MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
Out of 1,46,195 km length of National Highways (NH) network in the country, damages have been reported in about 816 km length during the current financial year.
Development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process. The conditions of NHs are assessed from time to time by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and its various executing agencies. The maintenance works on NHs are accordingly taken up from time to time to keep the NHs in traffic worthy condition.
Details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred by MoRTH on Maintenance and Repair (M&R) of NHs during the last five years are as under:-
Amount in Rs. Crore
Year
Allocation
Expenditure
2019-20
3,418
3,011
2020-21
5,948
5,948
2021-22
5,214
5,135
2022-23
6,510
6,278
2023-24
6,581
6,523
State / Union Territory (UT) – wise details of NH length maintained / repaired / improved under all types of M&R works during the last five years are at Annexure.
The Government has prioritized the maintenance of existing NH network and inter-alia evolved a mechanism to ensure M&R of all NHs sections through accountable maintenance agency.
The M&R of stretches of NHs, where development works have commenced or Operation, Maintenance and Transfer (OMT) Concessions/ Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Contracts have been awarded, are the responsibility of the concerned Concessionaires/ Contractors till the end of the Defect Liability Period (DLP)/ the Concession Period. Similarly, for NHs stretches undertaken under TOT (Toll Operate and Transfer) and InvIT (Infrastructure Investment Trust), M&R responsibility lies with concerned Concessionaire till the end of the Concession Period.
For all remaining sections of NHs stretches, Government has taken a policy decision to undertake maintenance works through Performance based Maintenance Contract (PBMC) or Short Term Maintenance Contract (STMC).
MoRTH encourages the adoption of innovative technologies or methods to enhance the durability and reduce the maintenance requirements of NHs (depending upon factors like rainfall, terrain type, soil category etc.). Such innovative technologies or methods include stabilization of subgrade, geosynthetic reinforced layer(s) in sub-base / base, concrete roads / whitetopping, perpetual pavement, Hi-performance bituminous mixes, modified bitumen / bituminous mixes, Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Cement Grouted Bituminous Mixes, intelligent compaction etc.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1822 ANSWERED ON 05.12.2024 ASKED BY ADV. CHANDRA SHEKHAR REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
State / UT – wise details of NH length maintained / repaired / improved under all types of M&R works during the last five years:-
Length in Km
S. No.
State/UT
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
1
Andhra Pradesh
2,757
3,073
2,950
3,257
2,757
2
Arunachal Pradesh
0
88
116
174
0
3
Assam
575
727
670
749
575
4
Bihar
309
464
489
361
309
5
Chhattisgarh
20
89
144
53
20
6
Goa
13
13
13
50
13
7
Gujarat
2,998
3,092
3,130
3,429
2,998
8
Haryana
716
830
1,227
1,706
716
9
Himachal Pradesh
370
488
471
500
370
10
Jharkhand
435
776
782
818
435
11
Karnataka
2,021
1,881
1,753
1,627
2,021
12
Kerala
119
216
123
184
119
13
Madhya Pradesh
1,371
1,412
1,513
1,680
1,371
14
Maharashtra
1,102
1,382
1,467
1,724
1,102
15
Manipur
420
381
461
430
420
16
Meghalaya
47
73
40
232
47
17
Mizoram
53
279
423
17
53
18
Nagaland
63
159
83
84
63
19
Odisha
86
416
659
880
86
20
Punjab
562
972
1,083
1,538
562
21
Rajasthan
2,344
2,910
3,106
3,300
2,344
22
Sikkim
31
97
28
28
31
23
Tamil Nadu
869
820
941
1,329
869
24
Telangana
563
943
889
1,270
563
25
Tripura
185
432
343
337
185
26
Uttar Pradesh
2,460
2,644
3,021
3,953
2,460
27
Uttrakhand
218
407
739
718
218
28
West Bengal
231
134
218
95
231
29
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
36
43
11
94
90
30
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
49
49
49
49
12
31
Jammu and Kashmir
429
429
454
334
428
Total
21,450
25,721
27,393
31,002
36,503
This information was given by the The Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.