Year-wise length of highways constructed by the Ministry during each of the last five years is comparatively higher than the length constructed during FY 2013-14. Year-wise details of highways constructed are annexed.

Taking advantage of technological developments in the field of materials and processes during recent years, number of specifications have been introduced for better quality of construction of National Highways (NHs) with enhanced strength & durability and environmental sustainability. Some examples are bitumen/modified bitumen with higher modulus of resilience, enhanced strength of concrete & steel, ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete, stabilized sub-base & base courses for pavement, etc.

The Ministry has launched “The Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification and Maintenance) Policy, 2015” in September, 2015. Since, inception 373 lakh plants have been planted on available ROW and more than 64,000 matured trees have been transplanted so far.

ANNEXURE

Year-wise details of highways constructed are as follows:

Year	Length constructed (km)*
2013-14	4,300
2018-19	10,900
2019-20	10,200
2020-21	13,300
2021-22	10,500
2022-23	10,300

 

* Rounded off to the nearest multiple of 100

This information was given by the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.

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