Question : PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

(a) whether the Government have received proposals from various State Governments for construction of New National Highways, declaring State Roads as National Highways, and for taking improvement works, like widening from 2-4-6-8 lanes, construction of bye-passes, reconstruction of bridges/culverts etc.;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) the present status of each project and the time by which a final decision is likely to be taken thereon;

(d) the budgetary allocation made therefor and expected time of their completion, project-wise;

(e) whether any foreign assistance is being sought or funds received from World Bank or any other foreign agency for any project particularly for development and extension of National Highways; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and quantum of funds provided so far, State-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) MAJOR GENERAL (RETD.) B.C. KHANDURI, AVSM


(a) to (f) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.46 FOR ANSWER ON 21.11.2001 ASKED BY SHRI K.E. KRISHNAMURTHY AND SHRI BHAL CHANDRA YADAV REGARDING PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS


(a) Yes, Sir.

(b) to (c) A statement giving State-wise details of status with regard to proposals for declaration of new National Highways is at Annex-I. Receipt of proposals from State Governments for improvement of National Highways is a continuous process. As on date State-wise details of proposals for development of National Highways for the current year received and approved so far is at Annex-II. For projects found deficient, clarification/additional information is called for from States. Further sanctions will depend upon the bank of sanction of respective State and estimates being in proper shape. Thus, firm date for disposal of such cases would be difficult to indicate at this stage.

(d) The funds for the improvement of National Highways works are provided State-wise and not project-wise keeping in view the requirement and overall availability of funds. The Budget allocation for the above mentioned works including the funds required for on-going works, State-wise for the current year is also given at Annex-II. The completion time of a project depends on it`s size, complexity and site conditions and generally varies from one to three years.

(e) & (f) External assistance of US $ 1105 m from World Bank, US$ 665 m from Asian Development Bank and Yen 32060 m from JBIC has been arranged for implementation of some projects of development of National Highways. Details are at Annex-III.


ANNEX-I

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.46 FOR ANSWER ON 21.11.2001 ASKED BY SHRI K.E. KRISHNAMURTHY AND SHRI BHAL CHANDRA YADAV REGARDING PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

Status of proposals relating to declaration of new National Highways

Sl.No.	States	No. of Proposals received	No. of Roads	declared as NHs
1	Andhra Pradesh	17	5
2	Arunachal Pradesh	2	2
3	Assam	9	6
4	Bihar (including Jharkhand)	77	21
5.	Delhi	-	-
6	Goa	4	1
7	Gujarat	21	5
8	Haryana	12	6
9	Himachal Pradesh	9	4
10	Jammu & Kashmir	2	2
11	Karnataka	20	7
12	Kerala	8	4
13	Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh)	39	15
14	Maharashtra	11	4
15	Manipur	1	1
16	Meghalaya	1	1
17	Mizoram	3	3
18	Nagaland	2	2
19	Orissa	26	6
20	Pondicherry	1	1
21	Punjab	18	5
22	Rajasthan	14	6
23	Sikkim	-	-
24	Tamil Nadu	35	13
25	Tripura	3	2
26	Uttar Pradesh (including Uttaranchal)	72	25
27	West Bengal	9	4

Sl.No.	States/UTs No.of proposals	Allocation (Rs. in Lakh)	Received	Approved
1	Andhra Pradesh	37	36	9000.00
2	Assam	40	21	6826.19
3	Bihar	23	19	5500.00
4	Chandigarh	1	-	150.00
5	Chhattisgarh	18	1	3000.00
6	Delhi	3	2	1000.00
7	Goa	7	1	2000.00
8	Gujarat	25	11	8500.00
9	Haryana	17	14	5500.00
10	Himachal Pradesh	13	6	4700.00
11	Jammu & Kashmir	3	1	400.00
12	Jharkhand	12	11	2500.00
13	Karnataka	30	23	7486.56
14	Kerala	24	18	7500.00
15	Madhya Pradesh	18	6	8000.00
16	Maharashtra	42	36	10800.00
17	Manipur	7	2	1800.00
18	Meghalaya	13	4	2500.00
19	Mizoram	14	7	1800.00
20	Nagaland	11	6	1600.00
21	Orissa	25	8	7000.00
22	Pondicherry	1	1	200.00
23	Punjab	15	10	4800.00
24	Rajasthan	45	32	9685.00
25	Tamil Nadu	43	32	9500.00
26	Uttar Pradesh	36	23	12478.20
27	Uttaranchal	14	6	2000.00
28	West Bengal	20	8	10538.00

Name of the Project	Loan Amount (Million)	States
World Bank

(i)	Third National Highways Project	US$ 516	Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand

(ii)	Grand Trunk Road Improvement	US$ 589	Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand	Project (GTRIP)
Asian Development Bank

(i)	ADB-III Project	US$245	Haryana, Rajasthan, West Bengal,	Bihar and Andhra Pradesh

(ii)	Surat-Manor Project	US$180	Gujarat and Maharashtra

(iii)	Western Transport Corridor	US$240	Karnataka	Project
OECF

(i)	Four loans have been obtained	Yen 32060	Uttar Pradesh, Orissa and	Andhra Pradesh