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Government of India
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
07-December-2015 17:47 IST
Expansion of National Highways in North-Eastern States

 

            The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has formulated the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East (SARDP-NE), for upgradation of 10141 km road stretches of National Highways and State Roads in the year 2005-06.  Out of 10141 km of roads included under SARDP-NE, 6418 km, which inter alia includes 5219 km of NHs, has been approved by the Government for implementation under Phase ‘A’ and the Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads & Highways. Balance 3723 km (2210 km of NH + 1513 km of State roads) has been approved only for preparation of DPR under Phase ‘B’ of SARDP-NE.  Further as part of National Highway Development Project (NHDP), Phase –II in the North East, the East-West Corridor stretching from Srirampur to Silchar in Assam of 670 km has been taken up under NHDP, Phase –II. In addition, 102 km length of NH-44 has been sanctioned during 2015-16 under NHDP, Phase-III in North Eastern States, at a cost of Rs. 479.20 crore.

 

            Details of work sanctioned under SARDP-NE Phase ‘A’ and the Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads & Highways and NHDP during last three years & current year, State-wise and National Highway-wise are as below:

 

State

Year 2012-13

Year 2013-14

Year 2014-15

Year 2015-16

 

NH no.

Length

Sanct. Amount                    (in Rs crore)

NH no.

Length

Sanct. Amount                    (in Rs crore)

NH no.

Length

Sanct. Amount                    (in Rs crore)

NH no.

Length

Sanct. Amount                    (in Rs crore)

Arunachal Pradesh

-

-

-

-

-

-

52B

90.62

832.21

215

22.23

189.91

-

-

-

-

-

-

229         

43.70

547.10

513

23.38

238.46

-

-

-

-

-

-

313

19.22

155.47

313

39

516.70

Assam

154

9.75

56.39

-

-

-

37

137.33

2705.56

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

52A

10.08

223.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

52

82.03

1619.36

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

37A

17.3

811.28

-

-

-

-

-

-

152

29.20

33.82

38

29.36

383.18

53

10.15

72.89

-

-

-

53

14.02

52.08

53

4.77

76.78

-

-

-

Meghalaya

-

-

-

44

8.00

46.62

-

-

-

44

102.55

479.20

Sikkim

710

32.00

182.28

710

31.77

166.27

31A

5.13

24.99

-

-

-

-

-

-

31A

 -

1.34

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tripura

-

-

-

-

-

-

44

121.91

1070.23

-

-

-

 

 

 

            Out of 6418 km length of SARDP-NE, work for 4538 km (3862 km of NH + 676 km of State roads)  have been sanctioned at an aggregate amount of Rs. 35653 crore. Total 1800 km length,  including 1727 km length of National Highways have been completed and expenditure amounting to Rs 15013 crore have been made for works under SARDP-NE, Phase ‘A’ and the Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads & Highways. Out of 670 km of length under NHDP Phase-II, about 580 km have been completed.

 

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

 

 

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