Projects comprising a length of 19,265 km have been awarded a cost of Rs. 5,60,216 crore, under the Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I. Till now, a length of about 6,750 km has been completed.
Projects comprising a length of 612 km with a cost of Rs. 13,720 crore have been awarded in the State of Bihar, under the Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I.
Targets for the construction of National Highways are finalized on year to year basis. The Government has set a target of 12,000 km of National Highway for construction during the current financial year 2021-22 against which 5,118 Km has been constructed as of 30th November 2021.
To achieve the target for the current financial year 2021-22, Government is closely monitoring various issues affecting the completion of NH projects like land acquisition, encroachment removal, law & order issues, utility shifting, non-availability of soil/aggregate, environment/forest/wildlife clearances, ROB & RUB issues, contractual issues, etc. with all stakeholders including State Governments and other Central Ministries/Departments. Regular meetings with concerned State officials at the local/district/state level are held on a daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly basis, as per requirements based on the criticality of the issues. A comparison from last year is as under:
| FY | Target(Km) | Achievement(Cumulative) | |||
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | ||
| 2021-22 | 12000 | 2284 | 3824 | 5118 Till, Nov-21 | |
| 2020-21 | 11000 | 1823 | 3950 | 7767 | 13327 |
It is estimated that about 4,076 man-days or about 15.5 man-years of employment are required for the construction of one kilometre of the National Highway. Therefore, 14.2 crore man-days or 5.37 lakh man-years of employment are required for the implementation of Bharatmala Pariyojana.
This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Disclaimer : This is an official press release by PIB.
