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Introduction

Brief Status of SARDP-NE (Source: M/o Road Transport & Highways) (as in March, 2012)

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has initiated mega road development programme in North East with name "Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North East (SARDP-NE)".The scope of the programme has been enlarged from time to time, since September. 2005. As on date Government has given approval for 2/4 laning of 6418 km of various categories of roads under Phase 'A' and Arunachal Package of SARDP-NE in entire North East at an estimated investment of about Rs 33.500 crore. Apart from the above Government has also given approval to preparation of detailed project report for 3723 km of roads under Phase 'B' so as to enable Government to plan expenditure on these roads during next 5 years plans.
Apart from SARDP-NE National highways Authority of India is implementing the 4 laning of 672 km of East West Corridor from Srirampur (Assam/ W. Bengal border) to Silchar in Assam at an estimated cost of Rs 6000 crorc and 2 laning with paved shoulders from Jowai to Rattecherra (104 km) in Meghalaya under NHDP-III.
As seen from the above an amount of about Rs 40,000 crore for massive road infrastructure development has been committed by the Government for North East. These programmes once implemented fully will change the face of the North Eastern States.
Objectives of SARDP-NE:
Upgrade National Highways connecting State Capitals to 2/ 4 lan

Upgrade National Highways connecting State Capitals to 2/ 4 lan

Improve roads of strategic importance in border area.

Improve connectivity to neighboring countries
The SARDP-NE programme has been divided into 3 parts:
Phase 'A'

Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads and Highways (Arunachal Package)

Phase 'B'

Details of approvals: (Rs in crore)

Phase	Length(km) approved
	Approved for execution		Approved 'in-principle'		Approved for DPR preparation		Total approved
	Length (km)	Estimated cost	Length (km)	Estimated cost	Length (km)	Estimated cost	Length (km)	Estimated cost
Phase 'A'	3213	12821	886	8948	-	-	4099	21769
Arunachal Package	2319	11703	-	-	-	-	2319	11703
Phase 'B'	-	-	-	-	3723	64	3723	64
Total	5532	24524	886	8948	4825	64	10141	33536

The State wise distribution of roads under the 3 parts is as under:

STATE	SARDP-NEPhase 'A'			Arunachal Package			SARDP-NEPhase 'B'			Grand Total
STATE	NHs	SR/ GS	Total	NH	SR/ GS/ Strtg	Total	NH	SR/ GS/ Strtg	Total	NH	SR/ GS/ Strtg	Total
Arunachal Pradesh	52	212	264	1346	835	2181	0	931	931	1398	1978	3376
Assam	1179	177	1356	126	12	138	0	285	285	1305	474	1779
Manipur	39	166	205	0	0	0	0	202	202	39	368	1779
Meghalaya	259	526	785	0	0	0	161	201	362	420	727	1147
Mizoram	221	100	321	0	0	0	416	272	688	637	372	1009
Nagaland	81	350	431	0	0	0	622	169	791	703	519	1222
Sikkim	80	505	585	0	0	0	0	68	68	80	573	653
Tripura	130	22	152	0	0	0	86	310	396	216	332	548
Total	2041	2058	4099	1472	847	2319	1285	2438	3723	4798	5343	10141

SR: State roads; GS: General Staff roads Strtg: Strategic roads

Status of the SARDP-NE programme

Phase 'A' of SARDP-NE

Phase 'A' involve improvement/ construction of 4099km of roads (2.041 km NH and 2058 km State roads and other roads) at an estimated cost of Rs.21,769 crore. Out of these 3325km roads, has been approved for execution and balance 774 km has been approved 'in- principle'.

The implementation of these roads has been entrusted to various Agencies such as State PWDs, BRO and NHAI. So far, 2391km roads at Rs 10,186 crore under SARDP-NE Phase 'A' have been sanctioned/awarded and 385 km @ Rs 2683 crore are under process of approval/tendering/ examination. The likely target date of completion for sanctioned road stretches of Phase A' is March 2015.

Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads and Highways.

Under this package 776 km road stretches were approved on Hybrid HOT (Annuity) basis. Tenders for all 4 sub-projects of 774 km (revised length) have been awarded at total project cost(TPC) of Rs 5111 crore.

Road stretches aggregating to 1543 km length have been approved for execution on Cash contract basis. Out of these, about 547 km length has been sanctioned/awarded amounting to Rs 2699 crore, till date.

The total sanctions accorded is for 1322 km roads at Rs 7810 crore and 79 km (a), Rs 354 crore are under process of approval/examination. The entire Arunachal Pradesh Package is targeted for completion by March, 2017.

Performance of SARDP-NE (as in April, 2012)

Year	Sanctions/ Award		Length completed (km)	Financial (Rs. Crore)
Year	Length (km)	Cost (Rs in crore)	Length completed (km)	Allocation	Expenditure
2006-07	501	1285	Preliminary	550	450
2007-08	240	615	150	700	652
2008-09	187	835	290	1000	637
2009-10	188	1070	156	1200	676
2010-11	1615	9439	146	1500	1065
2011-12	992	4752	150	1950	1940
Total	3723	17996	892	6900	5420

Total approval of SARDP-NE is for 3616 km (a) Rs 17,568 crore, till date.

Status of allocation and expenditure

Year	Allocation	Expenditure/Release			Total
Year	BRO	State PWDs	NHAI		Total
2006-07	550	108.00	47.51	294.00	449.51
2007-08	700	222.00	135.74	294.00	651.74
2008-09	1000	389.00	248.25	-	637.25
2009-10	1200	387.23	288.68	-	675.91
2010-11	1500	410.00	657.28	-	1067.28
2011-12	1600	-	-	-	1421
Grand Total	6550				2997.85 (45.77%)

Year	Sanctions/Award (KM)	Length Completed (KM)
2006-07	501	Preliminary
2007-08	240	150
2008-09	187	290
2009-10	188	156
2010-11	1615	146
2011-12	983 (as on 23.3.2012	60 (as on 31.12.2011)
Grand Total	1314	802

Length awarded and constructed:
Total length approved - 3616 km @ Rs.17, 568 crore till date.

Total length awarded - 1314 km

Total length constructed - 802 km

Target for award in 2011-12 - 1991 km

Target for completion in 2011-12 - 270 km

List of Roads

Maps

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North East (SARDP-NE)

Major Road Development Programmes in North East Region

Roads Covered for improvement in Arunachal Pradesh under SARDP-NE

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North East (SARDP-NE)