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Box III: Special Programmes/ Packages of the Government of
India in the Road Sector
1. Accelerated Road Development Programme in the North East (SARDP-NE)
The Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North Eastern
region (SARDP-NE) aims at improving the road connectivity to state capitals, district
headquarters and remote places of NE region. It envisages two/four laning of about
9,940 km length of roads (5,184 km of NHs and 4,756 km of State roads). This would
provide connectivity to 85 district headquarters in the North-Eastern States, to NHs/
State Roads. This programme has been divided into the following two phases: (i)
SARDP-NE Phase A includes improvement of 2,796 km of roads (2,039 km of NHs and
757 km of State roads); (ii) SARDP-NE Phase B involves 2 laning of 4,825 km of NHs
and 2-laning/improvements of State roads.
2. The Arunachal Pradesh Package
The Arunachal Pradesh Package for Road and Highways covers 2,319 km
road length of which 1,472 km is NHs and 847 km is State/General Staff/Strategic
roads. Out of the total length of 2,319 km, 776 km are proposed to be implemented
on BOT (Annuity) basis directly by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and the
remaining 1,543 km on DPC mode through the State PWDs of Arunachal Pradesh
and Assam and the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
3. Special Programme for Development of Roads in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)
Affected Areas
The Government, in February 2009, approved a proposal for development of
1,202 km of National Highways and 4,362 km of State Roads in Left Wing Extremism
affected areas as a special project. It would cover 33 districts in 8 States, namely,
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Orissa and Uttar Pradesh.
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