The Government of India had approved Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I in October, 2017 with an aggregate length of about 34,800 km (including 10,000 km residual NHDP stretches) at an estimated outlay of Rs. 5,35,000.00 crores for development of about 9,000 km length of Economic corridors, about 6,000 km length of Inter-corridor and feeder roads, about 5,000 km length of National Corridors Efficiency improvements, about 2,000 km length of Border and International connectivity roads, about 2,000 km length of Coastal and port connectivity roads, about 800 km length of Expressways.
Projects comprising length of 1,371 km have been awarded in North Eastern States, including Assam, under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I, out of which 27 km length has been completed. The State-wise details are as under:
|
State
|
Total
|
Awarded
|
|
Length
(km)
|
Total Capital cost (Rs. in
Cr.)
|
Length
(km)
|
Total Capital cost (Rs. in Cr.)
|
|
Assam
|
512
|
15,523
|
225
|
10,635
|
|
Manipur
|
607
|
10,015
|
387
|
7,116
|
|
Meghalaya
|
128
|
2,218
|
128
|
2,218
|
|
Mizoram
|
361
|
6,370
|
361
|
6,370
|
|
Nagaland
|
193
|
3,398
|
193
|
3,398
|
|
Tripura
|
75
|
1,075
|
75
|
1,075
|
3 National Highways (715K, 137 & 137G) have been declared in the State of Assam.
Badarpurghat-Mamit Road and Silchar-Kanailbazar road in the State of Assam have not been declared as National Highways. The Ministry considers declaration of NHs from time to time based on the requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds.
This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
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