India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
State / UT
Completed Length
Under Construction
Total Awarded
Andhra Pradesh
308
585
893
Assam
0
121
121
Bihar
0
589
589
Chhattisgarh
170
303
472
Daman and Diu and Dadra and
0
6
6
Delhi
100
0
100
Gujarat
605
160
764
Haryana
615
223
839
Himachal Pradesh
0
75
75
Jammu And Kashmir
0
137
137
Jharkhand
0
235
235
Karnataka
314
265
579
Madhya Pradesh
372
267
639
Maharashtra
103
130
233
Odisha
240
147
387
Puducherry
0
1
1
Punjab
149
774
923
Rajasthan
1,192
148
1,340
Tamil Nadu
161
200
361
Telangana
56
445
501
Uttar Pradesh
388
496
884
Uttarakhand
34
33
67
West Bengal
0
242
242
Grand Total
4,809
5,580
10,389
(km)
(Km)
(Km)
Nagar Haveli
Government has established a framework for regular review of the progress of all on-going National Highway works including National High-Speed Corridors and Greenfield Expressways. This involves review at project, State and Central level in the Government involving all stakeholders including the State Governments concerned.
A total of 10,389 km of National High-Speed Corridors have been awarded across the country, of which 4,809 km have been completed and 5,580 km is under implementation. The State-wise status of awarded length, under construction, completed and operational National High-Speed Corridor and Expressway Projects is annexed.
To expedite project execution, the Government has undertaken various initiatives. These include streamlining and expediting land acquisition using "Bhoomi Rashi" portal and GIS-based Land Acquisition Plan, revamping "Parivesh" Portal through Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to facilitate faster forest and environmental clearances, enabling online approval of General Arrangement of Drawings (GAD) of Road Over Bridge/Road Under Bridge (ROB/RUB) from the Railways, and leveraging the mechanism of review and resolution of bottlenecks/hindrances in ongoing projects, in active collaboration with the State Governments and other stakeholders.
Progress of Construction of National High-Speed Corridors and Greenfield Expressways
This information was given by Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
