Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2195, answered on February 12th, 2026, by the Minister of Road Transport and Highways (Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari), addresses incomplete works of connecting roads. Specifically, the question from Shri Sudhakar Singh asks about the construction of a road connecting Naya Bhojpur (Buxar) in Bihar to Janeshwar Mishra Bridge (Ballia district) in Uttar Pradesh and when construction is likely to start and be completed. The answer clarifies that the proposed road is not a National Highway (NH) and its development is being handled by the State Government of Bihar through Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH): The primary ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of National Highways.
National Highways (NHs): Roads under the purview of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam: Entity responsible for the road development in Bihar.
Bihar: Indian state where part of the proposed road is located.
Uttar Pradesh: Indian state where part of the proposed road is located.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2195
ANSWERED ON 12TH FEBRUARY, 2026
INCOMPLETE WORKS OF CONNECTING ROAD
2195. SHRI SUDHAKAR SINGH:
Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the construction work on the proposed road connecting
Naya Bhojpur (Buxar) in Bihar to Janeshwar Mishra Bridge (Ballia
district) in Uttar Pradesh has not yet started; and
(b) if so, the reasons therefor along with the time by which the
construction work of the said road is likely to be started and likely to
be completed?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) & (b) The Government in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways (MoRTH), is primarily responsible for the development and
maintenance of National Highways (NHs) in the country including
Bihar. The road proposed to connect Naya Bhojpur (Buxar) in Bihar to
Janeshwar Mishra Bridge in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh is not a
National Highway. Development of the said road is being taken up by
the State Government of Bihar through Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam.
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