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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
24-July, 2017 16:54 IST
Declaration of Roads as National Highways in Himachal Pradesh

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has declared about 246 km length of state roads as new NHs in Himachal Pradesh from the end of FY 2013-14 till date. With this, the total length of NHs in Himachal Pradesh is about 2,642 km at present. Apart from this, the Ministry has approved “In-Principle” about 4,507 km state roads as new NHs subject to outcome of their Detailed Project Reports (DPRs). The initiatives have also been taken up for preparation of DPRs.



The funds allocated and expenditure incurred during last three years and current year for development of the NHs entrusted with State Government of Himachal Pradesh is as under:-

(Amount in Rs. crore)
2014-15
Allocation
Expenditure
134.57
134.57

2015-16
Allocation
Expenditure
140.00
139.96

2016-17
Allocation
Expenditure
210.95
182.14

2017-18@@-Expenditure upto June, 2017
Allocation
Expenditure
171.45
79.31






The details of State roads declared as new NHs in the State of Himachal Pradesh since end of FY 2013-14 are as follows

Sl. No.
NH Number
Description of NH
Tentative Length in the State of Himachal Pradesh (km)

1.
705
The highway starting from its junction with new NH No. 5 at Theog connecting Kotkhai, Jubbal and terminating at its junction with NH No. 707 at Hatkoti in the State of Himachal Pradesh.
70

2.
503A
The highway starting from its junction with NH-3 at Amritsar connecting Mehta, Sri Hargobindpur, Tanda Hoshiarpur in the state of Punjab Una, Basoli, Barsar, Salooni, and terminating at its junction with NH No-103 near Bhota in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
80

3.
907 A
The Highway starting from its junction with NH No- 7 near Nahan connecting Banethi, Sarahan and terminating at its junction with NH No- 5 near Kumarhatti in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
76

4.
505A
The Highway starting from its junction with NH-5 near Powari connecting Reckong Peo and terminating at Kalpa in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
20


Total length
246



The details of State roads approved “In-Principle” as new NHs in Himachal Pradesh

Sl. No.
Stretch
Tentative Length in the State of Himachal Pradesh (km)

1.
Bhota on NH 103-Jahu-Kalkhal-Ner Chowk on NH 154
52.50

2.
Ranital on NH 503-Kotla on NH 154
39.20

3.
Rohru-Tikkar-Teog Ghati-Nera Ghati-Bhali Dhar-Bareon-Panog-Kiari-Deori-Kotkhai on NH 705
80.00

4.
Chhaila on NH-705- Sainj Oachghat - Sarhan on NH 907A
108.00

5.
Lowasa Choki on NH 907A - Kolanvala - Budh - Majari - Narayangarh
39.00

6.
Shimla (Tara Devi) - Kunihar - Ramsher - Nalagarh - Dharowala (HP) - Ghanauli on NH- 205
102.35

7.
Salhech - Chandol - Habbon - Rajgarh - Baddu - Sahib - Bghthan - Banethi.
127.30

8.
Dadour - Chailchowk - Janjehli - Chhatri - Ranbag - Nagan.
111.00

9.
Narkanda -Bagi - Ghanasidhar - Khadrala - Sungri - Rohru - Hatkoti.
78.00

10.
Ghanasidhar to Tikkar
14.00

11.
Sungri - Taklech - Nogli on NH-5
53.00

12.
Ghumarwain-Jahu-Sarkaghat
41.50

13.
Hamirpur-Sujanpur-Alampur-Palampur
60.00

14.
Basoli on NH-503A to Biru - Thanakalan - Bangana - Nadaun on NH-3
65.00

15.
Nadaun-Tira Sujanpur-Sandhol-Kandapattan Joginder Nagar junction with NH-154
127.30

16.
Mandawala on Nh-105 junction with Haryana - Barotiwala - Pataa - Kuthar - Arki - Shallaghat
79.40

17.
Shimla-Dhalli-Tattapani-Churag-Rohanda-Sundar Nagar
180.00

18.
Junction with NH-154 at Drahaman - Sihunta - Chuwari - Jot - Chamba - Koti - Tissa -Traila - (Bairagarh) - Killar.
271.00

19.
Sanaura (NH)-Rajgarh-Nohradhar-Haripurdhar-Raunhat-Jamali (NH 72B)
115.00

20.
Solan to Ochghat
10.00

21.
Sataun(NH-707)-Renuka-Dadahu-Jamta-Dosarka(NH 907A)
56.00

22.
Haripurdhar-Sangarah-Renuka - Trimti - Baliya - Dholakuana.
79.00

23.
Kandaghat(NH)-Sadhupal-Chail-Kufri (NH)
57.00

24.
Haripurdhar-Kupavi-Tarahan-Sarahan-Chopal
67.00

25.
Sainj (NH-705) -Deha-Chopal-Nerwa-Feduspul (NH)
90.00

26.
Solan -Shabattu Kainchi Mor
23.00

27.
Kuniha to Dpmehar to Piplughat to Dhundan to Bharari Ghat
33.00

28.
Kafota-Jakhana-Jong -Tunia-Haripur
29.75

29.
Yashwantnagar-Gaura-Dubloo to Janedghat
38.00

30.
Chhalanda-Junga-Mehali
28.00

31.
Patsari to Mandhol - Tahu - Throlla - Kotkhai.
61.50

32.
Nalagarh (NH-21A)-Dabhota-Tibbi-Dugri-Pated Nawangiram-Androla Uperla- Kashmirpuram- Baruna-Bagheri-Khertiwala-Maura on NH-21.
35.50

33.
Rohru-Chirgaon-Tikri-Larrot-Chanshal-Dodra Kawar
96.00

34.
Junction with NH-303 at Jawallamukhi-Dehra-Jawali-Raja-Ka-Talab-Jassur
90.00

35.
Ghatsani-Shilha-Badhani-Bhubhu Jot-Kullu road
52.40

36.
Dharampur - Maddi - Sandhol - to Gaddidhar to Tihra to Awahdevi on NH-70 (New NH-03)
88.00

37.
Baijnath-Balada-Kanapattan-Dharampur
40.50

38.
Sundernagar-Chai-Dohara-Trifalghat-Palasi
42.00

39.
Jogindernagar to Bareru to Dharman to Kunkatar to Kotli
44.00

40.
Declaration of Palampur-Dharamshala road via Nagri road as new National Highway
35.70

41.
Nagni – Pudwa – Panhar – Khundiya – Jwalamukhi road
34.20

42.
Dhaneta -Barasar-Shahtalai-Berthin.
61.00

43.
Bharwain-Chintpurni-Jorbar-Pacca Tiala-Sansarpur Terrace
82.56

44.
Ranital to Masroor-Lunj-32 Meel via Kuthar-Tripal-Bhater-Bassa-Lunsu-Dhar Road Km 0/0 to 53/500 including bridge over Baner Khad
54.20

45.
Kaloha - Pragpur - Dhaliara-Dadaiba-Sansarpur Terrace Sansarpur Terrace
60.90

46.
Bhager Patha - Berthin Ghoridhabiri-Maharal-Bijhari-Saloni-Galore-Kangu Jalari (Bhatha)
71.20

47.
Didwin Tikkar-Mahal-Bhoranj-Chandruhi-Tatahar (Sarkaghat)
28.80

48.
Bangana - Dhaneta-Kangu-Rangas-Balduhak-Jihan Road (Via Bangana-Dhaneta Tunnel)
27.80

49.
Santokhgarh-Tahilwala-Polian Jajon-Haroli-Saloh-Ispur-Gagret-Daulatpur-Mubarikpur-Marwari (Punjab Border) road
97.30

50.
Ajouli Santokhgarh Una Lower Lalsingi upto Swan Bridge
22.20

51.
Dadhol to Swara to Muhana to Lanjta Matiyal to Kuthera road
16.00

52.
Thapna ( Four Lane Junction) Baghchhal (Babkhal) Marotan-jejwin-kalol-Bharoli Kalan-Gharan-Shah Talai(including bridge at Babkhal over Satluj river).
42.00

53.
Darla mod (Navgaon) to Berri road
37.00

54.
Bangana to Jawalaji via Shantla-Tutroo-Peer-Saluhi-Chamukha-Kaleshwar Mahadev
39.00

55.
Bijhari –Deotsidh - Railly - Jajri - Ballu Bridge - Berthin - Sunhani - Ghumarwin.
51.80

56.
Manpul –Gauna-Basaral-Dhaneta-Tipper-Fahal-Galore-Budhwani Chowk - Nalti- Hamirpur ( Junction of Hamirpur bye-pass)
50.50

57.
Hamirpur (Mattan Sidh) Dosaka - Lambloo –Tarakwadi - Bhornaj-Jaahoo
34.00

58.
Bassi(on Navgoan Beari Road) Jabbal-Rani Kotla - Markand (Construction of tunnel near Bandla Dhar connecting Bilaspur) Balh-Bulana- Beri Darola (Construction of bridge connecting Kiratpur – Ner Chowk Expressway)
22.00

59.
Salapad to Harnora to Kasol to Tatapani on left bank.
64.00

60.
Sunni to Luhrion left bank.
50.00

61.
Kanchimore-Shree Naina Devi Ji-Bhakhra
50.00

62.
Chamba (on NH 154A)-Tissa-Killar
168.00

63.
Pandoh to Bakhrot via Devigarh, including tunnel at Devigarh, Masogal, Khyalpuri
81.00

64.
Moviseri to Rohangalu
35.00

65.
Tandi to Sansari Nalla
172.00

66.
Banga on NH-344 A - Garhshankar - Anandpur Sahib - Naina Devi
15.00

67.
Hathithan (NH-21) –Manikaran–Pulga
43.00

68.
Taklesh- Sarahan–Jeori (NH-5)
77.00

69.
Chandigarh- Karoran- Tanda- Prempura- Gariran- Paploha- Bar- Shilukhurd- Jangesh- Kasuali- Dharmpur (on NH-5)
50.00

70.
Naina Devi- Swarghat
30.00


Total
4,507.36



This information was given by the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.



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Why need roads on the Chinese border?

Ask the same to your PLA. Why do they want to build the road upto Indian border.

 

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Ministry of Defence
25-July, 2017 15:21 IST
Delay in Road Constructions by BRO

There are delays in execution of some of the 61 ICBRs entrusted to Border Roads Organisation (BRO), mainly due to the following reasons:



(i) Delay in Forest / Wildlife clearance.

(ii) Hard rock stretches.

(iii) Limited working season.

(iv) Difficulties in availability of construction material.

(v) Delay in land acquisition.

(vi) Damages due to natural disasters.

BRO has a long experience in building roads in mountainous terrain. Deficiency of construction equipment in BRO is made good from time to time and has not affected the construction of ICBRs. Indian Air Force is providing necessary air effort for transportation of equipment, as feasible.

With a view to improve the pace of execution of infrastructure projects in the border areas, Government has approved a policy to enable BRO to outsource identified projects to other construction companies, including those in the private sector.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Sanjay Raut in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
27-July, 2017 18:03 IST
Development of NH in North Eastern Region


An expenditure of Rs.14,792 crore were made under the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North East (SARDP-NE) and another expenditure of Rs.982 Crore were made under the National Highway Original){NH(O)} programmes during the last three years including the current year, for the development of NHs in the North Eastern region of the country.

The details of allocations and expenditure in this regard are as follows :

Scheme / Programme

2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18

Total
Allocation
Expenditure

NH (O)



Arunachal Pradesh

0.5
0.5

2
2

100
91

40
0.01

143
93

Assam

130
130

75
73

170
131

240
85

615
419

Manipur

33
33

40
40

25
19

240
2

338
93

Meghalaya

43
43

15
15

40
28

50
6

148
92

Mizoram

40
40

35
29

40
46

60
6

175
120

Nagaland

46
46

50
46

50
43

190
27

336
162

Sikkim

0
0

0
0

0
0

2
0

2
0

Tripura

0
0

5
0

5
2

100
0

110
3

Total NH(O)

292
292

222
205

430
360

922
126

1866
982

SARDP-NE

3000
2843

4874
4848

4250
4191

5265
2910

17389
14792

Total NH(O) + SARDP-NE

3292
3135

5096
5052

4680
4551

6187
3036

19255
15774


This information was given by Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.


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Ministry of Defence
28-July, 2017 15:40 IST
Infrastructure Development in Border Areas

Government keeps a constant watch on all developments having a bearing on India’s security and takes all necessary measures to safeguard it.

73 Indo-China Border Roads along Northern Borders are approved for construction. Out of this 27 roads have been completed and balance roads are planned for completion by December 2022. The delay in execution of road projects is due to delay in forest / wildlife / environment clearance, hard rock stretches, limited working season, delay in land acquisitions, difficulties in availability of construction material and damage due to natural disasters such as flash flood. Further, four strategic railway lines have also been approved.

This information was given by Minister of state for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Rajendra Agrawal in Lok Sabha today.

Ministry of Railways
28-July, 2017 17:41 IST
Progress of Rail Project in Border Areas

Reconnaissance Engineering-cum-Traffic Survey for a new Broad Gauge (BG) line from Imphal (India) to Moreh (Mynmar) (111.25 km) was completed in 2014-15. As per survey, cost of the project was assessed as `5428.46 crore. Further, on invitation by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), M/s. Rail India Technical & Economic Services Ltd. (RITES), a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of Ministry of Railways, has submitted an offer to MEA for Detailed Project Report (DPR) for a new BG rail link between Moreh-Tamu-Kalay (110.15 km) in July, 2013 which was further revised in September, 2014. The portion Imphal to Moreh is in India and from Tamu to Kalay is in Myanmar. The project is not yet sanctioned.

Agartala-Akhaura new line project is 15.06 km out of which 5.05 km falls in India and 10.01 km falls in Bangladesh. Bangladesh portion is funded by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Indian Portion is being funded by Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). An MoU has been signed between Government of India and Bangladesh. Presently, work on Indian portion has been entrusted to IRCON International Limited, a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of Ministry of Railways. IRCON has prepared revised estimate for Indian portion at a total cost of `580 crore with elevated corridor/viaduct of 3.31 km. Tender for earthwork and viaduct on Indian portion has been finalized.

So far as Bangladesh portion is concerned, Detailed Project Report has been submitted by IRCON to MEA for further approval of Government of Bangladesh. The project cost of Bangladesh portion is estimated at `350 crore.

(i) The estimated cost of Imphal to Moreh (111.25 km) proposed new BG line is assessed as `5428.46 crore, (ii) For Agartala-Akhaura (15.6 km) BG line project, cost for Indian portion (5.05 km) is `580 crore and Bangladesh portion is `350 crore, (iii) Estimated cost of Moreh to Kalay BG rail link will be available once the survey has been done.

Completion of projects depends on many factors such as land acquisition, forestry and wild life clearances, shifting of services, construction of road over and road under bridges, law and order etc. As many of these factors are not within the control of Railways, it is not feasible to fix timelines for all the projects.

This Press Release is based on the information given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 28.07.2017 (Friday).

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Ministry of Defence
01-August, 2017 15:58 IST
Pending Road Projects of BRO

A five year (2015-2020) Long Term Roll on Works plan (LTRoWP) for BRO has been approved for construction/improvement of 530 roads as identified by the Army. Work is in progress on 373 roads and for 157 roads work is in pre-construction stage. Out of the 373 roads, 17 roads are delayed which were to be completed by 2016 as per the LTRoWP. The revised completion schedule for the 17 roads is as under:-

· 8 roads by 2017
· 8 roads by 2018
· 1 road by 2020


The 17 roads which are delayed are being executed by BRO through departmental execution and the work is in progress therefore, the additional expenditure, if any, can be ascertained once these roads are completed.


This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Prof. MV Rajeev Gowda in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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Ministry of Railways
04-August, 2017 16:13 IST
New Railway Line in Assam and North Eastern States

Indian Railways have laid a great emphasis on improvement and development of Railway infrastructure in the State of Assam and North Eastern States. 15 major projects of New Lines have been taken up in North Eastern States including in the State of Assam. Details of these projects are as under:



(Rs in crore)
S.No.
Name of Project (with length)
Anticipated Cost
Expenditure upto March’ 2017
Outlay 2017-18

1
Bogibeel bridge with linking lines between Dibrugharh and North Bank line (73 km)
4996
4102
300

2
New Moynaguri-Jogighopa New Line with Gauge Conversion of New Mal-Moynaguri Road and New Changrabanda-Changrabanda (289 km)
2531
2182
75

3
Jiribam-Imphal (111 km)
6571
5278
1400

4
Dimapur-Kohima (88 km)
2973
237
350

5
Agartala-Sabroom (110 km)
2720
1692
404

6
Teteliya-Byrnihat (22 km)
496
372
150

7
Bhairabi-Sairang (51 km)
2820
1127
600

8
Sivok-Rangpo (44 km)
4190
536
250

9
Byrnihat-Shillong (108 km)
5308
23
200

10
Murkongselek-Pasighat (31 km)
436
141
172

11
Agartala-Akhaura (13 km)
887
210
350

12
Dimapur-Tizit (257 km)*
4488
-
1

13
Salona-Khumtai (99 km)*
5958
-
1

14
Sibsagar Town – Jorhat Town (62 km)*
1296
-
1

15
Tezpur-Silghat Town (25 km)*
2025
-
1


*proposed railway line in Assam and other North Eastern States included in Budget subject to requisite approvals.


Final Location Survey for new lines included in Budget have been taken up by Northeast Frontier Railway.


Railways have huge throwforward of ongoing projects with limited availability of resources. Completion of projects also depends upon land acquisition and forestry clearance, adverse law and order conditions, NOC from Road, Canal and Electrical crossings from different authorities of Central / State Governments.


This Press Release is based on the information given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 04.08.2017 (Friday).

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Ministry of Railways04-August, 2017 16:09 IST
Laying of New Railway Line Projects in Hilly Areas

Indian Railways has taken up a large number of new line / Gauge Conversion projects in the hilly areas. The following projects have already been taken up:-

Sl. No.
Project
Length (in KM)
Latest anticipated cost (Rs in crore)

1.
Chandigarh-Baddi
27.95
1540

2.
Rishikesh-Karanprayag
125
16,000

3.
Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Project
272
19565

4.
Nangal Dam - Talwara
83.74
2100

5.
Bhanupalli-Bilaspur-Beri
63.1
5000

6.
Bhojipur-Pilibhit-Tanakpur Gauge Conversion
101.79
350

7.
Sivok-Rangpo
44.39
4085

8.
Murkongseek-Pasighat
30.62
436

9.
Bhairabi-Sairang
51.38
2384

10.
Jiribam-Imphal
110.63
6570

11.
Teteliya-Byrnihat
21.5
780

12.
Dimapur-Kohima
88
2973

13.
Agartala-Sabroom
110
2720

14.
Byrnihat-Shillong
108.40
5308

15.
Una-Hamirpur*
50
2850

16.
Taranga Hill – Abu Road via Ambaji *
89
1696



* Projects included in budget, subject to obtaining requisite clearances.


This Press Release is based on the information given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 04.08.2017 (Friday).

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Ministry of Railways
04-August, 2017 16:05 IST
Double Tracking of North East Frontier Railway


Doubling is taken up when the routes are saturated. They are taken up in phases depending upon traffic density. As on date, 5 doubling projects have been taken up in North Eastern Region covering 472 km of route length. Details of these projects are as under:

S.No.
Name of project
Latest Anticipated Cost (Rs in crore)
Outlay 2017-18(Rs in crore)
Remarks

1.
Lumding-Hojai (45 km)
364
100
Earthwork and bridge works have been taken up.

2.
New Bongaigaon-Kamakhya via Rangiya (142 km)
1888
10
Work included in Budget 2013-14 subject to requisite Government approvals.

3.
Bongaigaon-Goalpara-Guwahati (176 km)
2232
250
Contracts for earthwork, major & minor bridges awarded.

4.
Digaru-Hojai (102 km)
871
150
Earthwork, major & minor bridges have been taken up.

5.
Saraighat Bridge doubling (7 km)
888
1
The work has been included in Budget 2017-18 subject to requisite approvals. FLS has been sanctioned.


With a view to providing faster and seamless rail connectivity on electric traction of North East States falling in North East Frontier Railway, electrification of Barauni-Katihar-Guwahati including Katihar-Barsoi (836 route kilometers) and Kumedpur-Malda Town-Singhabad & Pakur-Malda (153 route kilometers) has been sanctioned. The work has been entrusted to Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for execution.


In addition to above, 04 Railway Electrification projects which falls in North East Frontier Railway have also been included in Budget 2017-18 subject to mandatory approvals and sanctions.

S.No.
Project
Route Kilometers
Anticipated cost (Rsin crores)

1.
Guwahati-Dibrugarh via Tinsukia and Simaluguri-Dibrugarh
656
890.36

2.
New Bongaigaon-Agthori via Rangiya
143
137.90

3.
Raninagar-Jalpaiguri-Samuktala Road (2nd line)
129
123.19

4.
New Bongaiaon-Golpara-Kamakhiya
175
282.23


Electric traction has started in Katihar Yard on North East Frontier Railway after commissioning of Barauni-Katihar section on electric traction on 31.03.2017. Further, Katihar-Kumedpur Malda Court (117 Route Kilometers) is planned for commissioning on Electric traction during 2017-18.


This Press Release is based on the information given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 04.08.2017 (Friday).

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Ministry of Defence
08-August, 2017 15:01 IST
Making Border Roads Accessible in The Country



State-wise length of the roads constructed by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) during the last three years is given as under:-

STATEWISE LENGTH OF ROADS CONSTRUCTED BY BRO DURING LAST THREE YEARS:



S. No.
State / UT
Length of roads constructed (in Km)



2014-15
2015-16
2016-17

1.
Andaman & Nicobar
0.15
0.55
0.25

2.
Arunachal Pradesh
98.5
102.8
100.48

3.
Assam
2.16
0.48
--

4.
Himachal Pradesh
27.01
13.37
23.72

5.
Jammu & Kashmir
154.41
129.85
154.2

6.
Manipur
25.68
17.52
21.36

7.
Mizoram
11.936
8.232
13.456

8.
Nagaland
15.12
10.31
12.05

9.
Punjab
18.85
24.71
25.08

10.
Rajasthan
92.04
120.66
122.46

11.
Sikkim
31.25
43.06
6.7

12.
Tripura
0.32
17.5
--

13.
Uttarakhand
33.01
48.57
34.08

14.
West Bengal
16.86
5.14
6.87



Total:
527.30
542.75
520.71


As per the operational requirement of Army, Long Term Roll on Works Plan of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for five years (2015-2020) has been formulated to include 519 roads of length measuring 22,225 km for construction / improvement by BRO.

Out of above 519 roads, 61 roads of length measuring 3417 Km have been identified as strategic Indo-China Border Roads (ICBR). In addition to meeting the operational requirement, the above mentioned roads, on completion, would also enhance accessibility to border areas including areas where the border infrastructure and forward connectivity is lacking.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Vijay Kumar in Rajya Sabha today

 

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Ministry of Power
19-August, 2017 18:23 IST
GOI’s Street Lighting National Programme illuminates 50,000 KM of Indian roads

• Over 30 lakh conventional street lights retrofitted with LED lights
• EESL becomes the world’s largest street light management company

The Government of India’s Street Lighting National programme (SLNP) has illuminated 50,000 KM of Indian roads with installation of 30 lakh LED street lights across the country. With this milestone Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a government of India company under the administration of Ministry of Power, has become the world’s largest street light management company.

The installation of 30 lakh LED street lights has resulted in 39 crore kWh of annual energy savings, avoided capacity of over 104.19 MW to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). Further it has also helped in reduction of 3.29 lakh tonnes of CO2 annually.

Under SLNP, Rajasthan is leading the country with an installation of 7.85 lakh LED street lights followed by Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat with 6.03 lakhs and 5.4 lakhs respectively. Presently, EESL is retrofitting 15,000 conventional lights with LED street lights every day. Project is near completion in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Tripura and Gujarat. EESL is also implementing a special heritage lighting project in Kashi region of Uttar Pradesh where 4,000 lights are being installed. The programme has also recently commenced in the cities of Chandigarh and Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Further, the procurement price of the LED Street Lights has been reduced from Rs. 135/watt to Rs. 80/watt due to mass procurement of the lights. EESL makes the entire upfront investment in installation of the Street Lights and no additional budget allocation from the Municipalities is required. Municipalities pay EESL from the savings in energy and maintenance cost over a 7-year period, making the LED lights affordable and accessible. EESL also undertakes social audits in ULBs where the project is under implementation and post the completion of the project. Few of the social audit results give a clear indication that the overall satisfaction level and the perception of safety among the citizens is extremely high from the newly installed LED street lights.

EESL procurements conform to BIS specification & carry a 7-year warranty against technical defects. EESL conducts appropriate quality checks right from the bidding stage to the field level. This has resulted in the LEDs’ overall technical fault being less than 2% in the 30 lakh lights installed by EESL in the country. EESL has maintained an uptime of 97% for all street lights across the country.

EESL has a stringent complaint redressal mechanism wherein consumers can go to the “Register your complaint” section on UJALA dashboard www.ujala.gov.in, or on EESL social media handles - for Twitter @EESL_India and for Facebook @EESLIndia for registering complaints. They can also contact the All-India helpline number 1800 180 3580. The official EESL complaint registration email ID is helpline@eesl.co.in. Consumers can also register their complaints at the EESL complaint logging portal - http://support.eeslindia.org/. Further EESL has also installed Centralised Control and Monitoring System (CCMS) to enable remote operation and monitoring of the street lights. CCMS provides real time information on energy consumption and remote monitoring of the street lights.

Ministry of Defence
20-August, 2017 14:55 IST
Ministry of Defence approves delegation of Powers to Border Roads Organisation

The Ministry of Defence has decided to delegate administrative and financial powers to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) right upto the level of Chief Engineer and Task Force Commander, so as to avoid delays on account of references between the Chief Engineer and HQ DGBR and also between HQ DGBR and the Ministry.

Functioning under the control of the Ministry of Defence since 2015, the BRO is engaged in road construction to provide connectivity to difficult and inaccessible regions in the border areas of the country. The Ministry of Defence intends to bring transformational changes in the organization in order to improve the pace of execution of works and to achieve the desired outcomes according to the requirement of the Armed Forces.

In line with the aim to bring in transformational changes in the BRO, various powers of delegation have been revised. According to the earlier delegation of powers, a Chief Engineer in the BRO could give administrative approval of works only upto Rs. 10 crore, that too only for departmental works, whereas the ADGBR had powers to accord administrative approval only upto Rs. 20 crore for departmental works. For contractual works, all administrative approvals were given by DGBR, who had powers only upto Rs. 50 crore. Enhancing the powers at all levels in the BRO, the Ministry of Defence has now approved that for both departmental and contractual mode of execution, a Chief Engineer of BRO can accord administrative approval upto Rs. 50 crore, ADGBR upto Rs. 75 crore and DGBR upto Rs. 100 crore.

Further, according to the earlier delegation of powers, a Chief Engineer in the BRO had the power to accept execution of contracts only upto Rs. 10 crore, ADGBR had powers upto Rs. 20 crore, beyond which all tenders had to be sent to DGBR. With the intent to speed up the tendering process, the Ministry of Defence has now enhanced the powers of Chief Engineer for acceptance of bids with cost of contract upto Rs. 100 crore and that of ADGBR for cost of contract upto Rs. 300 crore. With this delegation, the entire tendering process including acceptance of bids would be completed at the level of Chief Engineer/ADGBR for a majority of the contracts.

For adopting the DPR mode of execution, there is a need to outsource consultancy services. According to the earlier delegation of powers, a Chief Engineer had powers only upto Rs. 10 lakh, ADGBR upto Rs. 50 lakh and DGBR upto Rs. 2 crore. The Ministry of Defence has now enhanced the powers of Chief Engineer to accord administrative approval for outsourcing of consultancy services upto Rs. 2 crore and ADGBR upto Rs. 5 crore and full powers beyond Rs. 5 crore to DGBR.

There also is a need to replace obsolete construction equipment in the BRO with modern equipment. According to the earlier delegation of powers, DGBR had powers only upto Rs. 7.5 crore for procurement of indigenous equipment and Rs. 3 crore for procurement of imported equipment. All other cases of procurement had to be referred to the Ministry of Defence. In order to fast track the procurement of latest construction machinery and equipment in the BRO, the Ministry of Defence has enhanced the delegation of powers upto Rs. 100 crore to DGBR for procurement of both indigenous/imported equipment.

In case of emergent need for construction equipment, DGBR has been given full powers for hiring upto three years and for Chief Engineers (Project), powers have been enhanced from Rs. 50 lakh to Rs. 5 crore and the period of hiring has been enhanced from 6 months to one year.

The BRO is engaged in road construction activities in the most difficult areas and the usage norms and fixation of life of construction equipment varies from terrain to terrain. Earlier, all cases of revision of norms of equipment and fixation of life had to be referred to the Ministry of Defence. In a departure from the earlier policy, full powers in this regard have been delegated to DGBR.

The Ministry of Defence in consultation with the Armed Forces would identify the roads to be entrusted to the BRO and fix priorities by approving the Long Term Roll-On Works Plan and Annual Works Programme for the BRO. Thereafter, powers related to execution of works have been delegated to be exercised by different levels within the BRO. However, to ensure accountability, a MIS is being developed for online monitoring of progress of works.

From the current year, the BRO has initiated the practice of preparation of DPRs for all new road projects to be taken up and has adopted the project mode of execution. In an important policy change from the conventional departmental mode of execution followed by the BRO in the past, the organisation has now also started adopting the EPC mode of execution. The Ministry of Defence has approved policy guidelines in this regard, based on which the BRO may engage big construction companies for taking up road projects on a turnkey basis.

It is expected that with delegation of powers by the Ministry of Defence to the BRO, the pace of road construction in border areas would improve and the BRO would be able to complete ongoing/new projects in compressed timelines.

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The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh chairing a meeting to review the progress of infrastructure projects in Border Areas, in New Delhi on August 28, 2017. The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju and Senior Officers of MHA & CAPFs are also seen.

 

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Thook ke Chatna...Next time dwell in your own IQ crowd of conspirators and rejects.

Don't display Indian flags to failure and duffer like yourself. Drop your salwar for below

 

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...ofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

NEW DELHI: The Centre today reviewed the progress of ongoing roads and other infrastructure projects in Arunachal Pradesh in the wake of recent stand-off with China, a home ministry official said.

Union ministers Kiren Rijiju, General (retd) V K Singh and Army chief General Bipin Rawat and senior officials reviewed the ongoing projects along the Sino-Indian border.

"We have discussed the roads and other infrastructure along the border," Gen Rawat told reporters after the hour-long meeting.

Arunachal Pradesh shares 1,126 km border with China of the total 3,488 km long Sino-Indian border.

To redress the situation arising out of lack of infrastructure along the border with China, the central government has decided to undertake construction of 73 roads of operational significance along the forward areas.

Out of these 73 roads, 27 roads involving 804.93 km length are being constructed by Ministry of Home Affairs in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs 1,937 crore, a home ministry official said.

The work of construction of these 27 roads has been assigned to the Border Roads Organisation (15 roads), Central Public Works Department besides others.

Out of 27 roads, eight roads have been completed. Two roads are maintained by the Ministry of Defence. Construction work on other roads is in progress. As on April 30, 2017, 672.46 km of formation work and 409.53 km of surfacing work has been completed.

On August 28, India and China ended more than two months long stand-off in Doklam which started after Indian troops stopped the Chinese army from building a road in the disputed area.

 

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82 percent of roads along China border unfinished
New Delhi, June 29, 2015, (IANS)
In 2006-07, India approved the construction of 73 strategic roads along the Sino-Indian border, but 82 percent of these - scheduled to be ready by 2012 - are unfinished. The new deadline: 2018.

Despite ambitious plans, India cannot seem to catch up with China in building infrastructure and militarising the 3,488 km border between the two countries.

The roads are part of a quiet but extensive Indian border-strengthening plan, which includes a new army corps of 35,000 (down from 90,000) soldiers, specifically to counter China's burgeoning conventional forces across the Himalayas, and 14 strategic rail links to deploy troops and supplies.

There is little doubt that India is wary of Chinese abilities and intentions, despite recent declarations of peace.

"It is not a volatile border. Not a single bullet has been fired for over a quarter of a century now," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interview with TIME magazine ahead of a visit to China.

Modi and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang also agreed to "resolve outstanding differences" and maintain "peace and tranquillity" but on the border, "transgressions" - as Chinese posturing and troop forays along the unmarked Line of Actual Control (LAC) are called - are common.

As many as 1,612 transgressions by Chinese troops inside Indian territory took place between 2010 and August 2014, according to data released by the home ministry.
New roads are being built, but progress is slow

"While our neighbouring countries can reach the borders within two or three hours, our army takes more than a day to reach there. This is a matter of great concern with regard to our defence preparedness."

This is the observation of a parliamentary committee on defence, alluding to the situation in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.

No more than 19 of 73 approved roads have been built, according to the report.
Delays on 40 roads have pushed deadlines by as far as six years, while construction of two roads has not started.

In Assam, India's longest bridge, 9.15-km long, will be thrown open later this year. It'll cost Rs.876 crore (nearly $140 million) and is meant to bear the 41.5 tonne T-72 tanks and cut travel time to the Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, which lies along the LAC.

Rail plans are still only plans, while China nears the border India envisages urgently building four rail lines in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir, stretching 1,352 km, to be built collectively by the ministries of railways and defence.

While final surveys continue, China is already extending existing rail lines to the border: ToYatung, a trade centre close to Sikkim, and Nyingchi, a small town bordering Arunachal Pradesh. Both projects are expected to be completed by 2020.

China recently completed a railway line connecting the Tibetan capital of Lhasa to Shigatze, a town close to Nathu La, a strategic border post connecting Sikkim with the Tibetan Autonomous region.

Besides the contentious border, the Sino-Indian border dispute is also fuelled by the Chinese claim to nearly 90,000 sq. km of Arunachal Pradesh, which it refers to as South Tibet, and the Indian claim that China illegally occupied nearly 30,000 sq km of the deserted Aksai Chin region of northern Jammu and Kashmir after the 1962 war.

Chinese airfields grow stronger Six key civilian Chinese airfields in Tibet are being expanded to handle military operations,according to Air Marshal M. Matheswaran (retd), former Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff for Policy, Plans and Force Development.

Alongside, he said, China is deploying advanced military aircraft and support systems such as air-to-air refuelling capabilities, airborne advance warning systems, sensors, air-defence systems and missile stocks.

By contrast, India recently opened three advanced landing grounds (ALGs) in J&K's Ladakh region at Daulat Beg Oldi, Fuk Che and Nyoma, all close to the LAC.

Daulat Beg Oldi is the world's highest airfield at 16,614 feet. It is about 10 km from the Sino-Indian border and has seen regular landing of heavy transport aircraft.
But such landing grounds are not full-fledged air bases. They are landing strips that can be used to drop-off troops and supplies.

This is why the Indian Air Force wants to upgrade the Nyoma landing ground by 2016-17 to station fighter jets and provide logistical support to the paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Ladakh Scouts, an Indian Army unit.

In Arunachal Pradesh, advanced landing grounds are being developed at Tawang, Mechuka, Vijaynagar, Tuting, Passighat, Walong, Ziro and Along, at a cost of Rs.720 crore.

Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force has to deploy its frontline Sukhoi SU-30MKI aircraft at Chabua and Tezpur air bases in Assam, up to 405 km from the border. The combat jet can cover this distance in less than 15 minutes.

Find ISI involvement in it, PLEASE

 

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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
08-September, 2017 17:43 IST
J&K Minister Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali calls on Dr Jitendra Singh, discusses development issues

Dr Jitendra Singh said that the Union Government is liberal in offering all kinds of support, both financial and otherwise, to the states of Jammu & Kashmir and Northeast, but it is up to the respective State Governments to make the best use of this patronage.

Emphasizing the need to fast-track construction of roads sanctioned through Central Roads Fund (CRF) by the Government of India and rural electrification under "Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana" (DDUGJY), Dr Jitendra Singh said that J&K Government should expedite work to achieve the fixed timelines and targets set to be achieved by 2019.



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