Parliament Question: Construction of Greenfield Expressways

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3258 ANSWERED ON 12TH MARCH, 2026 CONSTRUCTION OF GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS 3258. DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT: Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् ग मंत्री be pleased to state: (a) the number of Greenfield Expressways currently being constructed in the country, State-wise; (b) the number of Greenfield Expressways proposed or under construction in Rajasthan, including name of districts through which they pass, their total length and the total investment made thereon, district-wise; (c) the total length of National Highways constructed or upgraded under the Bharatmala Project in the country, State-wise and the investment made thereon, particularly district-wise in Rajasthan; (d) the details of assessment made regarding the utility of the Delhi– Vadodara–Mumbai and Amritsar–Jamnagar Green Corridor Expressways in terms of economic development, mining, industry and connectivity; and (e) whether the Government has any specific plan for ensuring safe and convenient connectivity on feeder roads connecting villages to National Highways, if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)(a) 35 number of Greenfield Expressways/Access-controlled corridors with a total length of 10,196 km are completed/under construction in the country. The details are enclosed as Annexure-I. (b) 4 number of Greenfield Expressways/Access-controlled corridors with a total length of 1,190 km costing Rs.40,520 crore are under implementation in the State of Rajasthan. The details are enclosed as Annexure-II. (c) Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I was approved by the Government in 2017 covering a length of 34,800 km across the country at an estimated outlay of Rs.5,35,000 Crore. Under the program, projects covering a total length of 26,425 km had been awarded and out of this, 22,223 km has already been constructed upto February 2026. The State-wise details are enclosed as Annexure-III. The district wise details with respect to the State of Rajasthan is enclosed as Annexure-IV. (d) Development of Delhi-Vadodara-Mumbai and Amritsar- Jamnagar Greenfield corridors are expected to have positive effects across multiple sectors. Delhi Mumbai Expressway will provide access-controlled connectivity to 93 National Master Plan (NMP) nodes, 8 Multi-Modal Logistics Parks (MMLPs), 12 ports and 8 airports. It is also expected to provide an economic thrust to backward regions along the corridor alignment including 2 aspirational and 8 tribal districts. Amritsar-Jamnagar corridor will act as an integral artery connecting land locked regions (Haryana, Punjab, J&K and Himachal Pradesh) to key maritime ports in Gujarat. It is expected to provide integrated connectivity to economic centers including 2 NMP nodes (Bikaner and Jodhpur) and 3 tourist hubs (Bikaner, Jodhpur and Barmer). Further, it shall also feature a dedicated utility corridor for Optical Fiber Cables, serving as the backbone for 5G and 6G rollout by providing high speed connectivity to remote areas. (e) Government in Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) whereas the feeder routes and roads of village connectivity come under the purview of the local Authorities and respective State Governments.The development of Highways infrastructure is a continuous process. For development of State roads, financial assistance is provided under Central Road Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) subject to accrual as per applicable guidelines thereon.Annexure-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3258 ANSWERED ON 12TH MARCH, 2026 ASKED BY DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS. Details of Greenfield Expressways/Access-controlled Corridors taken up by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways: S. Corridor Name Length Status States No. Ahmedabad - 1 109 Completed Gujarat Dholera EXP Ahmedabad – 2 93 Completed Gujarat Vadodara Delhi Meerut Delhi, Uttar 3 97 Completed Expressway Pradesh Eastern Peripheral Haryana, 4 Expressway 136 Completed Uttar Pradesh Kota Indore (Garoth Madhya 5 136 Completed to Ujjain) Pradesh Delhi, 6 UER II 75 Completed Haryana Delhi, 7 Dwarka Expressway 29 Completed Haryana Partially completed, 8 Ambala - Kotputli 336 partial length under Haryana implementation Andhra Partially completed, Bengaluru - Chennai Pradesh, 9 262 partial length under EXP Karnataka, implementation Tamil Nadu Partially completed, Telangana, Solapur - Kurnool - 10 290 partial length under Maharashtra, Chennai implementation Karnataka 11 Bengaluru – Mysuru 119 Completed Karnataka Partially completed, Delhi, Uttar Delhi - Saharanpur - 12 264 partial length under Pradesh, Dehradun implementation UttarakhandMadhya Partially completed, Pradesh, 13 Indore – Hyderabad 527 partial length under Maharashtra, implementation Telangana Chandigarh - Ambala Partially completed, Haryana, 14 - Shamli 184 partial length under Punjab, Uttar implementation Pradesh Partially completed, Andhra 15 Chittoor Thatchur 116 partial length under Pradesh implementation Gujarat, Partially completed, Amritsar - Bhatinda - Haryana, 16 1070 partial length under Jamnagar Punjab, implementation Rajasthan Partially completed, Andhra Hyderabad 17 222 partial length under Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam implementation Telangana Andhra Partially completed, Raipur – Pradesh, 18 465 partial length under Vishakhapatnam Chhattisgarh, implementation Odisha Gujarat, Haryana, Partially completed, Madhya 19 Delhi - Mumbai EXP 1445 partial length under Pradesh, implementation Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Delhi Partially completed, Raipur Ranchi partial length under Chhattisgarh, 20 514 corridor implementation and Jharkhand awarded, not appointed Partially completed, Haryana, Delhi - Amritsar - partial length under Jammu and 21 680 Katra EXP implementation and Kashmir, awarded, not appointed Punjab Partially completed, partial length under 22 Bangalore Ring Road 280 Karnataka implementation and awarded, not appointed Kanpur - Lucknow Uttar 23 63 Under Implementation EXP Pradesh Kurnool - Kadapa - Andhra 24 Tirupati (Bengaluru - 159 Under Implementation Pradesh Chennai) Telangana, 25 Nagpur - Vijayawada 401 Under Implementation Andhra PradeshPaniyala - 26 86 Under implementation Rajasthan Barodameo 27 Durg Raipur Arang 92 Under Implementation Chhattisgarh Bengaluru - Kadappa Andhra 28 342 Under Implementation - Vijayawada Pradesh Partially under Bhatinda - Ludhiana - implementation, partial 29 229 Punjab Rupnagar length awarded not appointed Partially under implementation, Partial 30 Amas – Darbhanga 213 Bihar length awarded, not appointed Bihar, Partially under Jharkhand, Varanasi - Ranchi - implementation, partial 31 639 Uttar Kolkata length awarded not Pradesh, appointed West Bengal Kharagpur – 32 235 Awarded, not appointed West Bengal Moregram Sahebganj- Areraj – 33 79 Awarded, not appointed Bihar Bettiah Sasaram - Arrah – 34 121 Awarded, not appointed Bihar Patna Madhya Pradesh, 35 Agra - Gwalior 88 Awarded, Not Appointed Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh Grand Total 10,196Annexure-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3258 ANSWERED ON 12TH MARCH, 2026 ASKED BY DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS. Details of Greenfield Expressways/Access-controlled Corridors taken up in the State of Rajasthan: Total Capital Length (km) Corridor Cost (Rs in Status District name (Rajasthan) crore) Alwar, 8-lane Delhi- 394 km Bharatpur, Vadodara- completed and Dausa, Sawai 441 19,420 Mumbai 47 km under Madhopur, Expressway construction Tonk, Bundi, Kota Hanumangarh, 6-lane Amritsar- Sriganganagar, Jamnagar 637 14,900 Completed Bikaner, Economic Jodhpur, Corridor Barmer, Jalore 4-lane Paniyala- Under Alwar, Kotputli, 86 4,900 Barodameo construction Behror 6-lane Agra- 26 1,300 Work Awarded Dhaulpur GwaliorAnnexure-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3258 ANSWERED ON 12TH MARCH, 2026 ASKED BY DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS. Details of projects taken up under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I: Total Length Length Length Constructed State (km) Awarded (km) till 28th Feb’26 (km) Andhra Pradesh 2,525 1,936 1,486 Assam 433 431 413 Bihar 1,572 1,159 765 Chhattisgarh 571 471 400 Delhi 203 203 192 Goa 26 26 26 Gujarat 1,577 1,194 1,055 Haryana 1,058 1,058 1,011 Himachal Pradesh 167 167 117 Jammu & Kashmir 433 251 173 Jharkhand 1,000 801 538 Karnataka 2,059 1,603 1,225 Kerala 1,126 708 549 Madhya Pradesh 3,063 2,017 1,806 Maharashtra 3,029 2,174 1,987 Manipur 635 635 541 Meghalaya 170 170 139 Mizoram 593 593 524 Nagaland 208 208 164 Odisha 1,586 967 944 Punjab 1,764 1,553 842 Rajasthan 2,503 2,360 2,262 Tamil Nadu 2,414 1,476 1,335 Telangana 1,719 1,026 941 Tripura 94 94 69 Uttar Pradesh 3,126 2,495 2,159 Uttarakhand 273 264 199 West Bengal 874 385 360 Total 34,800 26,425 22,223Annexure-IV ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3258 ANSWERED ON 12TH MARCH, 2026 ASKED BY DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS. Details of projects taken up under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I in the State of Rajasthan: Total Length Corridor Length Constructed District Name (kms) (kms) Delhi – Vadodara 8 Alwar, Bharatpur, Dausa, Sawai 441 437 Lane Carriageway Madhopur, Tonk, Bundi, Kota Hanumangarh, Sriganganagar, Amritsar – Jamnagar 637 637 Bikaner, Jodhpur, Barmer, Economic Corridor Jalore Paniyala – 86 - Alwar, Kotputli - Behror Barodameo Peripheral Barmer, Sanchore, Jaisalmer, 1038 1037 Connectivity Road Bikaner, Phalodi, Anupgarh Beawar (Bar) - 105 105 Beawar, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer Jodhpur - Pokhran Jaipur Ring Road 53 46 Jaipur Total 2,360 2,262 *****