Plantation along National Highways
	16:19 IST

Lok SabhaM The plantation of trees along the National Highways is being undertaken Trees are provided on either side as avenue plantation based on availability of land within Right of Way (RoW). The plantation of trees is generally taken up by the State Forest Department.  In some of the projects under BOT, the tree plantation is being undertaken by the concessionaire.               Plantation of trees and their maintenance is generally not included in the civil works construction contracts. In some stretches entrusted to National Highways Authority of India, maintenance of trees is included as a part of ongoing Operation & Maintenance contracts. The details are as under:             (i) NH-8   :           Jaipur  bypass             (ii) NH-79A: Kishangarh – Kanwaliyas-Jajaro Ka Khera section (km. 0 to km. 35) &   NH-79 (km. 15 to km. 163.90).                                           (iii)   NH-76   :    (Udaipur-Chittorgarh (km. 113.825 to km. 220.00).             (iv) NH-5      :       Bhubaneswar-Jagatpur-Chandikhole (km. 0 to km. 61). The trees on Agra-Gwalior section are being maintained through State Forest Department.   This information was given  by the Minister of  State for  Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. VBA/BS