transport projects have reported additional delays;

(b) if so, the details of the projects and the extent of delays;

(c) the project-wise cost escalation due to delay;

(d) the reasons for the delay; and

(e) the steps being taken to complete the projects on time?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKIRISHNAN)

(a) There are 31 projects, which have reported delays over the dates of completion.

(b) & (d) The details are at Annexure-I.

(c) The contracts are still at various stages of implementation.

(e) The details are at Annexure-II.

ANNEXURE-1

ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) AND (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2294 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2003 ASKED BY SHRI KALAVA SRINIVASULU REGARDING DELAY IN PROJECTS.

DETAILS OF PROJECTS WHICH HAVE REPORTED DELAY AS PER 215TH FLASH REPORT OF MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

Sl Name of Project NH Range of delay Reasons for delay
No No with respect to original date of completion (In months)
1 Westerly 4 14 Delayed due to major Diversion increase in scope of work to make it access controlled facility. The project has since been completed.
2 Atul - Kajali 8 8 Tardy implementation by the contractor: land acquisition, additional work, prolonged monsoon.
3 Tada - Chennai 5 3 Land acquisition. (TN-1) permission to borrow area from State Govt delayed.
4 Belgaum Bypass 4 4 Clearance of ROB, quarry, poor performance by contractor.
5 Palasa- 5 3 Cash Flow problem by the Srikakulam contractor, delay in land acquisition and floods in September, 2003.
6 Kanchipuram - 4 4 Land acquisition, utility Poonamalee shifting, quarry, poor performance by contractor.
7 Dhankuni - 6 1 Land acquisition, utility Kolaghat (WB-I) shifting, clearance of ROB, difficult site condition, poor performance by contractor.
8 Kharagpur - 60 2 Land acquisition Laxmanath (WB- IV)
9 Bhadrak - 5 6 Delay in bridge structures Chandikhole (OR- under bridge package in II) Orissa (OR-V), land acquisition and un seasonal heavy rains.
Sl Name of Project NH Range of delay Reasons for delay
No No with respect to original date of completion (In months)
10 Bridge Section 5 4 Unprecedented heavy rains (AP-20) from- and land acquisition. km 80 - km 162
11 Surat 8 8 Tardy implementation by the (Chalthan) - contractor, Earthquake. Atul
12 Srikakulam - 5 4 Land acquisition, utility Champawati (AP- shifting, quarry, poor 1) performance by contractor.
13 Khurda - 5 6 Land acquisition & forest Sunakhala (OR- clearance, utility VI) shifting, law and order, cash flow problem.
14 Kolaghat - 6 6 Land acquisition, utility Kharagpur (WB- shifting, law & order II) problem, quarry site clearance.
15 Balasore - 5 11 Land acquisition, utility Bhadrak (OR- shifting, law & order III) problem, quarry site, clearance of ROB, poor performance by contractor.
16 Dehri - on-Sone 2 4 Land acquisition, utility - Aurangabad shifting, clearance of ROB, (TNHP/IV-D) quarry, law & order. poor performance by contractor.
17 Divancheru 5 6 Land acquisition, utility (near shifting, adverse weather Rajahmundry) - conditions, poor Gowthami (AP- performance by contractor. 17)
18 Pallikonda - 46 5 Poor performance by Ranipet and contractor. Walahjapet bypass (KR-3)
19 Korlam - Palasa 5 8 Land acquisition and tardy (AP-4A) implementation by the contractor and floods.
20 Icchapuram - 5 8 Land acquisition and tardy Korlam (AP-4B) implementation by the contractor.
21 Hubli - Haveri 4 9 Tardy implementation by the contractor and non availability of aggregate as per specifications
22 Vaniyambadi - 46 4 Quarry problem Palikonda
23 Haveri - 4 4 Poor performance by Harihar contractor, quarry problem.
Sl Name of Project NH Range of delay Reasons for delay
No No with respect to original date of completion (In months)
24 Mohania - 2 4 Law & order problem, tardy Sasaram implementation by the (TNHP/IV-B) contractor and utility shifting and land acquisition.
25 Harihar - 4 4 Poor performance by Chitradurga contractor .
26 Handia - 2 5 Poor performance by Varanasi contractor, land (TNHP/III-C) acquisition and utility shifting.
27 Fatehpur - 2 3 Slow progress by Khaga (TNHP/II- contractor, land C) acquisition and utility shifting.
28 Sunakhala - 5 8 Law & order problem, poor Ganjam (OR-VII) performance by the contractor, land acquisition, forest clearance, law & order problem and utility shifting.
29 Ganjam - 5 10 Poor performance by the Icchapuram (OR- contractor, land VIII) acquisition and utility shifting.
30 Laxmannath - 60 12 Land acquisition, law & Baleshwar (OR- order and work stoppage by 4) local people.
31 Vivekananda 2 6 Court case Bridge and Approach