Do you know the Record Road construction touches 30 km per day

Do you know the Record Road construction touches 30 km per day

February 12, 2021   Indian Newspaper Society, national highway safety administration, national highway traffic safety administr, Sanjit Bakshi,

The Road Indian construction has reached a record 30 kilometers per day, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari told Lok Sabha on Thursday.

In response to questions raised by members during Question Time, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways also said that Bharatmala Pariyojana is an important project that will change the face of the country.

“The information I received today is that our construction record is 29.6 km, that means 30 km per day ... and this is the first time that the highest record has been set by the NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) in the history of the country, ”he said.

In five years' time, the total road construction will correspond to countries such as the United States and Europe.

The government plans to build 34,800 km of roads at a cost of approximately Rs 5.35 lakh crore under the ambitious Bharatmala Pariyojna.

So far the contract has been awarded for 13,521 km and a detailed project report (DPR) of 16,500 km is being prepared. In addition, bids have been made for 4,800 km.

NHAI, he said, has also set a world record by placing 12,500 cubic meters of concrete over a span of 2.54 km.

When asked about the exemption from paying road tax to people with disabilities, the minister said that this exemption is a matter for the states and that eleven states have already renewed this exemption.

Delhi has not yet granted this exemption and "I will ask Delhi to grant an exemption from road tax to people with disabilities," he added.

As for the Char Dham project, Gadkari said the ministry has taken over the improvement and expansion of 825 km (889 existing km) of NH on the route.

This will provide improved and safer road connections from Rishikesh to Janki Chati (Yamunotri), Gangotri, Gaurikund (Kedarnath) and Mana (Badrinath), including the Tanakpur to Pithoragarh section of the Kailash-Mansarovar route in Uttarakhand for a amount of Rs 12,072 crore. under 53 separately. Projects.

The NH from Uttarkashi to Gangotri (94 km) passes through the Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone (BESZ). To date, no work has been sanctioned in this section, he said.

The development of this section will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines prescribed in the Zonal Master Plan approved by the Ministry of Environment and Forests on July 16, 2020 and the final recommendation of the High Power Committee appointed by the Supreme Court . and proposed environmental protection measures based on a rapid environmental impact assessment conducted by the ministry, ”he said.

He added that the road connectivity development project to Char Dham was initially expected to be completed in March 2020.

However, the scheduled date is mainly delayed by litigation in the National Green Court and the Supreme Court, he added.

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The Center's Companies Plan To Evaluate National Roads.

The Center's Companies Plan To Evaluate National Roads.

September 30, 2019   national highway safety administration, national highway traffic safety administr,

The Ministry of Road and Highway Transportation has established a framework to classify national roads into parameters such as traffic density and proximity to existing national highways.


Once a national highway has been declared a national highway, the central government services assume responsibility for maintenance and maintenance.


The government is preparing a plan to identify national highways that will be declared national highways when they begin a major road network update.

The Ministry of Road and Highway Transportation has established a framework to classify national roads into parameters such as traffic density and proximity to existing national highways. "Each road will receive a rating according to a fixed criteria and will then be approved," a government official told ET.


Once a national highway has been declared a national highway, the central government services assume responsibility for maintenance and maintenance.


The center generally declares national roads as national roads when it receives proposals from national governments. But now the government wants to have a certain criterion for a more efficient national highway network and address the problem of excessive change of national roads as national highways.


"Ultimately, we have to move to a smaller network by adopting national roads as national roads," said a second official who requested anonymity.

Currently, the government maintains a distance of 50 km between each national road. According to the proposed plan, priority roads to a national highway have priority.


The first official said that the draft framework proposal would soon be sent to Niti Aayog for further consultation.


Experts say the government should also analyze the investment potential of the areas before they are classified as roads. "It seems like a sensible way to set priorities, especially given the bandwidth and project management limitations that may exist," says Manish Agarwal, leading capital infrastructure and projects at PwC India.


While national roads are classified as national roads, the government should also prioritize connectivity to places with strong investment potential, Agarwal added.


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