**Executive Summary**
This document summarizes the progress of Bharatmala Pariyojana projects in Tamil Nadu, as of November 30, 2025, in response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1970, answered on December 11, 2025. It provides details on sanctioned projects, allocated budget, expenditure, current status, timelines, and the Pollachi-Kamalapuram four-lane highway's progress. The document references Annexures A, B, and C for detailed information.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **State-wise Progress Details (Annexure A):**
* Lists the length of road projects awarded and the length constructed in each state as of October 2025.
* Tamil Nadu has 1,476 km of road projects awarded, with 1,308 km constructed.
* **Project Details in Tamil Nadu (Annexure B):**
* Provides project-wise details for projects taken up under Bharatmala Pariyojana in Tamil Nadu.
* Includes the project name, length, total capital cost, appointed date, physical progress (%), scheduled completion date, revised completion date, and expenditure till November 2025.
* Notes that work on one project (Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway from km 204+500 to 230+000) has stopped due to financial constraints of the concessionaire, and a termination notice has been issued.
* **Pollachi-Kamalapuram Highway Status (Annexure C):**
* Details the progress of 4-laning projects from Kamalapuram to Pollachi section of NH-83.
* Includes project name, cost, length, appointed date, physical progress, length completed, and scheduled completion date.
* One section is complete, while the remaining are in progress.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
* **Impact**: Responsible for overseeing and monitoring the progress of the Bharatmala Pariyojana projects in Tamil Nadu.
* **Action Required**: Review the detailed annexures, address the issues hindering project progress (e.g., financial constraints of concessionaires), and ensure timely completion of the projects.
**Contractors / Concessionaires**
* **Impact**: Responsible for executing the road construction projects and adhering to timelines. Subject to contract termination if failing to meet financial obligations.
* **Action Required**: Contractors must manage project finances effectively and adhere to construction timelines to avoid contract termination.
**Citizens of Tamil Nadu / Road Users**
* **Impact**: Will benefit from improved road infrastructure and connectivity upon completion of the projects.
* **Action Required**: None.
Key Entities Referenced
Bharatmala Pariyojana: A centrally sponsored road and highways project in India, under which projects are sanctioned.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of road transport and highways in India.
Tamil Nadu: A state in southern India where the projects under Bharatmala Pariyojana are being implemented and are the subject of the question.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India where the question regarding Bharatmala Pariyojana projects was raised.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1970
ANSWERED ON 11TH DECEMBER, 2025
BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU
1970. SHRI ESWARASAMY K:
Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
be pleased to state:
(a) the details of projects sanctioned under the Bharatmala Pariyojana
scheme including the total length and financial allocation for each State,
State-wise;
(b) the total budget allocated and expenditure incurred so far for the
Bharatmala Pariyojana projects in Tamil Nadu, project-wise;
(c) the present status and timeline fixed for completion of each of these
projects in Tamil Nadu, project-wise; and
(d) the current stage of progress, funds allocated and utilised and expected
date of completion of the Pollachi-Kamalapuram four-lane highway being
constructed via Madathukulam and Oddanchatram?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) The details are at Annexure A.
(b) & (c) The details are Annexure B.
(d) The details are Annexure C.ANNEXURE A
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 1970 ANSWERED ON 11TH DECEMBER, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI
ESWARASAMY K REGARDING ‘BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA PROJECTS IN
TAMIL NADU’.
State Wise Progress Details for Bharatmala Pariyojana
Length Awarded Length Constructed till
State
(km) October, 2025 (km)
Andhra Pradesh 1,936 1,352
Assam 431 411
Bihar 1,159 716
Chhattisgarh 471 353
Delhi 203 190
Goa 26 26
Gujarat 1,194 1,031
Haryana 1,058 984
Himachal Pradesh 167 116
Jammu & Kashmir 251 157
Jharkhand 801 515
Karnataka 1,603 1,176
Kerala 708 517
Madhya Pradesh 2,017 1,691
Maharashtra 2,174 1,960
Manipur 635 511
Meghalaya 170 137
Mizoram 593 524
Nagaland 208 163
Odisha 967 932
Punjab 1,553 768
Rajasthan 2,360 2,258
Tamil Nadu 1,476 1,308
Telangana 1,026 874
Tripura 94 69
Uttar Pradesh 2,495 2,084
Uttarakhand 264 177
West Bengal 385 350
Total 26,425 21,351ANNEXURE B
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) AND (c) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1970 ANSWERED ON 11TH DECEMBER, 2025
ASKED BY SHRI ESWARASAMY K REGARDING ‘BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA
PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU’.
Details of projects taken up under Bharatmala Pariyojana in Tamil Nadu and their status as on 30.11.2025
Total C Physical P Expenditure
Projec
apital Appoi rogress Scheduled Till
Sl. t Leng
Corridor name Project Name Cost nted (%) as Revised date of November
No. th
(Rs. Date on (30.11. completion 2025
(km)
Cr.) 2025) (Rs. Cr.)
Projects under Bharatmala
Bangalore-Chennai E
Bengaluru - Che XP from km 156+000 30.05.
1 24 1,482 92% 15.01.2026 1,374
nnai EXP (Gudipala) - 180+000 ( 2022
Walajahpet), PKG-I
Bangalore-Chennai E
XP from km 180+000
Bengaluru - Che 16.07.
2 (Walajahpet) - 204+50 25 1,107 93% 31.01.2026 788
nnai EXP 2022
0 (Arakkonam), PKG-I
I
Work stopped si
nce May, 2025 d
ue to financial c
Bangalore-Chennai E
onstraints of
XP from km 204+500
Bengaluru - Che 08.08. Concessionaire.
3 (Arakkonam) - 230+00 26 1,525 54% 767
nnai EXP 2022 Intention to Ter
0 (Kanchepuram), PK
minate Notice to
G-III
the Concessiona
ire given on 10.1
1.2025.
Bangalore-Chennai E
Bengaluru - Che XP from km 230+000 11.07.
4 32 3,606 83% 30.04.2026 1,666
nnai EXP (Kanchepuram) - 262 2022
+100, PKG-IV
Bangalore Ring Road
Bengaluru - Che-STRR (Tamil Nadu Po 18.05.
5 36 1,261 76% 31.05.2026 591
nnai rtion - Hosur - Sarjapu 2023
ra)
27.10.2026
(Earlier contract
6 laning of Sriperamb foreclosed and b
Bengaluru - Cheadur - Karaipettai sec 27.01. alance work aw 897.51
6 34 1,315 18%
nnai tion of NH-4 in Tamil 2025 arded to M/s. P&
Nadu C. Old contract
or completed 17
Km)6 laning of Karaipetta
Bengaluru - Chei - Walajahpet section 11.02.
7 36 767 94% 31.12.2025 600
nnai of NH-4 in Tamil Nad 2019
u
6L of Maduravoyal - S
riperumbudur Section
Bengaluru - Che 14.02. Completed on 27
8 from Km. 13+800 - K 23 463 100% 368
nnai 2022 .12.2024
m. 37+000 of NH-4 th
rough NH-GoTN
Madurai - Kkum Madurai Ring Road (P 16.03.
9 30 900 88% 31.01.2026 752
ari (NS) hase 1) 2020
Bengaluru - Coi Hosur - Dharmapuri (P 26.10.
10 23 1,757 79% 31.03.2026 1,391
mbatore kg 1) 2022
Bengaluru - Coi Hosur - Dharmapuri (P 07.12.
11 37 1,244 83% 31.12.2025 656
mbatore kg 2) 2021
Bengaluru - Coi Hosur - Dharmapuri (P 22.08. Completed on 30
12 34 1,540 100% 1,036
mbatore kg 3) 2021 .03.2024
Chittoor - Thatchur fr
om Km 96+040 (Pond
Solapur - Kurno 24.01.
13 avakkam) - Km 116+1 20 1,360 31% 31.07.2026 353
ol - Chennai 2023
00 (Kannigaipair) Pac
kage 4
Chittoor - Thatchur fr
om Km 43+800 (Kum
Chittoor - Nagar 30.10.
14 arajapet) - Km 61+38 18 703 90% 31.12.2025 360
i 2023
0 (Veera Kaveri Raja
Puram) Package 2
8L of Guduvanchery (
Km 38+000) - Maraim
alai Nagar (km 42+00
Chennai - Madu 0) - Singaperumal Ko 24.02. Completed on 28
15 13 209 100% 199
rai il (47+000) - Chettipu 2021 .07.2023
niyam Mahindra city (
51+300) Section of N
H 45
4L of Thirumangalam
Madurai - Kolla - Vadugapatti section 23.02.
16 36 1,077 92% 31.01.2026 637
m from km 0+000 - km 3 2023
6+000 of NH-744
4L of Vadugapatti - T
herkuvenganallur (Raj
Madurai - Kolla 12.04.
17 apalyam) section fro 36 1,317 99% 31.01.2026 939
m 2023
m km 36+000 - km 71
+600 of NH-744
Madurai - Melur
Melur - Pilayarpatti - 16.03.
18 - Karaikudi - Ta 46 1,104 90% 31.01.2026 790
Karaikudi 2020
njore
Chennai - Maha
Mahabalipuram - Pon 12.05.
19 balipuram - Pon 31 1,361 59% 31.05.2026 800
dicherry (Pkg 1) 2022
dicherryChennai - Maha
Mahabalipuram - Pon 07.12.
20 balipuram - Pon 31 1,116 52% 30.06.2026 460
dicherry (Pkg 2) 2023
dicherry
Madurai (km.0+000) -
Madurai - Natha
Chettikulam (km 7+0 05.11. Completed on 06
21 m - Thuvaranku 7 804 100% 790
40) of Madurai-Natha 2018 .04.2023
richi
m Section(PKG-1)
Madurai - Natha
Chettikulam - Natham 05.11. Completed on 05
22 m - Thuvaranku 29 838 100% 641
section of NH-785 2018 .02.2024
richi
Madurai - Natha
Natham - Thuvaranku 28.02. Completed on 23
23 m - Thuvaranku 24 528 100% 511
richi 2020 .01.2023
richi
Remaining Works of
Mumbai - KanyaKerala / Tamil Nadu B 03.08.
24 24 1,564 65% 30.04.2026 740
kumari order - Kanyakumari 2023
section of NH-66
Total Bharatmala (A) 674 28,944 17,210
Projects under Peripheral Connectivity & Other Economic Corridor (OEC) - NHDP
Construction of new 4-
Peripheral Conn lane Elevated Road fro
23.11.
1 ectivity Road - m Chennai Port - Madu 5 1,389 13% 20.02.2027 107
2023
52 (PC) ravoyal (NH-4) - Packa
ge 1
Construction of new 4-
Peripheral Conn lane Elevated Road fro
23.11.
2 ectivity Road - m Chennai Port- Madur 5 1,617 13% 20.02.2027 96
2023
52 (PC) avoyal (NH-4) - Packag
e 2
Construction of new 4-
Peripheral Conn lane Elevated Road fro
23.11.
3 ectivity Road - m Chennai Port- Madur 4 1,299 13% 20.02.2027 85
2023
52 (PC) avoyal (NH-4)- Packag
e 3
Construction of new 4-
Peripheral Conn lane Elevated Road fro
23.11.
4 ectivity Road - m Chennai Port -Madur 6 1,205 4% 20.02.2027 28
2023
52 (PC) avoyal (NH-4)- Packag
e 4
Viluppuram (Km 0+000
Villupuram - Na 25.11. Completed on
5 ) - Puducherry (Km 29+ 29 1,358 98% 1,045
gapattinam 2021 23.02.2025
000) Section of NH-32)
Puducherry (Km 29+00
Villupuram - Na 0) - Poondiyankuppam 15.11. completed on
6 38 1,588 99% 903
gapattinam (Km 67+000) Section o 2021 15.10.2025
f NH-332)
Poondiankuppam - Satt
Villupuram - Na anathapuram km 67+0 20.01. Completed on
7 57 2,566 100% 1,788
gapattinam 00 - km 123+800 of NH 2022 09.12.2024
-32
Sattanathapuram- Nag
Villupuram - Na 05.10.
8 apattinam (Design Ch 56 2,900 75% 31.03.2026 1,380
gapattinam 2020
Km 123+800 - Km 180+624) section of NH-32
Completed on 25
.01.2023
Remaining works of Di
Trichy - Dindigu 09.09. ( 640m pending
9 ndigul - Theni - Kumili, 44 389 98% 360
l - Kumili 2019 due to LA issue
NH-183
Vakkampatti vill
age )
Coimbatore - M Oddhanchatram - Mada 05.10. Completed on
10 45 1,608 100% 1,021
adurai thukulam, NH-83 2020 27.01.2024
Coimbatore - M Madathukulam - Pollac 04.12.
11 50 1,472 92% 30.04.2026 1,014
adurai hi, NH-83 2020
Coimbatore - M Kamalapuram - Oddan 21.01.
12 37 1,319 85% 31.03.2026 560
adurai chatram, NH-83 2021
Remaining works of Tri
Trichy - Karaiku
chy - Karaikudi, NH-33 12.09. Completed on
13 di - Ramanatha 13 167 100% 136
6, 36, 536 & including 2019 15.10.2023
puram
Trichy Bypass, NH-83
Krishnagiri - Tin Remaining works of Ti 04.11. Completed on
14 182 697 100% 575
divanam ndivanam - Krishnagiri 2019 31.07.2024
Trichirapalli (Km.0+00
Trichy - Chidam 01.03. Completed on
15 0) - Kallagam (Km.38+ 39 1,502 100% 1,180
baram 2019 15.06.2023
700) Section of NH-227
Kallagam (Km.38+700)
Trichy - Chidam 23.04. Completed on
16 - Meensurutti (Km.98.4 60 1,499 100% 1,060
baram 2019 31.12.2022
33) Section of NH-227
Meensurutti (Km. 98+4
Trichy - Chidam 33) - Chidambarm (Km. 23.04. Completed on
17 32 886 100% 439
baram 129+965.) Section of N 2019 15.02.2024
H-227
Remaining Works of 4 l
ane bypasses Thanner
Kulam Thozur Sevapet
a and Veppampattu fro
Chennai - Tiruth m km 50+900 - km 61+ 21.09.
18 18 700 98% 31.12.2025 573
ani - Tirupati 470 of NH-205 as Bala 2022
nce work of Tirupathi-
Tiruttani-Chennai Secti
on (Tiruvallur Bypass
) in Tamil Nadu
Nagapattinam Thanjav
Nagapattinam - 05.05. Completed on
19 ur section of NH-67 (Te 65 555 100% 478
Thanjavur 2021 31.03.2024
rminated)
Total PC & OEC (B) 784 24,716 12,826
Total (A+B) 1,458 53,660 30,036ANNEXURE C
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 1970 ANSWERED ON 11TH DECEMBER, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI
ESWARASAMY K REGARDING ‘BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA PROJECTS IN
TAMIL NADU’.
Status of the 4-lane projects from Kamalapuram to Pollachi section of NH-83
Cost Physical Progr Length compScheduled Re
Lengt Appoint
Sl. (Rs. ess (%) as leted as vised Remar
Name Project h (Km ed
No. in on on date of ks
) Date
Cr.) 30.11.2025 30.11.2025 completion
4-laning of Kamala
Work
puram - Oddanchat 21.01.2
1 1319 37 85% 32 31.03.2026 in Pro
ram section of NH- 021
gress
83
4-laning of Oddanc
Work
hatram - Madathuk 05.10.2 Completed o
2 1608 45 100% 45 compl
ulam section of N 020 n 27.01.2024
eted
H-83
4-laning of Madath Work
04.12.2
3 ukulam - Pollachi s 1772 50 92% 47 30.04.2026 in Pro
020
ection of NH-83 gress
Total 4699 132
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