**Policy Summary: Upgrading National Highway NH87**
**Subject:** Proposed upgrade of National Highway NH87 to a four-lane configuration.
**Objective:** To alleviate existing congestion and improve connectivity between Paramakudi and Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu.
**Details:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved the four-laning of the Paramakudi-Ramanathapuram section of NH87, spanning from Km 80.360 to Km 127.025, with a total length of 46.665 Km.
**Financials:** The total capital cost of the project is estimated at Rs. 1853.16 crore.
**Employment Generation:** The project is expected to generate approximately 8.40 lakh persondays of direct employment and 10.45 lakh persondays of indirect employment.
**Timeline:** Bids have been invited, and the construction period is estimated to be 24 months from the appointed date of the project.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for road transport and highways.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question was raised.
NH87: National Highway 87, the highway proposed for upgrading.
Nitin Jairam Gadkari: The Minister of Road Transport and Highways who provided the answer.
Paramakudi Ramanathapuram Section: The specific section of NH87 to be upgraded to a four-lane configuration.
Tamil Nadu: The state in India where the Paramakudi Ramanathapuram Section of NH87 is located.
Rs.1853.16 crore: The total capital cost of the NH87 upgrading project.
24 months: The construction period for the NH87 upgrading project, starting from the Appointed Date.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 726
ANSWERED ON 24TH JULY, 2025
UPGRADING NH-87
726. SHRI RAJA A:
Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् ग मंत्री
be pleased to state:
(a) whether there is any proposal to upgrade National Highway (NH)-87 to a
four-lane configuration to alleviate existing congestion and to connect
Paramakudi-Ramanathapuram section, if so, the details thereof;
(b) the total estimated expenditure for the project and the amount
sanctioned in the current financial year;
(c) the likely generation of indirect employment in terms of person-days; and
(d) the time by which the project is likely to be operational?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) Yes Sir. 4-laning of Paramakudi - Ramanathapuram Section of NH-87
from Km 80+360 to Km 127+025 (Total length - 46.665 Km) in Tamil Nadu has
been approved.
(b) The Total Capital Cost of the project is Rs.1853.16 crore.
(c) The project is expected to generate about 8.40 lakh person-days of
direct employment and about 10.45 lakh person-days of indirect employment.
(d) Bids have been invited and the construction period has been kept as 24
months from the Appointed Date of the project.
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