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PROJECT ROAD ALIGNMENT OPTION REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENT

Sr. No. Particulars Page No. 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...... 1 2.0 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE ...... 1 3.0 TRAFFIC ON DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF NH-248A ...... 2 4.0 EXISTING SAHPURA- ALWAR SECTION OF NH-248A ...... 3 4.1 Current alignment ...... 3 4.2 Project Road through Sariska National Park ...... 3 4.3 Environmental Issues ...... 5 5.0 ALIGNMENT OPTION STUDY ...... 8 5.1 METHODOLOGY ...... 8 5.1.1 Preparation of Alignment Options ...... 8 5.1.2 Techno-Economic Parameters ...... 8 5.1.3 Ranking System ...... 9 5.1.4 Weightage System ...... 10 5.2 ALIGNMENT OPTIONS ...... 10 5.2.1 General ...... 10 5.2.2 Existing Features ...... 13 5.2.3 Bypass / Realignment Requirements ...... 16 5.2.4 Comparative Statement ...... 22 6.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ...... 26

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Average Daily Traffic for different sections on NH-248A ...... 2 Table 2: Project Road Stretches through Forest where forest land diversion proposed ...... 4 Table 3: Description of Nodes of Existing Junctions ...... 10 Table 4A: Description of Alignment OPTION - 1 ...... 11 Table 4B: Description of Existing Road Section in Alignment OPTION - 2 ...... 11 Table 4C: Description of Existing Road Section in Alignment OPTION - 3 ...... 12 Table 5A: No. of Bridges and CD Structures in OPTION-1 ...... 14 Table 5B: No. of Bridges and CD Structures in OPTION-2 ...... 14 Table 5C: No. of Bridges and CD Structures in OPTION-3 ...... 15 Table 6A: Description of Nodes of Proposed Start / End of Bypass / Realignments in Option-1 ...... 16 Table 6B: Description of Nodes of Proposed Start / End of Bypass / Realignments in OPTION-2 ...... 17 Table 6C: Description of Nodes of Proposed Start / End of Bypass / Realignments in OPTION-3 ...... 17 Table 7A: Stretches of Bypass and Major Realignment Corridor in OPTION-1 ...... 18 Table 7B: Stretches of Bypass and Major Realignment Corridor in OPTION-2 ...... 20 Table 7C: Stretches of Bypass and Major Realignment Corridor in OPTION-3 ...... 21 Table 8: Comparative Statement of Alignment Alternatives ...... 23 Table 9: Rank of Different Parameters for Project Road Alignment Options ...... 25 Table 10: Alignment Evaluation Matrix ...... 25

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1.0 INTRODUCTION As per the Gazette Notification No. 715, S.O. 842(E), Sl. No. 231 issued by Ministry of Road Gurgaon Transport and Highways, New Delhi dated 4 March 2014, the new Sohna National Highway No. 248A (Annexure-I) is described as: “The highway starting from its

junction with NH-48 near Sahpura Firozpur Jhirka connecting Alwar, Ramgarh,

Haryana / Rajasthan border in the Alwar State of Rajasthan, and

terminating at its junction with new Sahpura Sahpura- Alwar NH No. 48 near Gurgaon in the section (project road) State of Haryana”. Enroute NH-248A connects various cities and towns like Jogipura, Viratnagar, Thanagazhi, Kushalgarh, Akbarpur, Saori, Fig. 1 - Current Alignment of NH-248A (Sahpura to Gurgaon) Umren, Alwar, Firozpur Jhirka, Badkhali, Nuh, Sohna, Badshahpur and Gurgaon. The road starts at the junction with km 197+250 of NH-48 near Sahpura, intercepts NH-71B (new NH-919) and the Kundli- Manesar- Palwal Expressway near Sohna and terminates at km 32+650 of NH-48 in Gurgaon (Rajiv Chowk). Near Alwar, the road connects SH-25, which is a Mega Highway being developed and maintained by RIDCOR. As a part of the study under this project, the mandate is to prepare DPR for upgradation of Sahpura to Alwar section of NH-248A. The project road section is presented in Fig.1. 2.0 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The bypasses and realignments recommended in the existing project road section was covered in the Alignment Option Study Report (Rev:R1) submitted as part of Draft Feasibility Report. As per IAHE’s observation regarding the feasibility of upgradation of the current alignment stretch passing through , Consultant was directed to study an alternate alignment outside the influence of Sariska Tiger Reserve, starting from Sahpura and terminating at Alwar. An Alternate Alignment Study Report, was submitted as an Addendum to Alignment Option Study Report (Rev:R1). This report discusses the technically feasible alternatives available outside the influence of Sariska Tiger Reserve.

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Further during monthly review meeting at on 14 Feb 2017 which was held under the chairmanship of Chief Engineer, NH, PWD, Jaipur, it was instructed to seek approval of the alignment by submitting three possible alignment options of the project road. Accordingly this Project Road Alignment Option Report is submitted as an Addendum-II to Alignment Option Study Report (Rev:R1).

3.0 TRAFFIC ON DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF NH-248A Table 1 shows the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) for different sections on the NH- 248A. Table 1: Average Daily Traffic for different sections on NH-248A

Total Passenger Freight Sr. No. Section PCUs Traffic Nos. Traffic Nos.

Gurgaon- Alwar section

1 Rajiv Chowk- Badshahpur 68760 68923 63646

2 Badshahpur- Sohna 23847 18761 14679

3 Sohna- Nuh 18582 12579 8356

4 Nuh- Bhadas 23248 17349 12644

5 Bhadas- Firozpur Jhirka 15309 9975 6279

6 Firozpur Jhirka- Alwar 10755 8838 6624

Sahpura - Alwar section

7 Alwar- Kushalgarh 8262 5929 1328

8 Kushalgarh- Taalvriksh 5016 1639 1316

9 Taalvriksh- Ghata Bandrol 5678 2049 1456

10 Ghata Bandrol - Shahpura 7780 4865 1456

When classified traffic volume count surveys were carried out for the current alignment, it was found that between Alwar and Sahpura, the AADT (Annual Average Daily Traffic) ranges from 5016- 8262 PCUs, which is the lowest for the entire highway. This stretch also passes through the Sariska Tiger Reserve. Also, a closer study of the stretch revealed that most of the traffic coming from Alwar was either local passenger traffic or tourist traffic to the Sariska

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Tiger Reserve. There is not much commercial traffic destining or originating from the Alwar- Ghata Bandrol stretch. 4.0 EXISTING SAHPURA- ALWAR SECTION OF NH-248A 4.1 Current alignment The project highway starts from km 0+000 near Sahpura at T- junction at km. 197+250 of NH- 48 (Delhi – Jaipur Highway) and ends at km 87+225 at the junction of Mega Highway with SH-25 at Alwar. The highway traverses through 2 districts of Rajasthan, viz. Jaipur and Alwar, with 24.8km in Jaipur district and remaining 62.425km in . A part of the road passes through Sariska Tiger Reserve.

Start of the Project Road km 0+000 of NH-248A near Shahpura

4.2 Project Road through Sariska Tiger Reserve Sariska Tiger Reserve is home to numerous carnivores including Leopard, Wild Dog, Jungle Cat, Hyena, Jackal, and Tiger. These feed on an abundance of prey species such as Sambar, Chitel, Nilgai, Chausingha, Wild Boar and Langur. Sariska is also well known for its large population of Rhesus Monkeys, which are found in large numbers around Tal Vriksh. The reserved forest was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1958 and came under the "Project Tiger" as a Sariska tiger reserve in 1979. The park covers quite a large area of 800 square kilometers, 480 square kilometers of which form the core area of the Sariska Tiger Reserve. It is located among the Aravalli hill ranges in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. Between Thanagazi and Kushalgarh T-junction, the old NH passes through the core zone of Sariska Tiger Reserve. This section has been bypassed by a 14.2 km long Sariska Bypass, also known as “alternate alignment of Thanagazi – Sariska – Kushalgarh” in PWD parlance. This route was constructed in 2013 with the joint initiative of PWD and Forest Department and it runs through the new proposed eco-sensitive zone of the Sariska Tiger Reserve. Out of this 14.2km, the last 11.2km section till Mundwara, forms the part of the project road and this will be connected with the existing NH at km 33 by an already proposed 4km long Thanagazi Bypass. This road meets Narayanpur –Mundwara section of SH-13 and passes through Taal Vriksh which is a Core Zone as well as Tiger habitat of the Sariska Tiger Reserve.

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The project road in the Sariska Tiger Reserve and its extent is depicted in Fig. 3. The list of stretches passing through the forest area where forest land diversion proposed is presented in Table 2 below. Table 2: Project Road Stretches through Forest where forest land diversion proposed

Length Side Sl. No. From To Forest (m)

1 10.100 10.205 105 RHS Bilwadi Badi Line 43B R.F.

2 12.800 12.900 100 LHS

3 13.300 16.500 3200 Both side Bilwadi Badi Line 43B R.F.

4 26.000 28.275 275 Both side Ghata RF

5 52.610 52.886 276 LHS

6 52.466 53.330 864 RHS

7 57.078 57.253 175 LHS

8 57.253 57.850 597 LHS

9 57.670 58.338 668 RHS

10 58.688 58.850 162 RHS

11 58.850 60.000 1150 RHS RF, inside Sariska Tiger 12 58.920 59.806 886 RHS Reserve 13 60.000 60.900 900 LHS

14 61.070 61.157 87 RHS

15 62.000 63.725 1725 RHS

16 63.020 63.660 640 LHS

17 63.670 63.725 55 LHS

18 63.725 63.963 238 LHS

19 63.725 63.963 238 RHS

20 64.030 64.085 55 LHS RF, Inside Sariska Tiger

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Length Side Sl. No. From To Forest (m)

Reserve

21 64.370 64.405 35 RHS

22 69.022 69.122 100 LHS RF, inside Sariska Tiger Reserve 23 69.353 69.466 113 LHS

24 69.466 69.536 100 LHS

At km 28+830, in Ghata Bandrol village, the project road has a T-junction with SH-52 which passes through Narayanpur village. SH-13 takes off from SH-52 at the outskirt of Narayanpur village and meets the existing NH-248A at km 48+690 at Mundwara. As noticed at site, traffic coming from Shahpura and destined to Alwar often diverts from Ghata Bandrol and follows SH-52 and SH-13 to meet again the project road at km 48+690 at Mundwara. The existing Shahpura to Alwar section of NH-248A along with the surrounding road network is depicted in Fig.3A. The bypass and realignment options as proposed in this current project road alignment in the Alignment Option Study Report (Rev: R1) was submitted as part of Draft Feasibility Report. 4.3 Environmental Issues Aproximately 900m length of proposed Tal Briksh Bypass and from km 51.500 to km 69.536 and 70.600 to km 73.000 of the project road passes through Sariska Tiger Reserve. As per MOEF directive F. No. 6-62/2013 WL dated 22 December 2014 (Annexure – II):

 New roads will not be proposed inside National Parks and Sanctuaries/ Tiger Reserve.  The cases of resurfacing and strengthening of existing Highways, not involving widening within Protected Areas will be possible without reference to Standing Committee of National Board of Wildlife.  Cases of widening, of the existing roads, if unavoidable due to reasons of purpose and alignment, could be placed before the Standing Committee, which will consider such cases keeping in view the feasibility of mitigation measures irrespective of cost. Thus, widening of the existing alignment in the stretches identified in Sl. No. 2 thru’ 5 in Table 2, with certain mitigation measures as also elaborated in the MOEF direction, would require approval from the aforementioned Standing Committee. Keeping in mind the ecological sensitivity of the current alignment, as well as the lack of significant commercial traffic between Ghata Bandrol and Kushalgarh, two alternative alignments have been explored which are away from the Sariska Tiger Reserve.

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For the purpose of the alignment study, based on the extent of Sariska Tiger Reserve, as depicted in Fig. 2, the project road thus can be broadly divided into following two distinct parts:  Part A – km 0+000 (Sahpura) to km 28+830 (Ghata Bandrol) – outside the influence of Sariska Tiger Reserve  Part B – km 28+830 (Ghata Bandrol) to km 87+225 (Alwar) – within the influence of Sariska Tiger Reserve Thus, keeping Part A mostly intact other the Jogipura realignment and Viratnagar bypass, the two alternatives to essentially Part B to avoid Sariska Tiger Reserve is discussed henceforth in the subsequent sections vis-à-vis the original alignment of the project road.

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Fig. 2: Extent of Sariska Tiger Reserve from project road

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Option-1 (Refer Fig.3A) Existing Project road (NH-248A): Sahpura – Viratnagar –Ghata Bandrol-Thanagazhi – Mundwara - Tal Briksh – Kushalgarh – Akbarpur – Alwar

Option-2 (Refer Fig.3B) Sahpura – Viratnagar – Ghata Bandrol -Narayanapura – Mundwara – Tal Briksh – Kushalgarh – Akbarpur – Alwar

Option -3 (Refer Fig.3C) Sahpura – Viratnagar – Ghata Bandrol- Narayanapura – Bansur – Hameerpur – Tatarpur Chouraha – Alwar

The possible alignment options were studied based on various site visits. Besides, each option for individual bypass / realignment was also cross-checked through detailed reconnaissance survey at site. The figures describing these project road alignment options and details of realignments/bypasses are depicted in Fig.3A, Fig. 3B and Fig. 3C for Option 1, Option 2 and Option 3 respectively. 5.1.2 Techno-Economic Parameters After the options were prepared, following salient techno-economic parameters were evaluated and the Options were compared against each individual parameter.  Total Proposed Length between Start and End Nodes (Length of Travel)  Total Length of New Alignment / Bypasses (km)  Road Geometry  Requirement of ROB / VUP / Flyover/Tunnel  Connectivity to important towns  Wildlife clearances  Forest Area Affected  Eco-Sensitive Structure / Area  Total Approx. Area of Land to be acquired (Ha.)  Approx. Civil Cost, estimated based on per km cost  Other Constraints, if any

Based on the comparisons of the above parameters by subjective analysis, a ranking and a weightage system is adopted to evaluate each option quantitatively. The adopted ranking and weightage system is described in the following paragraphs.

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Option with the Max Length Rank - Last

Total Proposed minimum length will 1 Length between 1st have Rank -1 while the Node to last Node one with the maximum Min Length st (km) Rank – 1 length will rank last

Option with the Max Length Rank - Last minimum length of New Total Length of New 2 Alignment will have Alignment/Bypasses( Rank -1 while the one Min Length st km) Rank – 1 with the maximum length will rank last Best st Rank – 1 3 Better the geometry, Road Geometry better is the rank Worst Rank - Last Option having least Max Rank - Last

numbers of ROB / VUP / Number.

4 ROB / VUP / Flyover/Tunnel will Least st Flyover/Tunnel Rank-1 and one with Rank – 1 maximum structures will Number. rank last Maximum st Option having max Rank – 1 connectivity to important Connectivity 5 Connectivity to towns will rank 1st while important town the option having least Minimum Rank - Last connectivity will rank Connectivity last Required Rank - Last

6 Option requiring wildlife Wildlife clearances clearances will rank last Not st required Rank – 1 Maximum Rank - Last

Lesser the affected Affected 7 Forest and Eco- Forest andeco-sensitive Sensitive area area, better is the rank Least Affected st Rank – 1

Option requiring least Max Affected Rank - Last Total Approx. Area area to be acquired will 8 of Land to be Rank-1st while the one acquired (Ha.) requiring maximum land Least Affected st Rank – 1 acquisition will rank last Option requiring least Maximum Rank - Last

Cost Cost for construction 9 Approx. Civil will Rank-1st while the one requiring maximum Least Cost st Rank – 1 Cost will rank last

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푅푎푛푘 표푓 푃푎푟푎푚푒푡푒푟 푓표푟 푂푝푡𝑖표푛: 푋 − 1 푆푐표푟푒 표푓 푃푎푟푎푚푒푡푒푟 푓표푟 푂푝푡𝑖표푛: 푋 = 푊푒𝑖푔ℎ푡 푥 (1 − 푖 ) 푖 푖 퐿푎푠푡 푅푎푛푘 − 1

Hence from the above it is evident that for any parameter, the option having Rank-1st will score 10, while the option with last rank will score 0. Other intermediate options will have intermediate score calculated using Eq. (1). Equation 2:

푖=10

푇표푡푎푙 푆푐표푟푒 표푓 푂푝푡𝑖표푛: 푋 = ∑ 푆푐표푟푒 표푓 푃푎푟푎푚푒푡푒푟푖 푓표푟 푂푝푡𝑖표푛: 푋 푖=1

The total score of each option is then estimated by summation of score of all the individual parameters following Equation 2 above. The option having maximum score will Rank-1st and is recommended to be adopted for further study.

5.2 ALIGNMENT OPTIONS 5.2.1 General Based on desk study and subsequent site visit it is found there exists two alternate route of the Ghata Bandrol – Alwar section (Part- B) of the current project road alignment.

The first alternate route traverses through Narayanpur and meets the project road section again at Mundwara. The second alternative alignment is more circuitous and traverses through Narayanpur, Bansur, Hameerpur and Tatarpur Chouraha eventually meeting at Alwar.

These alternate alignment options along with the probable realignment and bypasses necessary in this route is depicted in Fig.2B and Fig.2C. Node-wise description of the alignment is tabulated in Table 3. The existing feature of this alternate route is discussed below.

Table 3: Description of Nodes of Existing Junctions

Node Node Description Existing Chainage 1 Project Start Point km 0+000 to NH-248A

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Node Node Description Existing Chainage

km 28+830 of NH-248A / 2 Ghata Bandrol km.81+500 of SH-52

2A Narayanpur km.70+600 of SH-52 2B Narayanpur km.210+000 of SH-13 2C Bansur km.46+300 of SH-52 2D Tatarpur Chouraha km.133+300 of SH-14 2E Rath Nagar Chouraha km.112+300 of SH-14 Major Junction of SH-14 with SH-25 ( Mega km 110+700 of SH-14 / 2F Highway) km.146+000 of SH-25 Km 48+710 of NH-248A/Km 6+400 V’ Mundwara of SH-13 3 Alwar km 87+225 of NH-248A

Node-wise connection describing the alignment options of Shahpura to Alwar section of NH- 248A is described in Table 4 below.

Table 4A: Description of Alignment OPTION - 1 Existing Road Node Current Road Section Configuration Length (Ref. Fig From To Road Proposed to be (km) 3A) Category adopted

OPTION-1 0+000 to km 24+800 – 7.0 m c/w + 1.5 m NH-248A Sahpura – Earthen Shoulder (ES) 1 – 2 0+000 28+830 28.83 (Project Viratnagar – Road) Ghata Bandrol Km 24+800 to km 28+830 - 5.50 m c/w + 1.5 m ES Ghata Bandrol – Thanagazhi – NH-248A Mundwara – Tal 2 – 2G-2H- 28+830 87+225 58.395 (Project Briksh – 5.50 m c/w + 1.5 m ES V-W-X-3 Road) Kushalgarh – Akbarpur - Alwar TOTAL 87.225

Table 4B: Description of Existing Road Section in Alignment OPTION - 2 Node Current Road Section Existing Road Length (Ref. Fig From To Road Proposed to be Configuration (km) 3B) Category adopted 1 – 2 0+000 28+830 28.83 NH-248A Sahpura – 0+000 to km 24+800 –

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Km 24+800 to km 28+830 - 5.50 m c/w + 1.5 m ES Ghata Bandrol - 7.0 m c/w + 1.0 m ES 2 – 2A 81+500 70+720 10.78 SH-52 Narayanpura 2A – 2B – Narayanpura - 5.5m c/w + 1.5 m ES 0+000 6+400 6.40 SH-13 V’ Mundwara Mundwara – Tal 5.50 m c/w + 1.5 m ES NH-248A Briksh – V’ – V-W- 48+700 87+225 38.525 (Project Kushalgarh – X-3 Road) Akbarpur - Alwar TOTAL 84.535

Table 4C: Description of Existing Road Section in Alignment OPTION - 3 Node Current Road Section Existing Road Length (Ref. Fig From To Road Proposed to be Configuration (km) 3C) Category adopted 0+000 to km 24+800 – 7.0 m c/w + 1.5 m NH-248A Sahpura – 5.50 m c/w + 1.5 m ES 1 – 2 0+000 28+830 28.83 (Project Viratnagar – Road) Ghata Bandrol Km 24+800 to km 28+830 - 5.50 m c/w + 1.5 m ES Ghata Bandrol - 7.0 m c/w + 1.0 m ES 2 – 2A – 2C 81+500 45+300 36.2 SH-52 Narayanpura - Bansur Bansur - Hajipur 7.0 m c/w + 1.0 m ES 2C – 2D 43+850 20+700 23.15 MDR-25 - Tatarpur Km 133+300 to km 115+600 - 7.0 m c/w + 1.0 m ES SH-14* Km 115+600 to km (Narnaul - Tatarpur 112+300 – 10m c/w + 2D – 2E – 133+300 110+700 22.6 - Chouraha - 1.0ES 2F Alwar Alwar Road) Km 112+300 to km 110+700 - 2 x 7.0 m c/w + 1.0 m ES with 1.5m Median TOTAL 110.78

* It is to be noted that the SH-14 section is currently a tolled road. The toll collection was initiated by PWD, Govt. of Rajasthan in Dec 2016 and is to be continued till Dec 2018.

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Terrain

The alignment option 1 and 2 both runs through plain terrain.

The proposed alignment option 3 runs predominantly through plain terrain except at two stretches on MDR-25 and SH-14, where it runs through hilly terrain. The stretch between km 30+100 and km 31+500 of MDR-25 runs on hills with existing road geometry commensurate with design speed of 30 - 40kmph. The existing hairpin bend in this stretch has design speed of 20kmph. The 600m stretch of SH-14 between km 127+300 and km 126+700, which is in hilly terrain, runs through 14m wide tunnel.

Villages and Towns

Option – 1

The existing project road alignment is passing through following major built up areas:

 Jogipura  Bilwari  Viratnagar  Ghata Bandrol  Thanagazhi  Kushalgarh  Akbarpur  Sahori  Umren  Alwar

Bypasses to Jogipura, Viratnagar, Thanagazhi, Umren Sahori and Alwar are envisaged in the developing this option.

Option – 2

The alignment option 2 passes through following major built up areas:

 Jogipura  Bilwari  Viratnagar  Ghata Bandrol  Narayanpur  Kushalgarh  Akbarpur  Sahori  Umren  Alwar

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Option – 3

This alignment option 3 passes through following major settlement areas:

 Jogipura  Bilwari  Viratnagar  Ghata Bandrol  Narayanpur  Bansur  Bhoopsera  Hameerpur  Tatarpur Chouraha  Jindoli  Alwar

In this option, at this stage, bypasses and major realignments are envisaged at Jogipura, Viratnagar, Ghata Bandrol,, Narayanpur, Bansur, Hameerpur and Alwar.

Bridges and CD Structures

Option – 1

There are 1 major bridge, 13 minor bridges and 126 culverts in this project stretch.

Table 5A: No. of Bridges and CD Structures in OPTION-1

Node 1 – 2 Node 2-3 Sl. No. Bridge / Culvert TOTAL (NH-248A) (NH-248A) 1 Major Bridge - 1 1

2 Minor Bridges 4 9 13

3 Slab Culvert 11 34 46

4 Pipe Culvert 8 45 53

5 Vented Causeway 1 4 5

6 Arch Culvert 16 6 22 Option – 2

There are 1 major bridge, 20 minor bridges and 98 culverts in this alignment option.

Table 5B: No. of Bridges and CD Structures in OPTION-2 Sl. Node 1 – 2 Node 2 – 2A – 2B – V’ Node V'-3 Bridge / Culvert TOTAL No. (NH-248A) (SH-52 and SH-13) (NH-248A) 1 Major Bridge - - 1 1

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Sl. Node 1 – 2 Node 2 – 2A – 2B – V’ Node V'-3 Bridge / Culvert TOTAL No. (NH-248A) (SH-52 and SH-13) (NH-248A) 2 Minor Bridges 4 4 12 20 3 Slab Culvert 11 21 33 65 4 Pipe Culvert 6 - 11 17

5 Vented Causeway 1 - - 1

6 Arch Culvert 11 - 4 15

Option - 3

There are 13 minor bridges and 98 CD structures in this project road alternative. There is no major bridge on this alignment option.

Table 5C: No. of Bridges and CD Structures in OPTION-3 Sl. Bridge / Node 1 – 2 Node 2 – 2A – 2C Node 2C – 2D Node 2D – 2E – 2F TOTAL No. Culvert (NH-248A) (SH-52) (MDR-25) (SH-14) Minor 4 3 1 13 1 5. Bridges Slab 11 27 13 77 2 26. Culvert Pipe 6 - - 8 3 2 Culvert Vented 1 - - 2 4 1 Causeway Arch 11 - - 11 5 Culvert

Railway Crossing

In both option – 1 and 2 there is no level crossing.

However, in alignment option – 3, one level crossing exists on SH-14 near Alwar. As per Sep 2014 data, this level crossing caters to 1,28,626 TVU of traffic. ROB would be necessary in this alignment option.

Existing level crossing on SH-14

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As discussed above the 600m stretch of SH-14 between km 127+300 and km 126+700, which is in hilly terrain, runs through 14m wide tunnel. In this tunnel the main carriageway is 9m wide and has rigid pavement. The tunnel does not have any lighting arrangement.

Existing 2-lane tunnel on SH-14 5.2.3 Bypass / Realignment Requirements Based on detailed site reconnaissance and desk study, bypass, realignments / geometric improvements are envisaged at no. of locations in all the three alignment options. The stretches where such improvements are required are described in the following section by nodes. The nodal points for all three alignment options are described below from Tables-6A to 6C. The identified such stretches where bypasses and major realignments are envisaged at this stage is described by these nodes and are tabulated from Table-7A to Table-7C.

Table 6A: Description of Nodes of Proposed Start / End of Bypass / Realignments in Option-1

Node Node Description Existing Chainage

Existing VUP on NH-48 – Start of Proposed A Km 197+840 of NH-48 Jogipura realignment

B End of Proposed Jogipura realignment Km 2+100 of NH-248A

C Start of proposed Viratnagar Bypass Km 16+890 of NH-248A

D End of proposed Viratnagar Bypass Km 22+500 of NH-248A

2G Start of Thanagazhi Bypass (Proposed by PWD) Km 33+300 of NH-248A

2H End of Thanagazhi Bypass (Proposed by PWD) Km 37+400 of NH-248A

V Start of proposed Tal Briksh realignment Km 49+600 of NH-248A

W End of proposed Tal Briksha realignment Km 51+800 of NH-248A

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Node Node Description Existing Chainage

X Start of Alwar Bypass Km 76+670 of NH-248A

On Mega Highway 4.0 km Y End of Alwar Bypass Southward of end of Project end

Table 6B: Description of Nodes of Proposed Start / End of Bypass / Realignments in OPTION-2

Node Node Description Existing Chainage

Existing VUP on NH-48 – Start of Proposed A Km 197+840 of NH-48 Jogipura realignment

B End of Proposed Jogipura realignment Km 2+100 of NH-248A

C Start of proposed Viratnagar Bypass Km 16+890 of NH-248A

D End of proposed Viratnagar Bypass Km 22+500 of NH-248A

E Start of proposed Realignment at Ghata Bandhrol Km 27+870 of NH-248A

F End of proposed Realignment at Ghata Bandhrol Km 80+500 of SH-52

V Start of proposed Tal Briksha realignment Km 49+600 of NH-248A

W End of proposed Tal Briksha realignment Km 51+800 of NH-248A

X Start of Alwar Bypass Km 76+670 of NH-248A

On Mega Highway- 4.0 km Y End of Alwar Bypass Southward from end of Project junction

Table 6C: Description of Nodes of Proposed Start / End of Bypass / Realignments in OPTION-3

Node Node Description Existing Chainage

Existing VUP on NH-48 – Start of Proposed A Km 197+840 of NH-48 Jogipura realignment

B End of Proposed Jogipura realignment Km 2+100 of NH-248A

C Start of proposed Viratnagar Bypass Km 16+890 of NH-248A

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Node Node Description Existing Chainage

D End of proposed Viratnagar Bypass Km 22+500 of NH-248A

E Start of proposed Realignment at Ghata Bandhrol Km 27+870 of NH-248A

F End of proposed Realignment at Ghata Bandhrol km.80+500 of SH-52

G Start of proposed Narayanpur bypass km.71+350 of SH-52

H End of proposed Narayanpur bypass km.65+300 of SH-52

I Start of proposed Bansur bypass km.51+900 of SH-52

J End of proposed Bansur bypass km.42+300 of MDR-25

K End of Proposed Bypass to Sariska Tiger Reserve km.36+000 of MDR-25

End of Realignment at Hameerpur / L km.25+900 of MDR-25 Start of Realignment of Hill Section

M End of Realignment of Hill Section km.22+360 of MDR-25

N Start of Curve Improvement of Hill Section km.25+060 of MDR-25

O End of Curve Improvement of Hill Section km.23+120 of MDR-25

Start of Curve Improvement before existing P km.129+300 of SH-14 Tunnel

End of Curve Improvement before existing Q km.128+400 of SH-14 Tunnel

R Start of Curve Improvement after existing Tunnel km.126+900 of SH-14

S End of Curve Improvement after existing Tunnel km.126+100 of SH-14

T Start of proposed Alwar bypass km.118+050 of SH-14

U End of proposed Alwar bypass km.148+900 of SH-25

Y Start of Hameerpur realignment Km 31+700 of MDR-25

The stretches of Bypasses and major realignments for all options are given below: Table 7A: Stretches of Bypass and Major Realignment Corridor in OPTION-1

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Existing Chainage Tentative Length of Existing Sl. Name of Proposed Length Node Remarks No. Builtup Bypass / From To (km) Realignment (km)

Node 1 – 2 (NH-248A)

1 Jogipura 1+600 1+900 0.3 2.2 A - B Realignment would be necessary for geometric improvement as well as to use the existing VUP on NH-48 to make the start junction grade separated

2 Viratnagar 18+000 22+400 4.4 6.1 C-C1 – D

Node 2-3 (NH-248A)

3. Thanagazi 33+000 37+400 4.4 4.1 2G-2H Thanagazi bypass proposed by PWD

4 Tal Briksha 49+600 51+800 2.2 3.2 V-V1-W

5 Alwar 76+670 87+225 5.9 5.9 of Alwar X- Y Bypass + 4.0km of Mega Y-3 Highway

Southward from

the end of Project junction

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Table 7B: Stretches of Bypass and Major Realignment Corridor in OPTION-2

Existing Chainage Tentative Length of Existing Sl. Name of Proposed Length Node Remarks No. Builtup Bypass / From To (km) Realignment (km)

Node 1 – 2 (NH-248A)

1 Jogipura 1+600 1+900 0.3 2.2 A - B Realignment would be necessary for geometric improvement as well as to use the existing VUP on NH-48 to make the start junction grade separated

2 Viratnagar 18+000 22+400 4.4 6.1 C-C1- D -do-

Ghata 3 27+870 28+830 0.96 1.2 E - F Badhrol

Node 2 – 2A (SH-52)

4 Ghata 81+500 80+500 1.0 Included in Sl. 3 E - F Badhrol

Node V’– 3 (NH-248A)

5 Tal 49+600 51+800 2.2 2.8 V-V1-W Briksha

6 Alwar 76+670 87+225 5.9 5.9 of Alwar X- Y Bypass + 4.0km of Mega Y-3 Highway

Southward from

the end of Project junction

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Table 7C: Stretches of Bypass and Major Realignment Corridor in OPTION-3

Existing Chainage Tentative Length of Existing Sl. Name of Proposed Length Node Remarks No. Builtup Bypass / From To (km) Realignment (km) Node 1 – 2 (NH-248A)

1 Jogipura 1+600 1+900 0.3 2.2 A - B Realignment would be necessary for geometric improvement as well as to use the existing VUP on NH-48 to make the start junction grade separated

2 Viratnagar 18+000 22+400 4.4 6.1 C - D -do-

3 Ghata 27+870 28+830 0.96 1.2 E - F Badhrol

Node 2 – 2A – 2C (SH-52)

4 Ghata 81+500 80+500 1.0 Included in Sl. E - F Badhrol 3

5 Narayanpur 71+350 65+300 6.05 7.3 G - H

6 Bansur 51+900 46+300 5.6 6.4 I - J

Node 2C – 2D (MDR-25)

7 Bansur 43+850 42+300 1.55 Included in Sl. I - J 13

8 Hameerpur 31+700 25+900 1.94 6.4 Y - L Realignment to avoid eco-sensitive zone of the Sariska Tiger Reserve

9 Hill section 25+060 22+360 3.54 1.6 N - O Option - 1 Realignment of Hill section This option will have V=50kph

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Existing Chainage Tentative Length of Existing Sl. Name of Proposed Length Node Remarks No. Builtup Bypass / From To (km) Realignment (km) 28+500 25+100 3.4 2.6 L - M Option - 2 Realignment of Hill section This option with V=100kph will require an approx. 820m long tunnel

Node 2D – 2E – 2F (SH-14)

10 Alwar 118+050 110+700 7.35 5.4 of Alwar T - U Bypass would be Bypass necessary to connect SH-14 with the SH-25 + (Mega highway) at 2.4km of U-2F km 148+900 as the Megahighway existing 2E – 2F section is under UIT, Alwar

5.2.4 Comparative Statement The comparative statement of all the three alignment options is presented in Table 8.

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Sl. Parameters Option-1 Option-2 Option-3 No. 1 Section Sahpura – Viratnagar –Ghata Bandrol - Sahpura – Viratnagar – Ghata Bandrol - Sahpura – Viratnagar – Ghata Bandrol- Thanagazhi – Mundwara – Tal Briksh – Narayanapura – Mundwara – Tal Briksh – Narayanapura – Bansur – Hameerpur – Kushalgarh – Akbarpur - Alwar Kushalgarh – Akbarpur - Alwar Tatarpur Chouraha - Alwar 2 Nodal Connections A – B – C –C1- D – 2-2G-2H – V –V1- W – X – A – B – C-C1 – D – E – F – 2A – 2B – V’ – V A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – Y (Refer Fig. 3A, Y – 3 –V1– W – X – Y – 3 – L – M – 2D – T – U-2F 3B and 3C along with the Details) 3 Total Existing Part A 28.83km Part A 28.83km Part A 28.83km Length Part B 58.395km Alternate to Part B 55.705km Alternate to Part B 81.95km

Total 87.225km Total 84.535km Total 110.78km

4 Total Proposed Part A 29.29km Part A 28.34km Part A 28.34km Length Part B 57.673km Alternate to Part B 54.998km Alternate to Part B 76.8km

Total 86.963km Total 83.338km Total 105.14km

5 Existing Road Sahpura – Jogipura 61.825km Sahpura – Jogipura 61.1km Sahpura – Jogipura - 20.04km used with length Viratnagar – Thanagazhi – Viratnagar –Mundwara- Viratnagar – Ghata Tal Briksh – Kushalgarh – Tal Briksh – Kushalgarh – Bandrol section of NH- Akbarpur - Alwar section of Akbarpur - Alwar section 248A existing NH-248A of existing NH-248A Ghata Bandrol- 21.0km Part of SH-25 (Mega 4.0km Part of SH-25 (Mega 4.0km Narayanapura - Bansur highway) highway) section of SH-52 This section is not considered This section is not in the project considered in the project Bansur – Tatapupr 9.4km Chouraha section of MDR- 25

Tatarpur Chouraha – 14.7km Alwar section of SH-14

Node U-2F section of SH- 2.4km 25 (Megahighway) This section is not considered in the project)

Total 65.825km Total 65.1km Total 67.54km

6 Bypass / Major Jogipura Realignment 2.2km Jogipura Realignment 2.2km Jogipura Realignment 2.2km Alignment with Length * Viratnagar Bypass 6.1km Viratnagar Bypass 6.1km Viratnagar Bypass 6.1km

Thanagazhi Bypass 4.1km Ghata Bandrol 1.2km Ghata Bandrol 1.2km (proposed and approved by Realignment Realignment PWD) Narayanpur Bypass 7.3km

Tal Briksh Realignment 2.8km Tal Briksh Realignment 2.8km Bansur Bypass 6.4km Alwar Bypass 5.938km Alwar Bypass 5.938km Hameerpur Realignment 6.4km

Realignment in Hill 2.6km

Alwar Bypass 5.4km Total 21.138km Total 18.238km Total 37.6km

7 Terrain Plain 86.963km Plain 83.338km Plain 100.64km Hill Nil Hill Nil Hill 2.1km 8 Road Geometry Curve improvements at some locations; vertical Curve improvements at some locations; Both Curve improvements necessary at some alignment needs to be improved for Thanagazhi horizontal and vertical alignment of Ghata locations; Narayanpur – Bansur section – Mundwara section Bandrol – Narayanpur – Mundwara section is needs to be raised as per NH standard 9 Major Structure, Level Crossing Nil Level Crossing Nil Level Crossing (ROB 1 no. Railway Level reqd.) Crossing, etc. Major Bridge 1 no. Major Bridge 1 no. Major Bridge Nil Viaduct proposed in the 1.1km Viaduct proposed in the 1.1km Tiger Habitat of Sariska Tiger Habitat of Sariska New Tunnel necessary 820m Tiger Reserve Tiger Reserve between Node L-M (approx.) Tunnel Tunnel Nil Nil Existing Tunnel on SH-14 600m

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Sl. Parameters Option-1 Option-2 Option-3 No. 10 Connectivity to Viratnagar, Thanagazhi, Akbarpur, Alwar Viratnagar, Narayanpur, Akbarpur, Alwar Viratnagar, Narayanpur, Bansur, Alwar important towns (Thanagazhi being a Tehsil, this option serves an important connection)

11 Road through Bilwadi Badi Line 43B R.F. 3.13km Bilwadi Badi Line 43B 3.13km Bilwadi Badi Line 43B 3.13km Sariska Tiger coming in Part-A of the R.F. coming in Part-A of R.F. coming in Part-A of reserve and alignment the alignment the alignment Forest Tiger Habitat of Sariska 1.062km Tiger Habitat of Sariska 1.062km Tiger Habitat of Sariska Tiger Reserve coming in Tiger Reserve coming in Tiger Reserve Nil Part-B of the alignment Part-B of the alignment Sariska Tiger Reserve Sariska Tiger Reserve 0.39km Sariska Tiger Reserve 0.39km Nil coming in Part-B of the coming in Part-B of the alignment alignment Eco-sensitive zone of Sariska Tiger Reserve Eco-sensitive Eco-sensitive zone 12.7km Nil – with zone(Proposed) of Sariska 12.7km (Proposed) of Sariska realignment at Tiger Reserve coming in Tiger Reserve coming in Hameerpur Part-B of the alignment Part-B of the alignment Project Is Forest Clearance required? YES Is Forest Clearance YES Is Forest Clearance YES 10 Clearances required? required?

Is Environmental Clearance NO Is Environmental NO Is Environmental YES required? (Project length Clearance required (Project length Clearance required? < 100km) < 100km)

Is Clearance from Standing YES Is Clearance from YES Is Clearance from Standing NO Committee of National (for upgradation Standing Committee of (for upgradation Committee of National Board for Wildlife required? proposal within National Board for proposal within Board for Wildlife Sariska Tiger Wildlife required? Sariska Tiger required? Reserve) Reserve)

11 Average Shahpura – Ghata 37m Shahpura – Ghata Bandrol 37m Shahpura – Ghata Bandrol 37m Existing ROW Bandrol

Ghata Bandrol - Thanagazhi 22.4m Ghata bandrol- 45m Ghata bandrol - Bansur 45m (max) Narayanapur

Thanagazhi Bypass (acquired 45m Narayanpura - Mundwara 45m(max) Bansur-Tatarpur Chauraha 30 m by PWD)

Thanagazhi bypass end- 45m Mundwara Mundwara - Alwar 26.5m Tatarpur Chauraha - Alwar 45m (max)

Mundwara- Alwar 26.5m

12 Tentative Land 230.4 136.8 134.0 acquired (Ha.) 13 Approx. Civil 452.4 431.7 614.2 Cost (in Cr.) * Length of bypasses and major realignments given in are indicative only. Actual length will evolve based on actual design on detailed topographic survey drawing.

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4 ROB / VUP / Flyover/Tunnel 1 1 2

5 Connectivity to important towns 1 2 3

6 Wild life clearances 2 2 1

7 Forest and Eco-Sensitive Area 2 2 1

Total Approx. Area of Land to 8 2 1 3 be acquired (Ha.) 9 Approx. Civil Cost 2 1 3

Table 10: Alignment Evaluation Matrix

Sl. Total Parameters Option-1 Option-2 Option-3 No. weights 1 Proposed Length of NH-248 A 10 5 10 0 between Node-1 to Node-3 2 Length of New Alignment (km) 10 5 10 0

3 Road Geometry 10 5 10 0

4 ROB / VUP / Flyover/Tunnel 10 10 10 0

5 Connectivity to important towns 10 10 5 0

6 Wild life clearances 20 0 0 20

7 Forest and Eco-Sensitive 20 0 0 20 Structure / Area & Religious Structures 8 Total Approx. Area of Land to 10 5 10 0 be acquired (Ha.) 9 Approx. Civil Cost 10 5 10 0

Score 45 65 40 Rank 2 1 3 Recommended Option Option-2

Consultant recommends the Option-2 as suitable Project road alignment alternative.

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Consultant appreciates the complexities which involve in seeking clearance from the NWLB to execute the proposed upgradation of the project road in the stretch passing through the Sariska Tiger Reserve. Moreover this clearance which is also time consuming restricts the possibility of future capacity augmentation of the project road section in the Sariska Tiger Reserve. As directed by IAHE, a study to find alternate route circumventing Sariska Tiger Reserve has been carried out and presented in Option-3.

On the basis of comparative analysis of all the three options, it is found that Option-2 appears to be most preferable than other two options. However this option would require clearances from NWLB for the upgradation of the stretch through Sariska Tiger Reserve. In this option following bypasses and major realignments would be necessary:  Jogipura Realignment – 2.2 km  Viratnagar Bypass – 6.1km  Ghata Bandrol Realignment -1.2 km  Tal Briksh Realignment- 3.2 km  Alwar Bypass- 5.9 km

The length of the bypasses and realignments given are indicative only. These shall be finalized on detailed topographic survey and design which will be initiated on approval of the alignment including their bypasses and realignments.

If this Option-2 is approved, then for easy project execution, Consultant would recommend the project to be divided into following two construction packages:  Package – I: Sahpura – Jogipura – Viratnagar – Ghata Bandrol (km 0+000 to km 28+340)  Package – II: Ghata Bandrol – Narayanapura – Mundwara – Tal Briksh – Kushalgarh – Akbarpur - Alwar (km 28+340 till Mega Highway) This suggested project road section would terminate on Mega Highway with the proposed Alwar bypass. From this point onwards the 4km length of the existing Mega Highway would be used to meet further NH-248A at the outskirt of Alwar which further traverses to Rajasthan border and further to Nuh – Sohna – Gurgaon in the State of Haryana.

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