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321 NHs projects of about 8,544 km worth Rs. 1,49,758 Cr taken up for improvement in connectivity of tourist/religious places

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New Delhi: 21/12/23:The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). The development of NHs is carried out after network planning on PM Gati Shakti principle with the whole of the government approach. While planning the development, important Economic, Tourist, and Religious connections are invariably taken up with a special focus on Way Side Amenities (WSAs), adequate signages, and road side / median beautifications, etc. Thus, there is no requirement for dedicated funding/scheme for development of tourist / religious destinations.

The Ministry has taken up 321 NHs projects with a length of about 8,544 km amounting to Rs. 1,49,758 Crore for improvement of important tourist / religious connectivity. State / Union Territory (UT) – wise details of the same are in Annexure.

ANNEXURE

State / UT – wise details of NHs projects for improvement of important tourist / religious connectivity: –

Sl. No. State/UT No. Length (in km) Cost (in Rs. Cr)
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2 3 540
2 Andhra Pradesh 5 211 2,588
3 Arunachal Pradesh 7 411 7,648
4 Assam 9 235 1,861
5 Bihar 7 303 10,028
6 Chhattisgarh 1 43 1,368
7 Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu 1 25 2,369
8 Gujarat 7 233 6,902
9 Haryana 2 54 2,410
10 Himachal Pradesh 6 139 1,095
11 Jammu & Kashmir 16 244 7,531
12 Jharkhand 5 101 316
13 Karnataka 5 217 3,466
14 Kerala 4 147 12,427
15 Madhya Pradesh 5 179 2,196
16 Maharashtra 3 109 4,755
17 Manipur 14 313 4,362
18 Meghalaya 5 369 4,195
19 Mizoram 14 464 9,137
20 Nagaland 29 603 8,409
21 Odisha 4 145 2,501
22 Rajasthan 9 963 6,274
23 Sikkim 19 266 4,901
24 Tamil Nadu 11 296 10,601
25 Tripura 10 241 3,247
26 Uttar Pradesh 18 631 7,721
27 Uttarakhand 43 676 10,305
28 Uttarakhand 12 106 2,876
29 West Bengal 40 588 5,361
30 Ladakh 8 230 2,368

 

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

New Delhi: 21/12/23:The Ministry is primarily responsible for the development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). The development of NHs is carried out after network planning on PM Gati Shakti principle with whole of the government approach. While planning the development, important Economic, Tourist, and Religious connections are invariably taken up with a special focus on Way Side Amenities (WSAs), adequate signages and roadside / median beautifications, etc. Thus, there is no requirement for dedicated funding/scheme for development of tourist / religious destinations.

The Ministry has taken up 321 NHs projects with a length of about 8,544 km amounting to Rs. 1,49,758 Crore for improvement of important tourist / religious connectivity. State / Union Territory (UT) – wise details of the same are at Annexure.

ANNEXURE

State / UT – wise details of NHs projects for improvement of important tourist / religious connectivity: –

Sl. No. State/UT No. Length (in km) Cost (in Rs. Cr)
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2 3 540
2 Andhra Pradesh 5 211 2,588
3 Arunachal Pradesh 7 411 7,648
4 Assam 9 235 1,861
5 Bihar 7 303 10,028
6 Chhattisgarh 1 43 1,368
7 Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu 1 25 2,369
8 Gujarat 7 233 6,902
9 Haryana 2 54 2,410
10 Himachal Pradesh 6 139 1,095
11 Jammu & Kashmir 16 244 7,531
12 Jharkhand 5 101 316
13 Karnataka 5 217 3,466
14 Kerala 4 147 12,427
15 Madhya Pradesh 5 179 2,196
16 Maharashtra 3 109 4,755
17 Manipur 14 313 4,362
18 Meghalaya 5 369 4,195
19 Mizoram 14 464 9,137
20 Nagaland 29 603 8,409
21 Odisha 4 145 2,501
22 Rajasthan 9 963 6,274
23 Sikkim 19 266 4,901
24 Tamil Nadu 11 296 10,601
25 Tripura 10 241 3,247
26 Uttar Pradesh 18 631 7,721
27 Uttarakhand 43 676 10,305
28 Uttarakhand 12 106 2,876
29 West Bengal 40 588 5,361
30 Ladakh 8 230 2,368

 

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

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