STATUS OF GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL ROAD PROJECT
The State-wise details of the present status
of the Golden Quadrilateral Road Project are as follows: -
|
S.No. |
State |
Length in km |
|
Upgradation to 4/6 lanes (length in km) |
| |
|
|
Completed |
In progress |
|
1. |
Andhra Pradesh |
1014 |
43 |
971 |
|
2. |
Bihar |
206 |
0 |
206 |
|
3. |
Delhi |
25 |
25 |
- |
|
4. |
Gujarat |
485 |
167 |
318 |
|
5. |
Haryana |
152 |
152 |
- |
|
6. |
Jharkhand |
192 |
43 |
149 |
|
7. |
Karnataka |
623 |
98 |
525 |
|
8. |
Maharashtra |
488 |
153 |
335 |
|
9. |
Orissa |
440 |
28 |
412 |
|
10. |
Rajasthan |
725 |
172 |
553 |
|
11. |
Tamil Nadu |
342 |
0 |
342 |
|
12. |
Uttar Pradesh |
753* |
113 |
556 |
|
13. |
West Bengal |
401 |
80 |
321 |
| |
Total |
5,846 |
1,074 |
4,688 |
* Contracts for 84 km long Allahabad bypass are
yet to be awarded.
An amount of Rs.5180 crore has been spent
on the project upto 31.5.2002.
The Golden Quadrilateral project is targeted
for substantial completion by December 2003.
This information was given by the Minister
of State (Independent Charge) for Road Transport and Highways,
Major General (Retd.) B.C. Khanduri in reply to a question of
Shri Sanat Kumar Mandal in Lok Sabha today.
