(a) whether the pace of the work relating to conversion of National Highways No,. 24 into four line is very slow;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the time frame for completion of this work upto Moradabad and Bareilly?
(a) whether the pace of the work relating to conversion of National Highways No,. 24 into four line is very slow;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the time frame for completion of this work upto Moradabad and Bareilly?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) to (c): Four laning of Delhi – Hapur section of NH 24 including Hapur bypass has already been completed. There is some delay in completion of Hapur-Moradabad section of NH 24 which is part of NHDP II due to following reasons:-
(i) Delay in permission of tree cutting by Forest Department.
(ii) Utility shifting.
(iii) Removal of encroachments
(iv) Slow mobilization by the contractor.
The stretch is now scheduled for completion by December 2007.
Moradabad - Bareilly-Sitapur Section of NH 24 has been included under NHDP Phase-III B for which the
approval is only for preparation of Detailed Project Report and not for implementation of four laning work.
The work of four laning for the remaining stretch of NH 24 i.e. Sitapur-Lucknow section has been
awarded under NHDP Phase-III A and is scheduled to be completed by June 2009.