Lok Sabha Question No. 856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: New Rail Lines in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 856 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## NEW RAIL LINES IN MADHYA PRADESH

856. SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of surveys sanctioned for laying of new railway lines in Madhya Pradesh during the last three years and the current year;
- (b)  the  details  of  surveys  started/completed  in  the  State  during  the said period;
- (c) the details of laying of new railway lines started/completed in the State during the said period; and
- (d) the time-frame set for completion of the said surveys and new lines, project-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (d):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 856 BY SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2018 REGARDING NEW RAIL LINES IN MADHYA PRADESH

(a)  to  (c):  Surveys  for  11  new  line  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the State of Madhya Pradesh have been sanctioned during the last three years and current year i.e. 2014-15 to 2016-17 & 2017-18. Among these sanctioned  surveys,  one  project  has  been  taken  up/included  in  the budget  subject  to  requisite  approvals  from  the  Government.  The details are as under:-

|   S.No. | Name of the project                                     | Year of sanction   | Year of completion   | Status           |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Jaisingh Nagar- Rewa (130 km)                           | 2016-17            | -                    | Survey taken up. |
|       2 | Alot-Tal-Jaora (44 km)                                  | 2016-17            | -                    | Survey taken up. |
|       3 | Maksi-Harda (140 km)                                    | 2017-18            | -                    | Survey taken up. |
|       4 | Waraseoni- Khairlanji-Tiroda (50 km)                    | 2017-18            | -                    | Survey taken up. |
|       5 | Ujjain- Ramganjmandi via Agar, Susner Jhalawar (190 km) | 2017-18            | -                    | Survey taken up. |
|       6 | Dewas- Sonkachh-Asta- Sehore (112 km)                   | 2016-17            | -                    | Survey taken up. |

|   7 | Pendra- Amarkantaka- Dindori-Mandla- Ghansour (200 km)   | 2017-18   | -       | Survey taken up.                                                                                    |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   8 | Jabalpur-Pendra via Dindori (240 km)                     | 2015-16   | -       | Survey taken up.                                                                                    |
|   9 | Jhansi-Shivpuri- Sheopur-Sawai Madhopur (290 km)         | 2016-17   | -       | Survey taken up.                                                                                    |
|  10 | Mirzapur-Rewa (185 km)                                   | 2016-17   | 2017-18 | Survey completed and report under examination.                                                      |
|  11 | Manmad-Indore via Malegaon & Dhule (358 km)              | 2015-16   | 2017-18 | Work included in budget 2016-17 at a cost of ` 9968 crore subject to approvals from the Government. |

(d): Completion of these surveys is dependent upon many factors such as State Government approvals, Statutory Clearances like forestry and wildlife  clearances,  etc.  Since  many  of  these  factors  are  beyond  the control of Railways, timelines for completion of all the surveys are not feasible to be fixed.

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