According to data tabled in Parliament, the Centre has awarded 10,389 km of National High-Speed Corridors and Greenfield Expressways across the country.
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Haryana has the country’s second-largest operational National High-Speed Corridor network after Rajasthan, with 615 km of corridors completed and another 223 km under construction, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Replying to a starred question, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said Haryana has been awarded a total of 839 km of National High-Speed Corridor and Expressway projects under the Centre’s highway development programme.
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According to data tabled in Parliament, the Centre has awarded 10,389 km of National High-Speed Corridors and Greenfield Expressways across the country. Of this, 4,809 km has been completed, while work is underway on the remaining 5,580 km.
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The state-wise figures place Rajasthan at the top with 1,192 km of completed high-speed corridors, followed by Haryana with 615 km and Gujarat with 605 km. Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have completed 388 km and 372 km, respectively.
Gadkari informed the House that highway projects are being monitored at the project, state and central levels through regular reviews involving state governments and other stakeholders. He said digital platforms such as the Project Monitoring Group (PMG) portal are being used to identify and resolve implementation bottlenecks.
The Minister said the government has also introduced measures to speed up project execution, including faster land acquisition through the Bhoomirashi portal, GIS-based planning, streamlined environmental clearances via the revamped Parivesh portal and online approvals for railway bridge designs to reduce delays.
The parliamentary reply further showed that Punjab currently has the highest length of National High-Speed Corridors under construction at 774 km, followed by Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana. In terms of total projects awarded, Rajasthan leads with 1,340 km, while Punjab ranks second with 923 km and Haryana fifth with 839 km.
The Centre also informed Parliament that another 1,022 km of approved National High-Speed Corridor projects across several states are yet to be awarded. It said highway development remains an ongoing process, with new projects being approved on the basis of traffic demand, technical feasibility and infrastructure priorities, alongside reforms aimed at ensuring faster execution.
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