He further told Mr. Naik that the total area to be acquired is 132 ha for NH-4A and 310 ha for NH-17.
Mr. Singh told Mr. Naik that the construction period of NH-4A is 30 months and for NH-17 is 36 months.
The Minister further said that for NH-4A tender has been awarded under Build, Operate & Transfer (BOT) (Design, Build, Finance, Operate & Transfer pattern) for a total project cost of Rs. 471.00 crore. The total project cost of NH-17 is Rs. 1872 crore for which bidding is in process.
In the reply to another question on State Highways and District Roads Mr. Singh told Mr. Naik that as per provision of the Central Road Fund (CRF) Act, 2000, the cess levied on Petrol and High Speed Diesel is utilized for the development and maintenance of National Highways, development of the rural roads, development and maintenance of other State roads including roads of Inter-State Connectivity and Economic Importance and construction of roads either under or over the railways by means of a bridge and erection of safety works at unmanned rail road crossings.
He further told Mr. Naik that this Ministry is responsible for the allocation of funds to the States for the development and maintenance of State roads including State Highways, Major District roads and other roads of importance excluding rural roads. The allocation made to the States accordingly for such roads is Rs. 13613.05 crores so far.
State Governments implement the projects sanctioned under the CRF by incurring expenditure against the annual allocation made to them and release of funds based on progress of works and actual expenditure. The total amount released to States till date is Rs. 11104.42 crores, he added.
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