Recent road developments in India

1. by
Prof P.P. Dange (Assistant Professor)
Department of Civil Engineering
Sanjivani College of Engineering, Kopargaon,
423603
Subject :Infrastructural Projects
B.Tech. Civil
Sanjivani Rural Education Society’s
Sanjivani College of Engineering, Kopargaon, 423603
An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
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2. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
It was constituted by an Act of Parliament
in 1988 under the administrative control
of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
 NHAI has been set up as a Central Authority
to develop, maintain and manage the National
Highways entrusted to it by the Government
of India.
Recent developments

3.  Phase I: Approved in December 2000, at an
estimated cost of ₹300 billion, it included
the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ), portions of
the NS-EW Corridors, and connectivity of major
ports to National Highways.
 Phase II: Approved in December 2003, at an
estimated cost of ₹343 billion, it included the
completion of the NS-EW corridors and another
486 km (302 mi) of highways.
The NHDP is under implementation in
Phases

4.  Phase IIIA: This phase was approved in March
2005, at an estimated cost of ₹222 billion, it
includes an upgrade to 4-lanes of 4,035 km
(2,507 mi)of National Highways.
 Phase IIIB: This was approved in April 2006, at an
estimated cost of ₹543 billion, it includes an
upgrade to 4-lanes of 8,074 km (5,017 mi) of
National Highways.
 Phase V: Approved in October 2006, it includes
upgrades to 6-lanes for 6,500 km (4,000 mi), of
which 5,700 km (3,500 mi) is on the GQ. This phase
is entirely on a DBFO basis.
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5.  Phase V: Approved in October 2006, it includes
upgrades to 6-lanes for 6,500 km (4,000 mi), of
which 5,700 km (3,500 mi) is on the GQ. This
phase is entirely on a DBFO basis.
 Phase VI: This phase, approved in November
2006, will develop 1,000 km (620 mi) of
expressways at an estimated cost of ₹ 167 billion.
 Phase VII: This phase, approved in December
2007 will develop ring-roads, bypasses and
flyovers to avoid traffic bottlenecks on selected
stretches at a cost of ₹167 billion.
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6. It is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen
major highways in India to a higher standard.
The project was started in 1998 under the
leadership of Prime Minister, Atal Bihari
Vajpayee.
National Highways account for only about 2% of
the total length of roads, but carry about 40% of
the total traffic across the length and breadth of
the country.
National Highways Development
Project (NHDP)

7.  This project is managed by the National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI) under the Ministry of
Road, Transport and Highways.
 The NHDP represents 49,260 km of roads and
highways work and construction in order to
boost economic development of the country.
 The government has planned to end the NHDP
program in early 2018 and subsume the ongoing
projects under a larger Bharatmala project.
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8.  BRO is entrusted for construction of roads,
bridges, tunnels, causeways, helipads and
airfields.
 The BRO is also in charge of maintenance of its
road networks.
 In many places landslides, avalanches and snow
block the routes and have to be cleared as quickly
as possible.
 BRO also employs more than 200,000 casual paid
labours in the task.
Border Roads Organisation (BRO)

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BRO develops and maintains road networks in
India's border areas and friendly neighboring
countries.
This includes infrastructure operations in 19
states and three union territories
(including Andaman and Nicobar Islands) and
neighboring countries such
as Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tajikistan and
Sri Lanka.
BRO is also tasked with maintaining this
infrastructure including operations such as snow
clearance.

10. By 2022, BRO had constructed over 55,000
kilometres (34,000 mi) of roads, over 450
permanent bridges with a total length of over
44,000 metres (27 mi) length and 19 airfields in
strategic locations.
The Border Roads Organisation functions under the
control of the Ministry of Defence (since 2015).
This body is responsible for maintaining the road
networks in the border areas of India.
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11.  This organization plays an equally important part
in the infrastructure development of the border
areas of the country.
 It is a road construction executive force in India
that provides support to and is now a part of
the Indian Armed Forces.
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12. During Peace
 To develop and maintain the operational road
infrastructure of General Staff (GS) roads in the
border areas.
 To contribute to the socio-economic development
of the border states.
 During War
 To develop and maintain roads to keep line of
control through in original sectors and re-
deployed sectors.
 To execute additional tasks as laid down by the
government contributing to the war effort.
Roles of the BRO

13. Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana is a Central
government scheme.
Objective -Is to provide connectivity by way of an
all-weather road (with necessary culverts and cross-
drainage structures which is operable throughout
the year) to the eligible unconnected habitations in
the rural areas with a population of 500 persons and
above (2001 census) in plain areas.
PMGSY

14. For greater direction, the guidelines cited must be
referred to along with the PMGSY website
(http://www.pmgsy.nic.in/) for guidance and
clarification on implementation from time to time.
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15. Maharashtra State Road
Development Corporation Limited
It is an Indian public limited company fully
owned by the Government of Maharashtra.
MSRDC was established on July 9, 1996
and incorporated as a public limited company
under the Companies Act 1956 on August 2,
1996.
It is responsible for developing, building
and maintaining roads in Maharashtra.

16.  The MSRDC has following departments:
 Administration
 Engineering
 Toll Monitoring
 Land & Surveys
 Accounts & Finance
 Commercial
 Special Planning Authority
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