Six laning using BOT
Balasore, Bhadrakh, Bhubaneswar- Cuttack- Puri, Bhubaneswar-Berhampur, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack- Kalinganagar, Cuttack, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kalinganagar- Chandikhol- Paradip, Kalinganagar-Bhadrakh, Kendrapada, Khordha, Puri, Roads, highways and Bus stands August 30th. 2007, 8:23amFollowing is from a PIB.
The Government accorded approval for undertaking six laning of 6,500 km of National Highways comprising 5,700 km of Golden Quadrilateral and balance 800 km on other sections, under National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-V. As per the approved implementation mechanism for NHDP Phase-V, stretches of 100 km or more that have been completed at least two years ago and contractual actions on previous contracts have been completed, are being included in the year-wise programme. Where the distance between two cities is less than 100 km, such stretches are also being included as exception cases. Cost per km has been estimated as Rs. 6.34 crore.
List of proposed stretches of National Highways in different states under NHDP Phase-V is given below:
SIX LANING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
Stretches |
States |
Length (in km) |
(a) Golden Quadrilateral |
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Jharkhand. |
5700 |
(b) Other Stretches |
||
(i) Panipat-Jalandhar |
Haryana and Punjab |
300 |
(ii) Delhi-Hapur-Moradabad |
Delhi and Uttar Pradesh |
170 |
(iii) Samkhiali-Gandhidham |
Gujarat |
56 |
(iv) Indore-Dewas |
Madhya Pradesh |
55 |
(v) Agra-Gwalior |
Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh |
85 |
(vi) Chandikhol-Paradeep |
Orissa |
77 |
(vii) Ludiana-Chandigarh |
Punjab |
82 |
Feasibility report for seven stretches have been completed by the technical consultants and detailed is given below:
STATUS OF FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR SEVEN STRETCHES UNDER NHDP PHASE-V.
Sl. No. |
Stretch |
NH No. |
Length (in km) |
Cost per km (in crore) |
1 |
Panipat-Jalandhar |
1 |
291.100 |
7.55 |
2 |
Gurgaon-Kotputli-Jaipur |
8 |
225.600 |
6.72 |
3 |
Surat-Dahisar |
8 |
239.000 |
5.67 |
4 |
Chilkaluripet-Vijayawada |
5 |
82.500 |
6.55 |
5 |
Chennai-Tada |
5 |
43.400 |
7.71 |
6 |
Chandikhole-Jagatpur-Bhubaneswar |
5 |
67.000 |
15.39 |
7 |
Delhi-Hapur |
24 |
52.000 |
10.36 |
Total 203 firms have applied for pre-qualification for eight stretches under NHDP Phase-V.
NHDP Phase-V is scheduled for completion by December, 2012. Estimated civil construction cost for Gurgaon-Kotputli-Jaipur of 225 km is Rs. 1517 crores. The likely time period for completion is 30 months from the appointed date.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.