New National Highways

New National Highways 

The details of new National Highway projects sanctioned during the last three years along with their cost are given below:

SL NO	State /UTs	2012-13		2013-14		2014-15
		Projects Sanctioned	Cost (Cr)	Projects Sanctioned	Cost (Cr)	Projects Sanctioned	Cost (Cr)
1	Andhra Pradesh	34	279.77	13	903.70	12	1494.10
2	Arunachal Pradesh	1	5.59	0	0	0	0
3	Assam	11	155.60	6	47.13	6	353.80
4	Bihar	28	787.90	10	251.39	8	474.05
5	Chandigarh	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Chhattisgarh	17	69.52	11	75.91	3	150.37
7	Delhi	0	0.00	2	18.40	0	0
8	Goa	5	23.75	17	33.74	24	1372.35
9	Gujarat	22	170.32	12	165.33	12	290.80
10	Haryana	9	50.92	13	73.92	19	347.02
11	Himachal Pradesh	20	146.37	14	117.81	29	289.38
12	Jammu & Kashmir	3	58.68	8	145.48	7	96.87
13	Jharkhand	14	72.25	15	228.49	2	350.15
14	Karnataka	26	136.34	27	269.92	48	972.56
15	Kerala	29	207.98	14	675.94	13	117.19
16	Madhya Pradesh	14	221.45	16	332.34	6	174.57
17	Maharashtra	24	126.64	16	84.88	20	283.75
18	Manipur	4	107.31	11	23.27	9	61.33
19	Meghalaya	12	110.20	10	29.48	3	7.96
20	Mizoram	5	35.26	16	58.25	4	10.08
21	Nagaland	9	60.01	8	100.99	1	1.56
22	Odisha	18	210.83	23	753.81	16	1167.59
23	Puducherry	3	4.59	1	10.39	2	19.74
24	Punjab	13	152.23	15	174.80	24	192.46
25	Rajasthan	15	448.98	10	240.75	18	1065.39
26	Tamil Nadu	19	104.30	38	570.08	17	787.80
27	Telangana	0	0	0	0	6	279.71
28	Uttar Pradesh	36	470.44	16	625.03	18	1440.89
29	Uttarakhand	12	51.85	46	306	52	711.76
30	West Bengal	16	355.27	8	441.55	12	1735.00
31	NHAI	11	8166.95	17	6892.5	35	22706.04

Some contracts have been terminated in terms of the concession agreements due to several reasons. The details of new National Highway projects awarded during the last three years are given below:

SL NO	State /UTs	Nos. of Awarded Projects 2014-15
		2012-13	2013-14	2014-15
1	Andhra Pradesh	22	5	3
2	Arunachal Pradesh	1	0	0
3	Assam	11	6	5
4	Bihar	27	11	5
5	Chandigarh	0	0	0
6	Chhattisgarh	1	1	11
7	Delhi	0	0	0
8	Goa	5	16	21
9	Gujarat	18	12	10
10	Haryana	9	13	19
11	Himachal Pradesh	20	10	6
12	Jammu & Kashmir	3	8	7
13	Jharkhand	14	14	1
14	Karnataka	21	10	29
15	Kerala	28	3	9
16	Madhya Pradesh	14	20	12
17	Maharashtra	18	16	16
18	Manipur	4	8	0
19	Meghalaya	10	10	2
20	Mizoram	4	14	3
21	Nagaland	0	4	0
22	Odisha	18	20	12
23	Puducherry	3	1	0
24	Punjab	12	16	17
25	Rajasthan	17	12	16
26	Tamil Nadu	19	30	12
27	Telangana	0	0	0
28	Uttar Pradesh	17	24	18
29	Uttarakhand	10	45	44
30	West Bengal	14	13	11
31	A & N Islands	5	0	0
32	NHAI	11	17	35

All National Highways projects are constructed as per quality standards specified in Indian Road Congress (IRC) / Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRT&H) specifications. National Highways are regularly inspected and tested as per extant policy for quality/irregularities of construction materials/work by the Supervision Consultants/Independent Engineers/Authority Engineers, quality auditors and officers of the implementing agencies namely, National Highways Authority of India, State Public Works Departments and Border Road Organisation including officers of the Ministry.

This information was given by Minister of State forRoad Transport & Highways, Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. 

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Centre Suspends Toll Collection on All National Highways in Tamilnadu Till December 11, 2015 

In view of the flood situation caused by the unprecedented rains in Tamil Nadu, the Union Minister of Road Transport &Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin Gadkari has ordered suspension of toll collection on all National Highways in the state till December 11, 2015.

The order is to come into force with immediate effect and has been issued to ease the rescue, relief and rehabilitation operations being undertaken by various central and state agencies on war footings and to help the stranded and marooned people in different parts of the state. 

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Design and Road Safety Standards for National Highways 

        The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken a number of steps to prevent road accidents as per details mentioned under:

(i)         The Government has approved a National Road Safety Policy.  This Policy outlines various measures such as promoting awareness, establishing road safety information data base, encouraging safer road infrastructure including application of intelligent transport, enforcement of safety laws etc.

(ii)        The Government has constituted the National Road Safety Council as the apex body to take policy decisions in matters of road safety. 

(iii)       The Ministry has requested all States/UTs for setting up of State Road Safety CouncilS and District Road Safety Committees, and to hold their meetings regularly.

(iv)       The Ministry has formulated a multi-pronged strategy to address the issue of road safety based on 4 ‘E’s viz. Education, Engineering (both of roads and vehicles), Enforcement and Emergency Care.

(v)        Road safety has been made an integral part of road design at planning stage. 

(vi)       Road Safety Audit of selected stretches of National Highways.

(vii)      Setting up of model driving training institutes in states and refresher training to drivers of Heavy Motor Vehicle in the unorganized sector.

(viii)     Advocacy/Publicity campaign on road safety through the electronic and print media.

(ix)       Tightening of safety standards for vehicles like seat belts, power-steering, anti-lock braking system etc.

(x)        Providing cranes and ambulances to various state governments under the National Highway Accident Relief Service Scheme for deployment on National Highways. National Highways Authority of India also provides ambulances at a distance of 50 Km. on each of its completed stretches of National Highways under its Operation & Maintenance contracts.

(xi)       Identification and rectification of black spots (accident prone spots)

(xii)      Launch of pilot projects for providing cashless treatment of road accident victims on Gurgaon – Jaipur, Vadodara – Mumbai stretch of National Highways No. 8 and Ranchi – Rargaon - Mahulia stretch of National Highway No. 33.

Global Status Report 2015 on Road Safety has been released by  World Health Organization (WHO). Total number of 1,37,572 road fatalities in India during the year 2013 has been reported in the said publication. Persons killed in road accidents in terms of  road user category has been reported as under:

Road user	Persons killed.
Drivers 4-wheeled cars and light vehicles	7%
Passengers 4-wheeled cars and light   vehicles	10%
Riders motorized 2- or 3-wheelers	34%
Cyclists	4%
Pedestrians	9%
Drivers/passengers heavy trucks	13%
Drivers/passengers buses	7%
Other	16%

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has been impressing from time to time to road Authorities to comply with Road Safety Norms during design, construction and operation of roads including National Highways.

This information was given by Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. 

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Bridge over Brahmaputra 

The work of construction of bridge over river Brahmputra to connect Dhola (Saikhowaghat) and Sadiya in upper Assam is in progress. 82% of the work is complete. Out of total nine milestones, seven have been achieved till date. The total cost of the project is Rs. 876 crore.

This information was given by Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.