Parliament Question: Alignment of National Highway

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 789 ANSWERED ON 23RD JULY, 2026 ALIGNMENT OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY 789. SHRI SATPAL BRAHAMCHARI: Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that the need for an alignment/cut for safe movement near village Barauli on the National Highway route from Jind University to Lajwana Kalan in Haryana has been felt for a long time and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether any proposal or demand has been received from public representatives or local people in this regard; (c) if so, whether any survey or technical inspection has been conducted to assess the feasibility of constructing an alignment/cut at the said location, if so, the current status thereof; (d) whethe the Government proposes to grant approval for the construction of an alignment/cut at the said location keeping in view road safety and the convenience of students, farmers and local people; and (e) if so, the details of the proposed timeline and estimated cost of the same? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI) (a) to (e) A request was received for the provision of a median opening near village Barauli on NH-352 at its intersection with the Jind University-Lajwana Kalan village road.The site of the said location has been examined and it was observed that there exists a median opening at a distance of 1300m towards the Narwana side and an underpass at a distance of 660m towards the Rohtak side through which road users can safely access the cross road. There is no connectivity constraint between Jind University and village Barauli. Provision of an additional median opening at such a short interval is not feasible from the road safety point of view. *****