Lok Sabha Question No. 3448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-22
Subject: New Railway Lines in Telangana
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NANDI YELLAIAH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3448 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2017

## NEW RAILWAY LINES IN TELANGANA

- t 3448.     SHRI NANDI YELLAIAH :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Railways  proposes  to  lay  new  rail  lines  in  the backward regions of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any survey has been conducted/proposed to be conducted in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  details  of  budgetary  provisions  made,  if  any,  in  the  current financial  year  for  laying/survey  of  new  rail  lines  in  the  States  of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh?

## 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. 3448 BY SHRI NANDI YELLAIAH  TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 22.03.2017 REGARDING NEW RAILWAY LINES IN TELANGANA

(a): Based on demands raised by State Governments, Central Ministries,  Members  of  Parliament,  other  public  representatives  and Railways own requirement, the proposals for new line projects in the country  including  Telangana  and  Andhra  Pradesh,  are  considered. They are taken up after a survey on the basis of remunerativeness, last mile connectivity, missing links and alternate routes, socio-economic considerations etc. depending upon throwforward of ongoing projects, overall availability of funds and competing demands.

- (b): (i)  New  line  work  from  Vijayawada  to  Guntur  via  Amravati  has been proposed in Pink Book 2017-18 subject to requisite approvals. Length of project is 106 km  and anticipated approximate cost is ` 2679 crore.
- (ii) In addition, following new line projects have been proposed in the Capital Investment Programme 2016-17 and 2017-18.

|   S.No. | Name of Project            |    Km | Year of inclusion   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------|---------------------|
|       1 | Secunderabad-Zaheerabad    |  63.5 | 2016-17             |
|       2 | Bodan-Bidar                | 100   | 2016-17             |
|       3 | Gadchindur-Adilabad        |  70   | 2016-17             |
|       4 | Gadwal-Macherla            | 184.2 | 2016-17             |
|       5 | Armoor-Adilabad via Nirmal | 136   | 2017-18             |

For the works included in Capital Investment Programme, State Joint Venture Company with State Government will be suggested to take up these projects through State Joint Venture.  Joint Venture Agreement has  already  been  signed  with  the  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  for formation of  a Joint Venture Company.

(c): Surveys sanctioned in years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, falling fully/partly  in  the  States  of  Telangana  and  Andhra  Pradesh  alongwith details are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of the Project                                     |   Kms | Status                                                                         |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Vijayawada-Guntur via Amravati                          |   106 | Work included in Budget 2017-18 at a cost of ` 2679.59 cr. Subject to approval |
|       2 | Narsapur-Machhilipatnam                                 |    85 | Survey in progress.                                                            |
|       3 | Darsi-Narasaraopet                                      |    65 | Survey in progress.                                                            |
|       4 | Cumbum-Ongole                                           |   115 | Survey in progress.                                                            |
|       5 | Chittor-Kuppam                                          |   118 | Survey in progress.                                                            |
|       6 | Obulavaripalli-Vayalpadu                                |   150 | Survey in progress.                                                            |
|       7 | Tuni-Kottavalasa via Narasipatnam, Chodavaram, Madugula |   112 | Survey in progress.                                                            |
|       8 | Singarayakonda-Kanigiri                                 |    60 | Survey in progress.                                                            |
|       9 | Dharamavaram-Bellari                                    |   120 | Survey in progress                                                             |
|      10 | Hindupur-Chitradurga                                    |   132 | Survey in progress                                                             |
|      11 | Kondapalli-Kirandul                                     |   250 | Survey in progress                                                             |
|      12 | Mantralayam Road- Kurnool                               |   110 | Survey in progress                                                             |

|   13. | Bodhan-Biloli-Mudkhed- Jalkot-Latur Road   |   130 | Survey in progress.   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------|-------|-----------------------|
|    14 | Mancherial-Gadchiroli                      |   115 | Survey in progress    |

(d): (i) Budgetary  provision for  surveys  of  Andhra  Pradesh  and Telangana for year 2017-18 is ` 1.79 crore. (ii)  Budgetary  provison  for  construction  of  ongoing  new  line works  falling  fully  or  partly  in  these  States  for  year  2017-18  is ` 2797 crore. *******