YEAR
END REVIEW
ROADS
WING
1. Improvement
of road connectivity in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas:
The Union Government
has approved a scheme for development of about 1,125 km of National Highways
and 4,352 km of state Roads in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas as a
special project estimated to cost about Rs. 7,300 crore.
During
the year 2011, works in a length of 1127 km costing Rs 1593 crore
have been awarded upto November, 2011.
2.
Special Programme
for 2-laning of entire balance NH network not covered under any approved programmes:
- Ministry of Road Transport & highways has taken initiatives to
develop 6,700 km of single lane / intermediate lane National Highways to minimum
2 lane standards on corridor concept. A length of 3800 km is proposed to be
funded from a World Bank loan of US $ 2.96 millions and the balance length is
proposed to be taken up through budgetary resources.
During the year 2011, works in a
length of 699 km costing Rs 1675 cr have been awarded.
Consultancy studies for preparation of Feasibility study/ DPRs for the entire
length of 3800 km to be funded out of World Bank assistance are in progress and
targeted to be completed by March, 2012.
3.
Special
Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East
region (SARDP-NE):
The scheme has been envisaged to be taken up
under three parts as under:
Phase ‘A’ of SARDP-NE
approved by the Government envisages improvement of about 4,099 km length of
roads (2041km of NH and 2058 km
of state roads). The SARDP-NE Phase A is
targeted for completion by March, 2015.
·
Length sanctioned &
awarded during the calendar year up to November, 2011 – 91 km
·
Length completed during
the calendar year up to November, 2011 – 10 km
·
Work in progress as on 30th
November, 2011 is 1608 km.
Ø
Phase ‘B’ of SARDP-NE, covering 3723 km (1285 km NHs and 2438 km of state roads) has
been approved for DPR preparation only and so far, DPRs for about 450 km have
been completed (up to 30th November, 2011)
Ø
Special Package for Arunachal Pradesh: The Arunachal Pradesh Package for Road
& Highways involving development of about 2319 km length of road (1,472 km
of NHs & 847 km of State / General
Staff / Strategic Roads) has also been approved by the Government. Projects on 776 km are to be taken up on BOT
(Annuity) mode and the balance 1,543 km is to be developed on EPC basis. The entire Arunachal package is targeted for
completion by June, 2015.
·
Length sanctioned &
awarded during the calendar year and work in progress as on 30th
November, 2011 – 311 km
4. Development of NHs entrusted
with State PWDs which are not covered under any approved programme
such as NHDP, SARDP-NE etc.
Physical
progress of non-NHDP sections of National Highways during 2011-12:
|
Sl No
|
Category
|
Target*
|
Achievement*
|
|
1
|
Improvement to low
grade (kms)
|
1.00
|
3.50
|
|
2
|
Widening to 2 lanes (kms)
|
450.00
|
392.40
|
|
3
|
Strengthening (kms)
|
450.00
|
342.91
|
|
4
|
Improvement of riding
quality (kms)
|
1200.00
|
1364.42
|
|
5
|
Widening to 4 lanes (kms)
|
60.00
|
33.07
|
|
6
|
Bypasses (Nos)
|
2
|
2
|
|
7
|
Bridges / ROBs (Nos)
|
50
|
53
|
|
* Up to October, 2011
|
*****
HIGHWAYS WING
Cabinet Committee on
Infrastructure (CCI) during the calendar year 2011 has approved 31 Road
projects for a length of about 4318 Kms. with Total
Project Cost of Rs. 41,109.03 Crores and projects for
4036 Kms. have been awarded. Detail of the projects
approved by the CCI during the year 2011 is as follows:
|
S. N
|
Name of the Project
|
State
|
NH No.
|
NHDP Phase
|
Length
(in KM)
|
TPC (in crore)
|
Approved by CCI in its meeting held on
|
|
1
|
Beawer-Pali-Pindwara
(4-laning)
|
Rajasthan
|
14
|
III
|
244.12
|
2388
|
20.04.2011
|
|
2
|
Ahmedabad-Vadodara
(6-laning)
|
Gujarat
|
8
|
V
|
102.3
|
2125.24
|
06.04.2011
|
|
3
|
Kota-Teendhar (Jhalawar)
(2/4-laning)
|
Rajasthan
|
12
|
III
|
88.09
|
530.01
|
06.04.2011
|
|
4
|
Nagpur-Wainganga
Bridge
(4-laning)
|
Maharashtra
|
6
|
III
|
45.43
|
484.19
|
20.04.2011
|
|
5
|
Eastern Peripheral Expressway
|
Haryana/U.P
|
NE-II
|
|
135
|
2699
|
20.04.2011
|
|
6
|
Panikolli-Rimuli
(4-laning)
|
Orissa
|
215
|
III
|
166.197
|
1410
|
09.06.2011
|
|
7
|
Jabalpur-Lakhanadone
(4-laning)
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
7
|
IV-A
|
80.825
|
776.76
|
23.06.2011
|
|
8
|
Chhattisgarh/Orissa Border Aurang
(4-laning)
|
Chhattisgarh
|
6
|
IV-A
|
150.4
|
1232
|
21.07.2011
|
|
9
|
Walayar - Vadakkancherry
(4-laning)
|
Kerala
|
47
|
II
|
54
|
682
|
21.07.2011
|
|
10
|
Jabalpur-Katni-Rewa
(4-laning)
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
7
|
IV-A
|
225.686
|
1895.45
|
04.08.2011
|
|
11
|
Meerut - Bulandshahar
(4-laning)
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
235
|
IV-A
|
66.043
|
508.57
|
11.08.2011
|
|
12
|
Gwalior - Shivpuri (4-laning)
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3 & 75
|
IV-A
|
125.3
|
1055
|
05.09.2011
|
|
13
|
Shivpuri - Dewas (4-laning)
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3
|
IV-A
|
320.21
|
2815
|
05.09.2011
|
|
14
|
Poonamallee-Walajahpet
(6-laning)
|
Tamil Nadu
|
4
|
V
|
93
|
930
|
05.09.2011
|
|
15
|
Kishangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad
(6-laning)
|
Rajasthan/Gujarat
|
79A,79, 76, NH-8
|
V
|
555.5
|
5387.3
|
15.09.2011
|
|
16
|
Hospet-Bellary-Karnataka/AP Border (4-laning)
|
Karanataka
|
63
|
IV-A
|
95.44
|
910.08
|
30.09.2011
|
|
17
|
Lucknow-Sultanpur
(4-laning)
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
56
|
IV-A
|
125.9
|
1043.51
|
30.09.2011
|
|
18
|
Birmitrapur - Barkote
(4/2-laning)
|
Orissa
|
23
|
IV-A
|
125.615
|
778.15
|
25.10.2011
|
|
19
|
Vijayawada - Machilipatnam
(4-laning)
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
9
|
III
|
64.611
|
606
|
25.10.2011
|
|
20
|
Angul - Sambalpur
(4-laning)
|
Orissa
|
42
|
IV-A
|
153
|
1220.32
|
16.11.2011
|
|
21
|
Obedullaganj - Betul
(4/2-laning)
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
69
|
III
|
121.36
|
912
|
16.11.2011
|
|
22
|
Mah/Kar Border - Sangareddy
(4-laning)
|
Karnataka/
Andhra Pradesh
|
9
|
III
|
145
|
1266.6
|
16.11.2011
|
|
23
|
Hospet-Chitradurga
(4-laning)
|
Karnataka
|
13
|
III
|
120.03
|
1033.65
|
16.11.2011
|
|
24
|
Agra - Etawah
Bypass
(6-laning)
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
2
|
V
|
124.52
|
1207
|
16.11.2011
|
|
25
|
Raipur - Bilaspur
(4/6-laning)
|
Chhattisgarh
|
200
|
IV-A
|
126.525
|
1216.03
|
16.11.2011
|
|
26
|
Lucknow - Raebarelly
(4-laning)
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
24-B
|
IV-A
|
70
|
635.9
|
16.11.2011
|
|
27
|
Cuttack - Angul
(4-laning)
|
Orissa
|
42
|
III
|
112
|
1123.69
|
16.11.2011
|
|
28
|
Etawah - Chakeri
(Kanpur)
(6-laning)
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
2
|
V
|
160.21
|
1573
|
16.11.2011
|
|
29
|
Rampur - Kathgodam
(4-laning)
|
Uttar Pradesh/ Uttarakhand
|
24
|
III
|
93.226
|
790
|
16.11.2011
|
|
30
|
Mahulia - Baharagora - Kharagpur
(4-laning)
|
Jharkhand / West Bengal
|
6
|
III
|
127.13
|
940
|
24.11.2011
|
|
31
|
Solapur - Mah/Kar Border
(4-laning)
|
Maharashtra
|
9
|
III
|
100.6
|
934.58
|
24.11.2011
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
4317.268
|
41109.03
|
|
*****
NATIONAL
HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (NHAI)
1.
In
order to improve transparency and accountability NHAI has switched to
e-procurement and e-tendering for all types of projects including BOT since
July, 2011. In e-tendering mode 101
tenders have been floated by NHAI till 30.11.2011 of which 21 tenders are of
BOT, 55 tenders are for Tolling on Reverse Auction and others of varied
nature.
2.
For
Planning, Monitoring and Management of National Highways with the help of GIS
based Satellite Imagery, specially in difficult areas like Left Wing Extremist
(LWE), North-East (NE) and other States, inputs have been received from
National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC),
20 National / International firms have been short-listed through a
Global Tender. The work is expected to
commence shortly.
3.
Public
grievance redressal system of NHAI made interactive
with the help of user friendly social networking site viz. Face Book (available
at http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Highways-Authority-of-India/1865851480 28027). Between January, 2011 and November,
2011, more than
4 lacs
persons have visited this site and about 3000 have registered
themselves. NHAI’s officers are
regularly replying to the public queries directly on the Facebook
wall of NHAI. Concessionaries of BOT projects have been advised to provide link
to their sites on NHAI Facebook wall – for quick
response to road users.
4.
To
upgrade the existing Assets Management System by basing it on web-based
Geographical Information System (GIS) for the purposes of planning,
construction and operation and maintenance of National Highways. Global tenders
have been invited for 15000 Kms of stretches having
been identified for this on both BOT and EPC projects to cater to both asset
management and project management.
5.
All
concession agreement documents between the NHAI and concessionaire are now
available on NHAI website at http://www.nhai.org/concessionagreementcj.asp. CVs of key personnel’s of the Independent
Engineers overseeing the BOT projects are being uploaded
in phases on the NHAI website.
6.
It
has been decided to implement a combined state of the art Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) for Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and National
Highways Authority of India with the objective to integrate end to end business
processes that were traditionally disjointed and share information through a
common database. ERP when implemented will enhance the productivity and
efficiency of both the organisations. Ground work of Functional Requirement Study
has been completed.
7.
NHAI
has large number of legal cases including with its contractors / concessionaire
and vendors. The entire system was
handled earlier manually. A web based
customized software has been developed by NHAI through which it will be
possible to retrieve information on Arbitration, Writ Petitions, Land
Acquisition cases, Civil Contract cases, Criminal Cases and Central
Administrative Tribunal (CAT) cases and tackle these disputes better.
8.
In
order to track the progress of construction and maintenance of the National
Highways, a state of the art system is being developed to capture information /
photos / videos directly from the site using tablet / notepad / personal
digital assistant (PDA) / mobile phones and its retrieval on desktop / laptop
by all concerned on real time basis.
Annual Pre-qualification of Bidders:
·
With
a view to implement the recommendations of BK Chaturvedi
Committee NHAI has adopted Annual Pre-qualification of bidders during the year
2011. It has already completed the process of Annual pre-qualification
and pre-qualified about 100 applicants/bidders. These applicants are not
required to submit voluminous documents at project specific RFQ. They will only
submit the pre-qualification letter issued by NHAI. This Annual
pre-qualification is valid upto 31.12.2011.
NHAI has again taken up fresh pre-qualification.
Tax Free Bonds
·
As per 2011-12 BE, NHAI would raise a sum of total
Rs.11900 crore out of which 54EC Bonds contribute
Rs.1,900 crore and Tax Free Bonds contribute
Rs.10,000 crore. The Government has authorized
NHAI to issue, during the financial year 2011-12, tax free, secured,
redeemable, non-convertible bonds aggregating to Rs.10,000 crore.
The draft shelf prospectus has been filed with BSE, NSE and SEBI. The issue is
likely to open in the 3rd week of December 2011.
OUTCOME
Award of contracts
·
The pace of award of contracts has been accelerated
to achieve the target of 20 kms in a day. As compared
to achievement of award in 2009-10 of 3360 km and 5058 km in 2010-11, a total
of highway length of 4036 km with total project cost of Rs.36381.49 Cr. have
already been awarded till November 2011. The balance is in advance stage of
award for meeting the target of 7300 km planned for this year.
Feasibility
Studies
·
As an advance preparation efforts have been made to
keep the shelf of feasibility study available to increase the award of
contracts beyond 7300 km. During the period from Jan’ 2011 to Nov’ 2011,
Feasibility Studies of 6708 kms have been completed
and out of which some are in pipeline for award.
Excellent
Response from bidders
·
Despite the economic
slowdown this year has witnessed a revival of interest among private investors and acceleration
in award of projects due to new policy initiatives taken to usher in
fair competition & transparency. NHAI has received record premiums
in the projects which have been bid out in the current year. In fact in one of
the projects, 6-laning of Kisangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad section of 560 kms
fetched premium of Rs.636 crore (with 5% annual
increase). This trend is very encouraging and validates the policy framework
for PPP projects that has been established. In 20 projects, higher premium have
been offered by the bidders as compared to the approved estimate by CCI. Similarly in 6 projects, VGF grant demanded
by the bidders are less as compared to approved estimate by CCI. As a result of this, the
net present value (NPV) of savings on account of premium / grant quoted by the
bidders as compared to the same projected by NHAI in respect of 26 projects is
Rs.21,070 crores.
Land
Acquisition
·
Despite
an adverse climate in the field regarding land acquisition and reluctance on
the part of farmers to part away their land on current rate of compensation in
the hope of getting better compensation under new Act which is likely to be
effective shortly, sufficient progress has been made in the matters of land
acquisition for national highways. In the current financial year 7800
hectares of land has been acquired till November, 2011 as compared to a total
acquisition of 8533 hectares in 2010-11 and 6244 hectares acquired in 2009-10.
Sanjay
Kumar/RT&H/21.12.11