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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