**Summary:**
This document summarizes the response provided by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4065, concerning the incomplete construction of a 2-3 kilometer stretch of National Highway No. 752E (Paithan-Pandharpur Palkhi Marg) near Dongarkinhi village in Patoda Taluka, Beed District. The primary reason for the delay is the lack of forest clearance.
Specifically, the National Highways Department, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, submitted a proposal on January 4, 2021, through the online Parivesh portal, seeking forest land use for the highway construction. This proposal was subsequently withdrawn by the User Agency. As of August 18, 2025 (the date of the response), the State Forest Department of Maharashtra has not received any fresh proposal regarding this road construction project. Therefore, the issuance of necessary clearances for completing the Palkhi Marg is pending the submission of a new proposal.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highway No. 752E: A specific national highway that is the subject of the question.
PaithanPandharpur Palkhi Marg: The route that National Highway No. 752E follows, specifically mentioned in the context of the road construction.
SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE: The Member of Parliament who raised the unstarred question in Lok Sabha.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The central government ministry responsible for environmental and forest clearances.
SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH: Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, providing the answer.
Dongarkinhi, Maharashtra: Village in Patoda Taluka, Beed District, Maharashtra near which a stretch of the highway remains incomplete.
Beed District, Maharashtra: The district in Maharashtra where the incomplete stretch of National Highway 752E is located.
National Highways Department, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The User Agency that submitted the initial proposal for forest land use.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4065
TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.08.2025
Construction of National Highway No.752E
4065. SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE:
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether the Government is aware that a 2 to 3 kilometer stretch of National Highway
No. 752E (Paithan-Pandharpur Palkhi Marg) near village Dongarkinhi in Patoda
Taluka, Beed District, remains incomplete due to non-availability of forest clearance;
(b) whether the said land is under the jurisdiction of the Forest Department despite there
being no actual forest cover on the site;
(c) whether the Ministry has received any proposal from the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways or the State Government to seek clearance for the said portion of
National Highway;
(d) if so, the present status of the proposal and reasons for the delay, if any; and
(e) the time by which the Government proposes to issue the necessary clearance to enable
completion of the Palkhi Marg in the public interest?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND
CLIMATE CHANGE
(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)
(a) & (e) As per the information received from the State Government of Maharashtra the
User Agency namely National Highways Department, Chhatrapati
Sambhajinagar had submitted a proposal through online Parivesh portal for use
of forest land for construction of Paithan-Pandharpur Palkhi Marg National
Highway No. 752E on 4th January 2021. Subsequently, the User Agency
withdrew the proposal.
As informed by the Government of Maharashtra, the State Forest Department
has not received any fresh proposal regarding this road.
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