MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

I. FASTER DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

1. Growth of National Highways

Year Lengh of NH in KM
2013-14 92851
2014-15 96214
2015-16 100475
2016-17 103933
2. Higher Award of National Highways Construction work

Year Length of Work Awarded in km

2011-12 9794
2012-13 1916
2013-14 3169
Total of 2011-2014 14879
2014-15 7980
2015-16 10,098
2016-17* 9655*
Total 2014-2017 27733

*Figure till 28 Feb 2017

3. Higher Total Construction of National Highways
Year Length of NH Constructed in km
2011-12 2013
2012-13 5732
2013-14 4260
Total 2011-2014 12005
2014-15 4410
2015-16 6061
2016-17* 6467*
Total 2014-2017 16938

*Figure till 28 Feb 2017

4. New Programmes / Projects in the last three years

i. Setu Bharatam

Objective

The programme aims to ensure road safety by making all National Highways free of

railway level crossings, by 2019, by building Railway Over Bridges/ Under Passes.

208 RUB/ROB are to be built across 19 states at a cost of Rs 20,800 crore under the

programme. In addition, about 1500 old and worn out bridges on NH are to be

strengthened/ overhauled in a phased manner at a cost of Rs 30,000 crore

Launch Date March 2016

Cost - Total Rs. 50,000 crore of which Rs. 20,800 crore for ROB/RUB and Rs.30,000

crore for bridge improvement

Achievements / Status

Work is in the process of being awarded. Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS)

has been set up to inventorize bridges and rate their structural condition so that

timely repair and rehabilitation work can be carried out based on the criticality of the

structure. Over 1,15,000 bridges have been invetorized so far.

ii. Logistic Efficiency Enhancement Programme (LEEP)

Objective :

To enhance the efficiency of freight transportation in the country, thereby reducing

logistics cost by nearly half. This will be done through an integrated, multi modal

logistics and transport policy . The integrated policy would include construction of 50

Economic Corridors and upgrading key feeder and inter corridor routes to

improve overall efficiency of freight movement. The plan also includes developing

35 multimodal logistics parks to serve as centres for freight aggregation and

distribution, multimodal transportation, storage and warehousing and value added

services. In addition, there are also plans to construct 10 Inter-Modal Stations which

integrate various transportation modes like rail, road, mass rapid transit system, bus

rapid transit (BRT), auto-rickshaw, taxi and private vehicles.

An overall network of about 56,000 km has been identified including existing

national corridors (Golden Quadrilateral and NS-EW Corridor)), proposed economic

corridors, inter corridor routes and feeder routes. In addition to this 191 towns/ cities

have been identified on these routes where steps will to be taken to reduce

congestion. Inter-state border movement related documentation and procedure will

also be simplified. These interventions will enable a reduction of 5 6% in the overall

supply chain costs in the economy. Logistics Parks will help reduce transportation

cost for the top 15 nodes by about 10 percent, besides reducing pollution,

congestion and warehousing costs. 15 locations have been shortlisted for the
development of multimodal logistics parks in the first phase in the states of

Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana.

Chennai and Vijayawada have already identified land parcels for development of

logistics parks. Pre-feasibility study will be initiated in these two cities on immediate

basis.

This is the first time ever that the development of the transport sector is being done

in such an integrated manner. The plan would serve to make the economy

competitive by reducing logistics costs, bring down pollution levels by reducing

congestion on roads, give a boost to industry and create employment.

iii. Bharatmala

This has been envisaged as an umbrella program that will subsume unfinished parts

of NHDP and also focus on the new initiatives like development of Border and

International connectivity roads, Coastal & port connectivity roads, National Corridors

Efficiency improvements, Economic corridors development and others.. The broad

components of the Bharatmala programme have been conceptualised The Phase I of

the programme covers the aggregate length of 24,800 kms.. The total fund

requirement under Phase I is Rs. 3,85,000 crore

iv. National Highways Interconnectivity Improvement Project

This is a project to ensure safe, fast and all weather movement of traffic on National

Highways mostly located in backward regions .Development of 1120 kms of National

Highways in the States of Karnataka, Odisha, Bihar, Rajasthan and West Bengal

have been approved. The projects are already taken up for implementation and 429

kms have been completed. The civil works are expected to be completed by July,

2019 and maintenance works are expected to be completed by July, 2024.

v. Char Dham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna

Objective

Developing 900 km of National Highways in Uttarakhand for improving connectivity to

the Char Dham pilgrimage centres in the Himalayas . The project involves widening

of the existing highways to two-lane carriageway with paved shoulders, protect

landslide hazard zones, construct bypasses, long bridges, tunnels and elevated

corridors to ensure safety for the users. Work is on to identify zones that are prone to

landslides. Environment friendly techniques are being incorporated in the design to

make these zones safer.

Launch- Dec 2016

Cost - Rs. 12,000 crore

Achievement - 17 projects worth Rs. 3000 crores have been sanctioned and

tendered
vi. Bridge across river Narmada at Bharuch

A 1.4 km Extradose cable stayed bridge was constructed over river Narmada at

Bharuch. The bridge is 20.8 metres wide, with 14.5 metre carriageway and 3 metre

footpath. It is supported on 9 Pylons of 36 meter height on pile foundation of

1.5metre diameter. The bridge will be lit by more than 400 LED lights.The bridge is

part of National Highways Authority of Indias project for six laning of Ahmedabad-

Mumbai section of NH-8 (Total length of 6.745 Km between km.192.00 to

km.198.745.) in Baruch district of the state of Gujarat. This section of NH 8 will have

State of the Art Highway Traffic Management System (HTMS), Variable Message

Sign Boards, Median Plantation, Traffic Aid Post, Medical Aid Post, RFID and Smart

Card Swapping enabled infrastructure at the Toll Plaza and Theme Lighting on the

main bridge. It will provide a lot of relief to people travelling on the Vadodara- Surat

section of NH-8 (New NH-48).

vii. Expressways

The Government has approved a plan for constructing 1000 km of Expressways

along High Density Corridors like the Vadodara-Mumbai Corridor and Delhi-Meerut

Corridor. The approved expressways on High Density Corridors are

Delhi-Meerut (66km)

Eastern Peripheral Expressway 135 Km Kundli-Palwal

Western Peripheral - 135 Km Kundli-Manesar -Palwal. Manesar

Vadodara-Mumbai Corridor (400 km): - To be completed in three phases.

 Bangalore-Chennai (262 km) on NH-4 -

Delhi-Jaipur (261 km) on NH-8.

Delhi-Chandigarh (249 km) on NH-1 and NH-22.

Kolkata-Dhanbad (277 km) on NH-2, and

Delhi-Agra (200 km) on NH-2.

viii. North East Road Network Connectivity Project Phase I

Development of 403 kms of National Highways in Meghalaya and Mizoram. Out of 403

km, approximately 52 kms will be in Meghalaya and 351 km in Mizoram. The estimated

cost is Rs 6,721 crore The projects will be taken up for implementation during the

financial year 2017-18. The civil works are expected to be completed by 2021 and

maintenance works are expected to be completed by 2025.

The projects will encourage sub-regional socio-economic development by improvement

of infrastructure in Meghalaya and Mizoram. It will also enhance the connectivity with

inter-state roads and International Borders.

The work for development to two lane standards are under scheme "North East Road

Network Connectivity Project Phase I" with loan assistance of Japan International

Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Comparing the period 2011-14 with the period 2014-17

2011-14 2014-17 Increase
Total length awarded 14879 km 27733 km 86.3 %
Total length constructed 12005 16938 41.09 %
Total Budget Allocation
 i. DYNAMIC POLICY INITIATIVES

Dynamic policy initiatives taken by the Ministry in the last three years have led to
better award and implementation of projects.

Problem Policy Initiatives to address the problem

Areas
1 Shortage of Hybrid AnnuityModel
equity,
As per this model, 40% the Project Cost is to be provided by the
Government as Construction Support to the private developer during
the construction period and the balance 60% as annuity payments
over the concession period along with interest at market linked rates
on outstanding amount to the concessionaire. There is separate
provision for O&M payments by the Government to the concessionaire.
Three projects have already been awarded under the model. 21
projects have been approved on Hybrid Annuity Model so far

Monetization of Public Funded Highways

Under the Model, the right of collection of user fee (toll) in respect of
the selected highway stretches constructed through public funding
shall be assigned for a specific time period, to developers/investors
against upfront payment of a lump-sum amount to the Government. .
Initially, 75 public funded NH projects with aggregate length of around
4,500 km and annual toll revenue collection of around Rs 2,700 crores
have been identified for the Model

Exit Policy

The Cabinet has allowed private developers to take out their entire
equity and exit all operational BOT projects two years from start of
operations.

Revival of Languishing projects The Cabinet has allowed revival

of BOT projects which are languishing in the construction stage
through onetime fund infusion by NHAI, subject to adequate due
diligence of such projects on case to case basis through an
institutional mechanism.

Rationalized compensation to concessionaires for languishing

NH projects in BOT mode for delays not attributable to
concessionaires
 2. Delaysi.due An Infrastructure Group created under Chairmanship of Minister
to Inter - (RTH & S) to resolve approval/clearance issues related to
ministerial Environment & Forests, Railways and Defence. Processes have
coordination been streamlined like online approval of General Arrangement
Drawings (GADs) for ROBs/RUBs. Forest and Environmental
Clearances have been de-linked. Stage I Forest Clearance is now
considered as deemed approval for cutting of trees etc.

3. Delays in MoRTH empowered through a Cabinet decision to decide on mode of

approvals etc delivery of projects PPP/EPC.

MoRTH authorized to appraise projects up to Rs 1000 crores both

for PPP and EPC mode in place of earlier Rs 500 crores.

ii. Delays in Land Acquisition has been expedited by bringing the awards and their
Land disbursal in consonance with the principles of the RFCT LARR Act,
Acquisition 2013.

For the purpose of monitoring and expeditious settlement of LA issues

for various projects, guidelines have been circulated to constitute LA
Cells in the Ministry, its ROs, NHAI, NHIDCL and their PlUs.

Besides acquisition under NH Act, 1956, a policy decision has been

taken to ensure availability of requisite land for NHs through bulk
purchase in accordance with the policy of the concerned State
Governments.

II. GREATER PRIORITY TO ROAD SAFETY

For the first time a multi-pronged approach has been adopted by the Ministry, based
on the 4 Es of Engineering, Enforcement, Education and Emergency Care, during the
last three years for ensuring road safety. This includes better and safer road
engineering, more effective legislation, improved vehicular safety standards, training of
drivers, improved trauma care and generating public awareness. Several initiatives
have been taken in the last three years to ensure safety on roads. These include :

1. Improved Legislation - Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016

The Ministry constituted a Group of Ministers from across states to deliberate upon
and propose strategies for reducing road fatalities and to suggest actionable measures
for implementation. On the basis of recommendations of the GoM , MoRTH introduced
 the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016 in Parliament (Lok Sabha) on 9th August,
2016. The Bill addresses road safety issues by providing for stiffer penalties, permitting
electronic enforcement, improving fitness certification and licensing regime, statutory
provisions for protection of good Samaritans and recognition of IT enabled
enforcement systems. The Bill also paves way for reforms in public transport which in
turn will help in improving road safety. The Bill contains provisions for treatment of
accident victims during golden hour which will help in saving precious lives. The Bill
has been referred to the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Transport, Tourism and Culture for examination and report.

2. Engineering Interventions to improve road safety

The Ministry established Road Safety Cell (Engineering) (RSCE) in August, 2015
to exclusively work on Road Safety Engineering. Ministry is making concerted efforts
in road safety engineering by way of :

i. Identification and rectification of road accident black spots

789 road accident black spots have been identified based on 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014
fatality data obtained from Police authorities of various states. . 96 spots have been
rectified, 208 spots are being improved in ongoing development projects and
improvement of 105 spots on stand-alone basis are sanctioned at a cost of about Rs.
250 Crore, The balance spots are under survey investigations.
Rs 11000 crores have been set aside for black spot rectification.

ii. Road Safety improvement works at identified accident prone locations on

NHs under Road Safety Annual Plans

An amount of Rs. 600 crore has been earmarked during the current year 2016-17 for
sanctioning road safety engineering works including works for rectification of black
spots and installation of crash barriers in hilly terrain. Works amounting to Rs 550
crore have already been sanctioned and the balance are under sanction/finalization.
iii. Road Safety Audits - Guidelines have been issued for carrying out road safety
audits and NH stretches of 3805 Km have been approved for taking up road
safety audits on stand-alone basis. Bidding/procurement of audit services is
in progress.

iv. Improving road accident data collection and data base management
 v. Training of Highway Engineers & Professionals in Road Safety Engineering

vi. Improving Vehicular Safety Standards.

Vehicular Safety Standards are being set for all classes of vehicles. Trucks are
prohibited from carrying protruding rods; Anti-locking Brake System (ABS) made
mandatory on Heavy Vehicles; Cars to have provision for fitment of at-least one
child seat. Car Crash Standards to be made mandatory w.e.f. 1 st April, 2018;
ABS/CBS for Two Wheelers mandated w.e.f. 1 st April, 2018; AHO (Automatic
Headlight On) made mandatory for Two Wheelers to make them more
conspicuous; Bus Body Code for safer and comfortable buses; Truck Body Code
for safe cabins to drivers and other road users; Mandatory Fitment of Speed
Governors on Transport Vehicles to avoid over speeding.

vii. Training of Drivers

Model Institutes of Drivers Training and Research (IDTR) and Refresher course for
Drivers in the unskilled sector

viii. Effective Trauma Care

i. Pilot Projects for Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims were done on
Gurgaon-Jaipur, Vadodara Mumbai stretch of NH 8 and Ranchi-Rargaon-Mahulia
stretch of NH 33. Now it is proposed to implement this scheme along the Golden
Quadrilateral, North South and East West Corridors (about 13500 km) at an
estimated cost of about Rs. 250 Crore.

ii. Good Samaritans Guidelines - Guidelines have been issued by the Ministry to
prevent the harassment of Good Samaritans who help road accident victims. The
Supreme Court has accepted these guidelines and has asked states for
implementation.

ix. Highway Advisory System (HAS)

HAS launched on 10 th March 2016 as a pilot project on Delhi-Jaipur highway is a

free-to-air information distribution system that uses radio to make the travelling
experience on National Highways safer, faster and hassle-free.Under the project real
time highway information will be gathered from concessionaires, patrol vehicles, toll
plazas and traffic marshals. This information will be transmitted to HAS control centre
using mobile applications, telephones and sensors. HAS control centre will collect
data, process and analyze it , generate alerts and send it to be broadcast by All India
Radio. Information and alerts will be broadcast over AIRs Delhi, Alwar and Jaipur
 FM stations. 22 bulletins will be issued every day including safety awareness content
along with live traffic updates on NH8.

iii. GREEN INITIATIVES

The Ministry has taken the following green initiatives in the last three years

1. Taxi Policy Guidelines -have been issued in December 2016 to ensure safe, secure
and affordable ride to the common public so as to help in reducing congestion as well
as pollution in the cities.
2. Vehicle Fleet Modernization Programme is being finalized to enable the
replacement of old, heavy and medium commercial vehicles as they contribute the
maximum of vehicular pollution
3. The Ministry has issued a notification mandating implementation of Bharat
Standards-VI (BS-VI) emission norms from 1stApril 2020 for all vehicles. This is a
significant step to combat vehicular pollution in the country.
4. India ready for flex - fuel automobiles - India has put in place all required
regulations for the use of Flex-fuel like ethanol mixed with petrol.
5. Vehicle manufacturers will have to give details about the emission and noise
levels of each vehicle they produce from 1st of April 2017
6. Ethanol Fuelled Bus- Notification was issued for mass emission standards for flexi-
fuel ethanol E85 and ED95. This Notification will enable vehicle manufacturers to
manufacture vehicles running on bio-ethanol E85 and ED95. A bio-ethanol fuel bus is
already under trial in Nagpur.
7. Bio- CNG and Bio- Diesel Notification has been issued for norms for the use of Bio-
CNG for testing and exhaust emission for vehicles running on Bio-CNG. With this
notification, the vehicle manufacturers can manufacture, sell and get vehicles fuelled
by Bio-CNG in the country. Draft Notification was also formulated for Mass Emission
Standards for Bio-diesel (B 100) fuelled vehicles.
8. Retro fitment of existing polluting vehicle into electric hybrid and electric vehicle
permitted - Enabling regulations have been finalized and demonstration of technology
completed successfully.
9. National Green Highways Project - The initial plantation drive on 1,500 km of
National Highways at a cost of about Rs 300 crore was launched as part of the Green
Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification and Maintenance) Policy
2015 on 1st of July, 2016. The Policy aims to develop eco-friendly National Highways
with the participation of community, farmers, NGOs and private sector.
 iv. E- INITIATIVES

1. E-tolling
In order to remove traffic bottle neck at toll plazas and ensure seamless movement of
vehicles and hassle-free collection of toll, the Government has implemented a
nationwide Electronic Toll Collection based on passive Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) conforming to EPC Gen-2, ISO 18000-6C standards. It provides
for electronic collection of toll through FASTags. The project was first launched in the
year 2015. Total FASTags issued till 25th February 2017 was 342500 and total
revenue from FASTags was Rs 353.37 Crores.

2. PMIS - An online state-of-the-art real time Project Monitoring and Information System
(PMIS) has been developed to digitally monitor 2000+ projects executed by multiple
agencies. The PMIS has detailed dashboards for every project and generates custom
reports required for project reviews.

3. INFRACON is the National Portal for Infrastructure Consultancy Firms and Key
Personnel. This portal acts as a kind of bridge between consultancy firms working in
the road engineering and construction sector and domain experts and key
personnel who are deployed both for project preparation and supervision. The
portal hosts the credentials of consultancy firms and key personnel and has
linkages to Aadhar and Digi-locker for data validation and purity. 474 consultancy
firms and 2387 key personnel under various categories are already registered with
the portal.

4. INAM PRO has been developed as a web-based application (www.inampro.nic.in)

for Infrastructure and Material Providers. It is a kind of a web based market place that
brings together the material providers and the prospective buyers on a common
platform. The platform was launched in March,2015 to facilitate contractors and
cement buyers engaged in executing central/state funded roads and highways and
bridge construction projects to place cement orders online with the registered cement
companies offering cement at competitive rates in the vicinity of project execution
locations. Given the success of INAM-PRO with cement, other materials like steel
and steel slag have also been brought on this platform so as to make this as a
comprehensive e-market place for infrastructure providers.

5. Linking of Driving License and Registration Certificates with the Digilocker

as a part of the key initiative under Digital India. With this integration people will no
longer need to carry around physical copies of their RCs and Driving Licences. They
can instead access digital copies of the same on their mobile phones via the
DigiLocker mobile app. Driving Licenses and Vehicle Registration documents can
 now be issued directly to the DigiLockers of individuals in digital formats. These
digital copies can be shared with other departments as identity and address proof.
They will also be used for on the spot verification through the citizens mobile, by
various law enforcement authorities like the Traffic Police. Besides being convenient
for people, this will also result in assured authenticity of such documents and
reduction of administrative overhead.

v. ROADSIDE AMENITIES
India has experienced significant increase in passenger and freight movement on
national highways. Consequently, providing adequate amenities along these roads to
ensure convenience and safety of passengers and drivers is a priority. Hence, the
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has decided to develop Wayside
Amenities along the National Highways. Such Wayside Amenities (WSA) shall be
branded as Highway Haat. The complexes will provide facilities for car and bus
passengers and truckers to relax, revive and refresh, thus helping to reduce driver
fatigue, resulting in making roads travel safe and comfortable.

vi. SKILL DEVELOPMENT

The Ministry has issued guidelines for Skill Development of Drivers and Mechanical
Staff in the Road Transport Sector and of Workmen in the Highways Construction
Sector with a view of meeting the manpower requirements of the road transport and
highways sector and simultaneously crating additional avenues of employment . The
workmen training will be conducted by the Directorate General of Training (DGT),
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India. Drivers training will
be imparted in driver training centres run by private promoters or State Road Transport
Undertakings or the apex body of SRTUs, namely, the Association of State Road
Transport Undertakings (ASRTU). The Ministry will also provide a stipend to each
trainee. Training projects worth Rs 42 crore have been approved so far

vii. ROAD CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS WITH NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES

1. BBIN Motor Vehicle Agreement -India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh (BBIN)

signed a landmark Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) for the Regulation of Passenger,

Personnel and Cargo Vehicular Traffic among the four South Asian neighbours in

Thimpu in June 2015. This will pave the way for a seamless movement of people and
 goods across their borders for the benefit and integration of the region and its

economic development

2. Passenger bus service between India and Bangladesh- An Agreement between

the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Peoples Republic

of Bangladesh for passenger bus services between the two countries was signed on

06.06.2015 at Dhaka and bus services on Guwahati-Shillong-Dhaka route and

Kolkata- Agartala via Dhaka route were flagged off by Prime Ministers of both

countries at Dhaka on 06.06.2015.

3. The following road projects in India have been identified to be posed for loan

assistance by Asian Development Bank (ADB).

1. S. No. Project Distance

1 Upgradaton of Siliguri-Mirik-Darjeeling road 122 km.
in West Bengal
2 Widening of NH-112 (old NH-35) from 60 km
Kolkata to Bongaon (on India-Bangladesh
Border)
3 Upgradation of road connections to Diamond 123 km
Harbor in West Bengal NH 12 (old NH 117)
4 Ukhrul-Tolloi-Tadubi road in Manipur, NH 102 115 km
A
5 Split 4 lane road on Kohima-Kedima Krong- 138 km
Imphal Section of NH 2 (old NH-39)
Total 558
Km

4 India is funding construction of 69 Bridges on the Tamu-Kyigone-Kalewa Road (149.70

kms)Section and construction of 120.74 kms road between Kalewa and Yargi section of
 the India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway, in Myanmar to improve

connectivity with South East Asia by road. The Trilateral Highway starts from Moreh

(Manipur) in India up to Mae Sot in Thailand through Myanmar. Construction of 130 km

length stretch of road connecting Moreh (India) / Tamu (Myanmar) to Kalewa in

Myanmar has already been completed by Border Roads Organization of India. For

construction of 69 bridges including approach roads in the Tamu-Kyigone-Kalewa road

section (149.70 kms) and construction/upgradation of the Kalewa-Yargi road section

(120.74 kms) of the IMT Trilateral Highway in Myanmar, appointment of Consultants to

finalise tender documents and award of contracts has already been completed.

5 Seamless entry of Bangladesh truck into India - History was written at the Inland

Customs Depot in Patparganj in East Delhi in September 2016 when for the first time

a cargo truck from Bangladesh drove in with a Delhi bound consignment, having come

seamlessly through customs free borders on a trial basis under BBIN Motor Vehicles

Agreement.

6. India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Motor Vehicle Agreement A trial run of passenger

vehicles on the IMT Trilateral Highway up to Naypitaw in Myanmar was carried out

during 9-14 November, 2015 in which Indian vehicles travelled to Myanmar on Imphal

-Mandalay -Bagan- Naypitaw route and back and Myanmar vehicles joined the Indian

vehicles on the return journey from Naypitaw to Imphal and returning to Myanmar.
SUCCESS STORIES

1. Highways Advisory Services on Delhi Jaipur Highway

Phase-1 of highway advisory services was implemented on Delhi Jaipur stretch of

National Highway 8 from 10th March, 2016 to 10th October, 2016. Live traffic information

along with safety awareness messages were broadcast on All India Radio stations in 18

slots per day, each with duration of 5 minutes. AIR Delhi, Jaipur and Alwar stations

broadcasted the bulletins. An agency has now been engaged to measure the impact

of Highway Advisory Services.

In phase 2 of the program, the Ministry proposes to expand the pilot project on 12

stretches across India for obtaining better insights on producing content in local

language, requirements of highway users, content production, usefulness of the

program etc. The following are details of the 12 stretches proposed for phase -2.

SI Highway States NH Distan Radio Stations Broadcast

No. Stretch Covered ce Language
1 Delhi Jaipur Delhi, 8 270 Km Delhi, Alwar, Hindi
Haryana, Jaipur
Rajasthan
2 Jaipur Rajasthan 8 396 Km Jaipur, Ajmer, Hindi
Udaipur Jodhpur, Udaipur

3 Delhi Delhi, 1 243 Km Delhi, Hindi

Chandigarh Haryana, Kurukshetra,
Punjab Chandigarh
4 Bhopal Indore Madhya 196 Km Bhopal, Ujjain, Hindi
Pradesh Indore
5 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 27 269 Km Lucknow, Hindi
Gorakhpur Faizabad,
Gorakhpur
 6 Allahabad Uttar Pradesh 19 121 Km Allahabad, Hindi
Varanasi Varanasi
7 Nagpur Maharashtra, 53 285 Km Nagpur, Hindi
Raipur Chhattisgarh Dongargarh,
Raipur
8 Mumbai Pune Maharashtra 149 Km Mumbai, Pune Marathi

9 Ahmedabad Gujarat NE 111 Km Ahmedabad, Gujarati

Vadodara 1 Vadodara
10 Chennai Tamil Nadu, 48 349 Km Chennai, Tirupati, Tamil,
Bengaluru Karnataka Dharmapuri, Kannada
Vellore, Bengaluru
11 Cuttack Puri Odisha 316 83.1 Cuttack, Puri Oriya
Km
12 Kolkata West Bengal 19 212 Km Kolkata, Asansol, Bengali
Asansol Shantiniketan

The proposed highway stretches are spread across 13 States and cover a total

length of about 2400 Km of National Highways. As per the information provided by All

India Radio, the broadcast will be supported by 35 radio stations to maximize the

coverage of the services and content will be produced in 7 languages to cater to

requirements of local highway users in every state. The following map provides a

representative picture of the highway stretches:

Following is the link of a clip of a TV programme on the above scheme.

https://youtu.be/1b78ait_ydl
2. Extradose Bridge over River Narmada at Bharuch in Gujarat

In a major relief for people travelling on the Vadodara- Surat section of NH-8 (New NH-

48), a 1.4 km Extradose cable stayed bridge has been constructed over River

Narmada at Bharuch in Gujarat. The bridge is the longest in India and the second such

bridge in the country after Nivedita Setu over Hooghly. The bridge is 20.8 metres wide,

with 14.5 metre carriageway and 3 metre footpath. It is supported on 9 Pylons of 36

meter height on pile foundation of 1.5metre diameter. The bridge will be lit by more

than 400 LED lights.

The bridge is part of National Highways Authority of Indias project for six laning of

Ahmedabad-Mumbai section of NH-8 (Total length of 6.745 Km between km.192.00 to

km.198.745.) in Baruch district of the state of Gujarat. This section of NH 8 will have

State of the Art Highway Traffic Management System (HTMS), Variable Message Sign

Boards, Median Plantation, Traffic Aid Post, Medical Aid Post, RFID and Smart Card

Swapping enabled infrastructure at the Toll Plaza and Theme Lighting on the main

bridge
The bridge will ease traffic on the Ahmedabad Mumbai route and save travel

time.

3 Trial run of cargo vehicles between India and Bangladesh : Paving the way for

seamless movement of traffic under BBIN MVA

History was written at the Inland Customs Depot in Patparganj in East Delhi on 5th

September 2016 when for the first time a cargo truck from Bangladesh drove in with a

Delhi bound consignment, having come seamlessly through customs free borders. The

truck of Nazrul Transport Agency and Expo Freight Pvt. Ltd. from Bangladesh was

despatched from Dhaka on 27th of August 2016 as part of a trial run under the
Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA). Bangladesh,

Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) signed an agreement on 15th June, 2015 in Thimphu,

Bhutan to facilitate cross border movement of both passenger and cargo vehicles in the

sub-region. Protocols to implement the Agreement are being negotiated by the four

countries for passenger and cargo vehicles separately.

The trial run was organized to help develop the protocols for implementing the

Agreement. The cargo vehicle started its journey from Dhaka and reached at Petrapole

on 28th August, 2016, and Kolkata on 29th August, 2016. In India it travelled through

the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, UP, Haryana and Delhi travelling more

than 1850 kms to reach the Custom Depot at Patparganj in New Delhi today. Shri Vivek

Johari, Chief Commissioner Customs, Delhi welcomed the truck at ICD Patparganj and

customs formalities were completed.

The truck was issued an E-permit for the trial run through an online web based system.

This will help establish a customer friendly process acceptable to and recognized by all

BBIN countries. The consignment did not have to undergo any customs clearance at

the border. Instead, when it reached the first Indian customs station at border point

Petrapole, an electronic seal with GPS tracking device was fixed on the truck so that

the goods could be inspected for custom clearance at Delhi rather than at the border .

An electronic online vehicle tracking system was also installed in the truck that

facilitated real time monitoring of its progress. The truck was thus allowed to pass

through without delay or causing congestion. The Integrated Multi-modal Transit

System Ltd (DIMTS) provided support for testing the GPS based online/live vehicle

tracking by all stakeholders and agencies concerned in India and Bangladesh.

The trial run has demonstrated that time and cost can be saved through facilitation of

seamless transport through the sub-region. Cargo trucks earlier often had to be off

loaded at the border and also go through customs clearance. This led to delay and

often also caused damage to the goods. The steps being taken to facilitate seamless

movement of cargo vehicles will give a major boost to trade and business in the sub-

region .

A similar trial run of cargo vehicle from India was conducted in November, 2015 from

Kolkata to Agartala via Dhaka. This trial run was a successful endeavour which

established that with such facilitation, the distance of more than 1550 kms from Kolkata

to Agartala via Indias Chickens Neck will be reduced to 650 kms if truck travels through

Bangladesh resulting in reduction in overall transaction costs.

The Agreement has also envisaged seamless movement of passenger vehicles. Like in

case of cargo vehicles, protocols have to be worked out for the movement of passenger

vehicles too. Hence a trial run of passenger vehicles was also flagged off from Kolkata

in India on 30th August 2016 to Khulna in Bangladesh. The operator for trial run of

passenger bus was the South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC),

Government of West Bengal.

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