India signed the Inter-Governmental
Agreement on Asian Highway Network during the 60th Annual Session of the United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP), held in
April, 2004. The agreement is for coordinated development of the highway
routes falling on the Asian Highway Network in each country to a minimum acceptable
standard within the framework of their national programmes, envisaged in turn
to develop international tourism, trade, transport and commerce. However, no specific time frame for
completion of works has been stipulated in the Agreement.
The Asian Highways (AH) 1 and AH 2 passes through the
North-Eastern States of India following the National Highway stretches from the
Indo-Myanmar border at Moreh in the State of Manipur
via Imphal-Kohima (Nagaland)-Dimapur-Nagaon-Jorabat
(Assam)-Shillong-Dawki- Tamabil
upto Indo-Bangaldesh border
in the State of Meghalaya having a length of about 740 km. The details of the
projects included under East-West Corridor under National Highways Development
Project (NHDP) and Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for the North
East (SARDP-NE) on the above mentioned Asian Highway Routes, their lengths,
estimated costs, present status and anticipated date of completion are
annexed. The implementation of these
projects was initially affected due to delay in land acquisition, utility
shifting, law and order problems, delay in obtaining forest / wild life
clearances, etc. The anticipated date of completion of East-West Corridor and
SARDP-NE stretches on this route are December, 2012 and March, 2015 respectively.
Apart from this, the balance lengths of about 434 km are being developed
and maintained as per availability of funds, inter-se priority and traffic
density.
ANNEXURE
Details of the projects undertaken under NHDP, SARDP-NE on the
stretches of Asian Highways in the North East
|
NH
No.
|
Name
of State
|
Section
|
Length
(km)
|
Details
of Projects
|
|
Estimated
Cost (Rs. crore)
|
Programme
|
Physical
progress
|
Target
for completion
|
|
NH
39
|
Nagaland
|
Kohima – Dimapur
|
81
|
1098
|
SARDP-NE
|
Request
for Proposal (RFQ) to be invited
|
March
2015
|
|
NH
36& 37
|
Assam
|
Daboka – Nagaon – Jorabat
|
145
|
1192
|
East-West
Corridor under NHDP
|
112
km 4-laning completed
|
December
2012
|
|
NH
40
|
Meghalaya
|
Jorabat – Barapani
|
62
|
536
|
SARDP-NE
|
10%
|
January
2014
|
|
NH
40
|
Meghalaya
|
Barapani-Shillong
|
18
|
180
|
SARDP-NE
|
DPR
under preparation
|
March
2015
|
This information was given by the Minister
of State of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Jitin
Prasada in a written reply in Rajya
Sabha yesterday.
SK/kd/RS