GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF TOURISM

LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2288
ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS TO LINK TOURIST AND RELIGIOUS

PLACES

2288. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Union Government proposes to construct roads to

connect all the tourist and religious places in the country
including Bihar;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Union Government has coordinated with the State
Governments in this regard;
(d) if so, the outcome thereof; and
(e) the steps taken by the Government to connect such places
with the network of roads?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (e): Yes, Sir. As per the information received from Ministry of
Road Transport & Highways, the Ministry of Road Transport &
Highways had identified a list of 5,067 kms length of roads for
providing connectivity of Backward Districts and Religious & Tourist
centres. These projects shall be taken up through various executing
agencies such as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI),
State PWDs and National Highways Infrastructure Development
Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) through funding under NHs Scheme.”

The details of projects for construction of Roads/Highways to

connect all the tourist and religious places in the country including
Bihar under Bharatmala and PM’s Package for Bihar is annexed.

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 ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a) To (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED

QUESTION NO.2288 ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019 REGARDING
CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS TO LINK TOURIST AND RELIGIOUS PLACES.

1. List of roads for connectivity of Backward districts and Religious and

Tourist Centers

Sr. Project State Length Implementation

No. (km) Agency
1. Malkangiri on NH 326- Andhra 280 Roads Wing,
Chintapalle- Pradesh MoRTH
Naripattanam-Waddai-
Chodavaram-
Sabbavaram-
Gandigudam- NH- 16 near
Tallavalasa
2 (i) Siwam – Madhubani Bihar 335 NHAI
– Sitamarhi – Indo/Nepal
border. (ii) Rampur
Khajuriya (NH-28) –
Kesaria –end on NH-722
(iii) Siwan – Masrakh
(iv)Kesariya – Areraj
3 Umagaon-Basopatti- Bihar 160 Roads Wing,
Benipatti- MoRTH
Rahika-Madubani-
Rampatti-
Awam-Loufa-Bheja-
Supaul-
Saharsa
4 (i)Pathalgaon on NH-43- Chhattisgarh 273 Roads Wing,
Dharmjaygarh-Sithra- MoRTH
Munund-Chhal on NH-49.
(ii) Gondia on NH-753 –
Balaghat – Lamta –
Nainpur – Mandla on Nh-
30
5 (i)Bodeli (NH-56) – Gujarat 90 Roads Wing,
Champaner Pavagadh MoRTH
Archeological Park –
 Halol. (ii) Abu Road (NH-
27) – Mount Abu
6. Hospet (NH-67) – Hampi – Karnataka 95 Roads Wing,
kamlapu – Gangavathi MoRTH
7. (i) Satna – Kotar –Semaria Madhya 205 Roads Wing,
– Sirmaur – Jawa – on NH Pradesh/ MoRTH
35 near Shankargarh. (ii) Uttar Pradesh
Chitrakoot (NH-35) –
Rajapur – Manjhanpur –
Palhana (NH-19)
8. (i) Poladpur (NH-66) – Maharashtra 145 Roads Wing,
Mahabaleshwaram – MoRTH
Panchgam – Wai – on NH-
48. (ii) Saralagaon Near
NH-61 – Bhimashankar –
Wafda-Khed
9. Dharni-Khamla-Achalpur- Madhya 268 Roads Wing,
Amravati-Yavatmal- Umri- Pradesh/ MoRTH
Karnji on NH-44 Maharashtra

10. (i) Anandpur on NH-20- Odisha 189 Roads Wing,

Satkosia – Thakumunda- MoRTH
Kaplipada-Udala-Baripada
on NH-18.
(ii) Khordha (NH-57) –
Chandka – Cuttack.
(iii)Baleshwar on NH-18
extend to Chandipur
11. Panposh on NH-143- Odisha/ 200 Roads Wing,
Kumarkera-Bargaon- Chattisgarh MoRTH
Sundargarh-Ujalpur-
Sarapgarh-Tildega-
Konpara- Bagbahar-
Lundang on NH-43.
12. (i) Chengalpattu near NH- Tamil Nadu 120 Roads Wing,
32- Mamallapuram. (ii) MoRTH
Kodaighat (NH-183) –
Kodaikanal – Palani
13 Junction of Manakpur- Uttar Pradesh 70 Roads Wing,
Gonda Rd. with NH-30 via MoRTH
Manakpur-Gonda Rd.
&Bhabhan- (Manakpur Rd
 – Swaminarayan
Chhaaiya& terminating at
Bhabhana Rly. Stn. –
Haraya (NH-27).
14 Kaanauj – Bilgram – Uttar Pradesh 110 Roads Wing,
Hardoi – Baghauli – MoRTH
Misrikh- sitapur.
15 Barabanki – Dewa Sharif – Uttar Pradesh 139 Roads Wing,
Fatehpur- Mahmudabad- MoRTH
Biswan – Laharpur-
Lakhimpur
16 (i) Varanasi – Sindhora Uttar Pradesh 240 Roads Wing,
– Jaunpur – Akbapur- MoRTH
Ayodhya Road. (ii)
Mirzapur (NH-35) – Aurai
(NH-19)
17 Ayodhya – Chhawani – Uttar Pradesh 255 Roads Wing,
Ghanghata – Barhalganj – MoRTH
Barhaj - Siwan
18 (i) Bagdora-Simana- West Bengal 281 Roads Wing,
Lamahata- Kalimpong- MoRTH
Damlin
(ii) Gitaldah-Dinhata-
Alipurduar-Buxaduar
(iii) Kashinagar-
Kuchuberia- Gangasagar
19 (i) Nandgaon NearNH- Maharashtra 148 Roads Wing,
66 to Devgarg. MoRTH
(ii) Kudal near NH-66 to
Sindhudurg.
(iii) Kudal near NH-66 to
Malwan.
(iv) Kankauli near NH-
66 to Achara
20 Nashik – Jawahar – Maharashtra 110 Roads Wing,
Kasakhurd (NH-48) – MoRTH
Dahanu - Bordi
21 Route Starting from Nh- Andhra 75 Roads Wing,
565-Gotlagattu-Podile- Pradesh MoRTH
Uppalapadu-Chimakurti-
Ongloe on NH-16.
22 Talaja (NH-8E) – Palitana Gujarat 64 Roads Wing,
 – Sihor MoRTH
Sonbersa-Raxual Bihar 90 Roads Wing,
23 MoRTH
24 Ganganagar (NH-62)- Rajasthan 275 NHAI
Raisinghnagar – Rojhri-
Awa – Poogal & Anupgarh
– Surat Garh, Rajasthan
25 Pugal Aladin K Bera- Rajasthan 75 Roads Wing,
Berivanala, Rajasthan MoRTH
26 Jaisalmer (NH-11) – Rajasthan 165 Roads Wing,
Kanod- Ghantiali- MoRTH
Nachna- Chinnu-Naukh
27 Bhadasar – Sarkaritala – Rajasthan 80 NHAI
upto Pakistan Border,
Rajasthan
28 Nachna-Balan (Babla) and Rajasthan 87 Roads Wing,
Nachna- Bharewala, MoRTH
Rajasthan
29 2(a) Bap-Kansar-Chinu Rajasthan 102.7 NHAI
2(b) Bap-Shekhasar-
Ramdevra

30 3(a) Pokharan-Fassund- Rajasthan 150.6 Roads Wing,

Undu/Kashmir-Nimbala on MoRTH
NH-15
3(b) Harsana-Phata to
Utarlai Aire base
31 Firozpur – Khema Karan Punjab 23 Roads Wing,
(Indo-Pak Border) MoRTH
32 1(a) Aau-Bhojasar- Rajasthan 166.7 NHAI
Bhiyansar-Padiyal-Jamba-
Bap
1(b) NH15 Kansingh ki
sid-Jamba-Saitan Singh
Nagar- Lohawat-Dechu
(Phalodi-Ramji ki GoI
Megha Highway)
Total 5,067

2. N.H. Projects in PM Package (Roads) for Bihar in August 2015 and

revised in January 2019
SN (as No. Project Name Lengt TPC (in Agen Lengt TPC Remarks
per of h Rs. Cr.) cy h (Rs. In
PM works (km) (km) Cr.)
Packa
ge)
(A) Projects under process for award/ bidding stage (at the time of announcement of
PM Package
1 1 Biharsharif - 55 399.54 NHAI 55 399.54
Barbigha -
Mokama
section of
NH-82, NHDP
Phase-IV
2 2 4-laning of 33 492.00 NHAI 33 492.00 Divided in 2
Patna- packages
Koilwar
section of
NH-30. The
project is
divided in
two parts:-
(i) Non-
elevated -
19.80 km
(ii) Elevated –
13.45 km
3 3 4- laning of 44 750.00 NHAI 44 750.00
Koilwar-
Bhojpur
section of
NH-30 and
NH-84
4 4 4 laning of 48 595.00 NHAI 48 595.00
Bhojpur-
Buxar
section of
NH-84
5 5 4 laning of 45 970.00 NHAI 45 970.00
Bakhtiyarpur-
Mokama
section of
NH-31
6 6 New 6-lane 9 520.00 NHAI 9 520.00 Upgraded
bridge from 4
across river laning to 6
Ganga at laning
Mokama on
NH-31
7 7 4 lane of 60 1062.58 NHAI 60 1062.58
Simaria –
Khagaria on
NH-31,NHDP
 Phase-III

8 8 Km 0.0-km 71.8 591.20 PWD 71.8 759.86 EAP

69.6 of Fatua-
Harnaut-Barh
section of
NH-30A

9 Upgradation 180 701.44 180

of Sheohar -
Sitamarhi-
Jaynagar -
Narahiya (km
40-217) of NH
104 in three
packages:
9 (i) 9 (i) Km 40 to PWD 178.85 EAP
79.4 of NH
104 (Sheohar
–Sitamarhi
section (Lot-
I)

9 (ii) 10 Up-gradation PWD 369.77

(km 79.4 to
km 156.5) of
NH 104 of
Sitamarhi –
Jainagar
section. (Lot-
II)
9 (iii) 11 Up-gradation PWD 553.30
(km 156.5 to
219.945) of
NH 104 of
Jainagar –
Narahia
section. (Lot-
III)
10 12 Upgradation 105.2 575.34 PWD 105.2 780.77 EAP
of Birpur-
Bihpur (km 0-
106) section
of NH-106
11 13 2-laning with 94 748.06 NHAI 94 748.06
paved
shoulder of
Gopalganj -
Chhapra
 section of
NH-85
12 14 Widening & 15 88.61 PWD 15 88.61
strengthenin
g to 2-lane
with paved
shoulder &
geometric
improvement
Betiah –
Khushinagar
Section from
km 25.00 to
km 40.00 of
NH-28B on
EPC mode
13 15 Strengthenin 33 206.80 PWD 33 206.80
g and
Widening to
2-Lane with
Paved
Shoulder
from km 65
to 97 of NH-
28B on EPC
mode
14 16 2-laning with 73 420.58 NHAI 73 420.58
paved
shoulder of
Chhapra -
Rewaghat–
Muzaffarpur
of NH-102
15 17 Strengthenin 10.9 28.04 PWD 10.9 28.04 completed
g and
Widening to
2 Lane with
Paved
Shoulder
from km. 0.00
to 10.903 of
NH-133
16 18 Strengthenin 25.01 77.55 PWD 25.01 84.29
g & Widening
to 2-Lane
with Paved
Shoulder
from km. 0.00
to 25.010 of
NH-327A on
EPC mode
 17 19 Strengthenin 4.39 64.52 PWD 4.39 64.52
g & widening
work of
existing 2-
Lane to two
lane with
paved
shoulder
from Km.
93.612 to Km.
98.000 of NH-
327E
18 20 4- laning of 9 200.00 NHAI 9 200.00
Forbesganj -
Jogbani
section of
NH-57 A
19 21 4-laning of 127 1231.98 NHAI 127 1231.98
Patna - Gaya
- Dobi
section of NH
83 with JICA
ODA loan
assistance
20 22 Construction 13 268.00 PWD 16.73 294.18
of Bhagalpur
Bypass of
NH-80
1055 9991.2 0 1059 10798.73
(B) Projects in pipeline
1 0 4- laning of 60 810.00 0 0 Deleted as
Mokama - it is
khagaria repeated
section of under Sub
NH-31 head (A) at
serial
number (7)
above.
2 23 Bridge at 18.69 2361.87 NHAI 18.69 2361.87
Munger on
NH-333B
(approach
road to be
constructed
and balance
amount to be
released)
3 (i) 24 Development 171 1000.00 NHAI 90 644.50 Divided in
to 2-lane with 2 packages
paved
shoulder of
 Maheshkhunt
- Saharsa-
Purnia
section of
NH-107
3 (ii) 25 Development NHAI 87.6 736.01
to 2-lane with
paved
shoulder of
Maheshkhunt
- Saharsa-
Purnia
section of
NH-107
4 26 Development 65 700.00 NHAI 65 700.00
of Manjholi -
Chirot
section of
NH-527 C
5 27 4/6 laning of 65 1500.00 NHAI 65 1500.00 To be
Patna Ring declare
Road new NH
6 28 Construction 20 250.00 NHAI 20 250.00
of 2nd
Flyover
parallel
(LCW) in
Kishanganj
Town on NH-
31. (Earlier 4-
laning of
Kishanganj
Bypass at
NH-31)
7 29 4-laning of 120 1200.00 NHAI 120 1200.00
Munger-
Mirzachowki
section of
NH-80
8 Development 116 680.00
to 2-lane with
paved
shoulder of
sections on
NH-2C, NH80,
NH81 and
NH99 and
NH-527A
8 (i) 30 Widening to PWD 11.4 45.22
2 Lane with
Paved
 Shoulder
from km. 0.00
to 11.400 of
NH-99 (Dobhi
to Jharkhand
border)
8 (ii) 31 Widening & PWD 13 21.37
strengthenin
g from km
167 to 180 of
NH-80
(Ramjanipur
– Pirpainti)
8 (iii) 32 Widening to PWD 19.04 111.30
2 Lane with
Paved
Shoulder
from km. 0.00
to 19.04 of
NH-81
(Gerabari –
Katihar
section)
8 (iv) 33 Widening to PWD 40 241.07
2 Lane with
Paved
Shoulder
from km. 0.00
to 40 of NH-
2C. (Dehri–
Akbarpur
section)
8 (v) 34 NH-333 from PWD 14 68.51 Works on
km 62 to 75 additional
(Gidhaur- NH-327E &
Section) NH-333
8 (vi) 35 NH-327E PWD 12 56.30 already
from km 56 sanctioned
to 68
8 (vii) 36 NH - 327E PWD 18 86.16
from km 75
to 93
8 (viii) 37 NH - 327E PWD 39 146.11
from km 0 to
39 (Galgalia –
Bahadurganj
section)
9 38 Construction 5.6 2800.0 PWD 5.6 1742.04 rehabilitati
of MG setu 0 on work of
with JICA old MG
assistance , bridge
NH-19(New
 NH no. 31)

10 39 Construction 20 3000.0 PWD 30 1478.40 Sanctioned

of bridge 0 in
across Kosi September,
river at 2018
Phulaut
including
rehabilitation
of NH-106
from 106 to
Km 136 to 2-
lane with
paved
shoulders.
Ensuring connectivity across
major river
11 40 Bridge on 20 2000.0 NHAI 30 2000.00
river Ganga 0
connecting
Manihari in
Bihar to
Sahibganj in
Jharkhand
on NH-133B
& 131A
12 Bridge on 2000.0 PWD Replaced
river Sone 0 by
connecting Vikramshil
Panduka on a Setu
NH-2C in
Bihar and
Shrinagar
Garhwa distt
in Jharkhand
41 Construction PWD 14.31 2000.00
of parallel
Bridge to the
Vikramshila
Setu across NH to be
Ganga River declare
after
declaration
of New NH.
13 42 New 4-laned 14.5 5000.00 PWD 14.5 2926.42
bridge on
river Ganga under
parallel to issue
existing MG
Setu, NH-
 19(New NH
no. 31)

14 Improving 436.6 6600.00

Connectivity
- declaration
of New NH
and its
Development
Already
sanctioned
(i) 43 Widening to PWD 20.00 52.40
2 lane with
paved
shoulder
from Banka
to BR/JHR,
km 178- km
198 Border ,
NH-333A
(ii) 44 Widening to PWD 10.80 69.01
2 lane with
paved
shoulder
from 0.00 to
10.800 of NH-
219
(iii) 45 Widening to PWD 37.86 153.24
2 lane with
paved
shoulder
Gaya to Goh
km 103.80 to
142.05 of
NH-120
(iv) 46 Widening to PWD 25.41 115.10
2 lane with
paved
shoulder Goh
to Daudnagar
in km 142.05
to 168.46 of
NH-120
(v) 47 Widening to PWD 20.20 95.30
2 lane with
paved
shoulder
from
Nasariganj to
Bikramganj
in km 181.47
 to 201.66 of
NH-120

To be
sanctioned
(vi) 48 Widening to PWD 19.00 120.00
2 lane with
paved
shoulder
from 19.00 to
38.00 of NH-
219
(vii) 49 Widening to PWD 178.00 1578.00
2 lane with
paved
shoulder
from 0.00 to
km 178.00 of
NH-333A
(viii) 50 Widening of PWD 34.60 450.00
NH-131A
stretch from
Amdabad
(0.0 km) to
Narenpur
(34.6 km)
single lane in
km 0.00-
34.660
(ix) 51 Bikramganj PWD 45.00 201.00
to Dumraon
of NH-120
In principle stretches for 'NH'
declaration
(x) 52 Road starting PWD 50 1612.00
from junction To be
of declare as
Musarigharar new NHs
i NH-122 &
NH-32-
Samstipur -
Darbhanga
up to Juntion
of NH-27 (For
4 laning)
(xi) 53 Stretch from PWD 62 1121.62
Bhagalpur at
NH 33 -
Dhaka more-
Hansdiha
(Jharkhand)
on NH-333A
(For 4 laning)
(xii) 54 Junction of PWD 75 552.29
NH 22 near
Hazipur to
junction of
NH 122
Bachwada
via Mahanar
and
Mohiuddin
Nagar
(xiii) 55 Stretch from PWD 18 100.24
Jamu-
Kharagdiha-
Chatro-
Sarwan-
Chakai Road
(Length in
JH=42km, In
Bihar=18 km)
(xiv) 56 Roseda - PWD 78 442.71
Baheri -
Darbhanga
(NH-27)
(xv) 57 Saraigarh (on PWD 10 127.51
NH-327A)-
Lalganj-
Ganpatganj
upto NH- 106
(New NH-131)
15 58 New National 64 960.00 PWD 64 960.00 To be
Highway declare as
connecting NH
Buxar on NH-
84-Chausa-
Ramgarh-
Mohania on
NH-2
Project Under Bharatmala
Programme
16 59 Roads 90 1800.00 NHAI 90 1800.00 To be
connecting declare as
Raxaul and NH
Sonbarsa
(Parallel to
 Indo-Nepal
Border) (In
principle
'NH' )
17 60 Chakia- 50 1000.00 NHAI 50 1000.00 (NH-227F)
Bargainia NH
connectivity declared
vide
notification
dated
20.08.2018
Projects for
improving
connectivity
of places of
religious
interest
18 61 Development 58 1160.00 NHAI 58 1160.00 To be
of Rampur - declare as
Khajuriya - NH
Kesariya end
of NH-722 to
4 lane
standard(In
principle
'NH' )
19 62 Development 160 5000.00 NHAI 160 5000.00 Excluding
of Umgaon - notified
Basopatti- NH-227L,
Benipatti- NH-227J,
Rahua- NH-527A,
Madhubani- NH-327E,
Rampatti- NH-231
Awam-Laufa-
Bheja-Supaul
- mehsi -
Saharasa
which
connects
Uchchait
Bhagwatistha
n to Mehsi -
Tarasthaan
to 2 lane with
paved
shulder or 4-
lane
Standard
with a Bridge
over Kosi.(In
principle
'NH' )
20 63 Development 200 4000.00 NHAI 200 4000.00 (NH-227A)
of Ram-Janki NH
Marg, as declared
already vide
declared notification
recently part dated
of which falls 10.05.2015
in Bihar from and NH-227
UP Bihar (old NH-
Border to 104)
Siwan-
Madhubani-
Sitamarhi-
Indo-Nepal
Border to 4
lane standard
Rail Over
Bridges
(ROB)
21 12 ROBs 900.00 PWD
(i) 64 Construction PWD 82.43
of 4-lane
ROB of km
11 of NH-
327E [Job no.
NH-
327E/Bihar(4)
/15-16/016-
S&R(B)]
(ii) 65 Construction PWD 87.86
of 2-lane
ROB of km
100 of NH-
327E (Job no.
NH-
327E/Bihar(2)
/15-16/014-
S&R(B))
(iii) 66 Construction PWD 61.99
of 2-lane
combined
ROB in km
1.10 & km
1.11 of NH-
[Link] no.
2014-15-005
S&R (B)
(iv) 67 Construction PWD 77.38
of 2-lane
ROB of km
132 of NH-19
(Job no. NH-
 19-Bihar(16)-
2015-16-013-
S&R(B))
(v) 68 Construction PWD 55.89
of 2-lane
ROB of km
135 of NH-19
(Job no. NH-
19-Bihar(17)-
2015-16-012-
S&R(B))
(vi) 69 Construction PWD 96.49
of 4-lane
ROB of km
119 of NH-30
(Job no. NH-
30/Bihar
(6)/15-16/017-
S&R(B))
(vii) 70 Construction PWD 146.46
of 4-lane
ROB of km
12 of NH-103
(Job no. NH-
103/Bihar
(5)/15-16/019-
S&R(B))
(viii) 71 Construction PWD 53.78
of 2-lane
combined
ROB in lieu
of level
crossing No-
KK-4A of km
31 of NH-81
Job no. 2014-
15-007 S&R
(B)
(ix) 72 Construction PWD 49.55
of 2-lane
combined
ROB in lieu of
level crossing
No-KK-12 of
km 48 of NH-
81 Job no.
2014-15-008
S&R (B)
(x) 73 Construction PWD 44.48
of 2-lane
ROB of km
 46 of NH-
131A [Job
[Link]-
131A/Bihar(1)
/15-16/015-
S&R(B)]
(xi) 74 Construction PWD 62.48
of 2-lane
ROB of km
91 of NH-28B
(job no. NH-
28B/Bihar(7)/
15-16-020-
S&R(B))
(xii) Construction PWD 68.49
of 2-lane
ROB of km
94 of NH-28B
75
(job no. NH-
28B/Bihar(8)/
15-16-018-
S&R(B))
SUB TOTAL (B) 1719.9 44721.87 2033 39912.9739
GRAND TOTAL 2775 54713 3092 50711.704

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