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The sections of NH-31 from Km.575.150 to 587.60 and Km. 603.40 to 634.00 and NH-31C from Km. 105.00 to 249.70 and Km. 253.30 to 255.00 on East-West Corridor fall in Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal and are proposed to be four-laned under Phase-II of NHDP (National Highways Development Project). Preparation of detailed project reports for the East-West Corridor alignment in West Bengal is held up for want of clearance for survey and investigations from Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF) since the alignment passes through wildlife sanctuaries/national parks at many places and it is still awaited.
Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri are connected through NH 55 from Darjeeling to Silliguri and State road from Siliguri to Jalpaiguri. The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways. No special fund has been earmarked for repairing and maintenance of sections of National Highways on East-West Corridor in Jalpaiguri District & NH-55 in Darjeeling District. These National Highways are being maintained in traffic-worthy condition out of normal maintenance and repair funds. The funds are allocated to the State for all the National Highways and not to any particular National Highway.
This information was given in the Lok Sabha today in a written reply by the Minister of State for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa.
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