CHAPTER – VI

DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN NORTH-EASTERN  REGION

 


Up to 31 March 2004, NHAI had tentatively identified  a length of 1679 km for  4-laning under the NHDP Phase-III  in the region.

As on 31 March  2004, 233 Plan works on various NHs (excluding works with the BRO) were in progress. In addition, under the CRF, 143 works costing Rs 255.71 crore were in progress for the improvement of state roads. 

State-wise details of works under different schemes of the Department during 2003-2004 in the  region are given below:-

                                                                                                          (Status as on 31 March 2004)

 

State

Length of NHs in km

Improvement works sanctioned / in progress during 2003-04

CRF works sanctioned / taken up        during

2003-04

EI & ISC works sanctioned /in progress during 2003-04

Revised Allocation for

2003-04

(Rs in crore)

Expenditure incurred up to 31 March 2004

(Provisional)

No.

Amount

(Rs in crore)

No.

Amount

(Rs in crore)

No.

Amount

(Rs in crore)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

 

Arunachal  Pradesh

 

392

 

 

6

 

16.35

 

22

 

64.20

 

1

 

13.58

 

4.10

 

4.10

Assam

 

2836

72

257.03

49

82.26

3

10.37

108.00

106.98

Manipur

 

959

37

115.18

8

17.98

-

-

16.01

15.13

Meghalaya

 

810

62

150.38

17

33.87

-

-

40.00

40.00

Mizoram

927

29

118.62

23

20.67

1

14.93

31.00

31.00

 

Nagaland

 

 

494

27

61.06

8

16.82

2

14.30

11.50

11.48

 

Sikkim

 

62

(with BRO)

-

-

10

6.69

3

9.13

-

-

Tripura

 

 

400

(with  BRO)

-

-

6

13.22

1

1.33

-

-

Total

6880

233

718.62

143

255.71

11

63.64

210.61

208.69