Lok Sabha Question No. 740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: New Rail Lines in Maharashtra
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 740 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## NEW RAIL LINES IN MAHARASHTRA

740.  SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  work  done  in  Maharashtra  regarding  laying  of new railway lines, gauge conversion and electrification of railway lines during the last three years;
- (b) the  details  of  the  sanctioned  works  for  Maharashtra  which  have not been started till date;
- (c) the details of the works in the State running as on date but not completed yet; and
- (d) whether the Government  has taken any concrete steps to complete the said works on time and if so, the details thereof?

## 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. 740 BY SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2018 REGARDING NEW RAIL LINES IN MAHARASHTRA

(a) to (c): 39 km New Lines and 183 km Doubling have been commissioned  in  Maharashtra  during  last  3  years  and  current  year. Details are as under:

| Year    | Plan Head   | Name of the project                     | Section                          | Commiss- ioned   |
|---------|-------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------|
| 2014-15 | Doubling    | Udhna-Jalgaon (307 km)                  | Bhadbhunja- Navapur              | 11 km            |
|         |             |                                         | Navapur- Chinchpada              | 16 km            |
|         |             | Panvel-Pen (35 km)                      | Apta-Jite-Pen                    | 20 km            |
|         |             | Pen-Roha (40 km)                        | Pen-Kasu                         | 14 km            |
| 2015-16 | Doubling    | Pen-Roha (40 km)                        | Kasu-Nagothane                   | 13 km            |
|         |             | Godhani-Kalumna (6 km)                  | Godhani Chord Cabin              | 6 km             |
|         |             | Udhna-Jalgaon (307 km)                  | Dharangaon-Paldhi                | 17 km            |
|         |             | Daund-Gulbarga (225 km)                 | Hotgi-Tilati                     | 9 km             |
| 2016-17 | New Line    | Ahmednagar-Beed-Parli Vaijnath (261 km) | Ahmednagar- Narayandoh           | 12 km            |
|         |             | Baramati-Phalton-Lonand (54 km)         | Lonand-Phaltan                   | 27 km            |
|         | Doubling    | Pen-Roha (40 km)                        | Nagothane-Roha                   | 13 km            |
|         |             | Daund-Gulgarga (225 km)                 | Mohol-Vakav                      | 23 km            |
|         |             | Udhna-Jalgaon (307 km)                  | Chinchpada- Khandbara- Nandurbar | 41 km            |

Further,  following  railway  lines  have  been  commissioned  on electric traction (electrified) during last three years (2014-15 to 201617) in the State of Maharashtra:

|   SN | Section                | Route KM   | Year    |
|------|------------------------|------------|---------|
|    1 | Manmad-Puntamba-Shirdi | 81         | 2014-15 |
|    2 | Badnera-Walgaon        | 18 174     |         |
|    3 | Puntamba-Daund         |            | 2015-16 |
|    4 | Dhumrikhurd-Ramtek     | 14         |         |
|    5 | Pune-Bhigwan           | 108        | 2016-17 |

36  projects  consisting  of  13  New  Lines,  4  of  Gauge  Conversion and 19 Doublings falling partly or fully in the State of Maharashtra have been taken up. Details of the projects are as under:

( ` in crore)

| S. No.   | Name of the project                                                                                | Length (in km)   | Year of sanction   | Remarks                                                                |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          | NEW LINES                                                                                          |                  |                    |                                                                        |
| 1.       | Amravati-Narkher                                                                                   | 138              | 1993-94            | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 2.       | Ahmednagar-Beed-Parli Vaijnath                                                                     | 261              | 1995-96            | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 3.       | Baramati-Phalton- Lonand                                                                           | 54               | 1998-99            | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 4.       | Wardha-Nanded via Yavatmal, Pusad                                                                  | 284              | 2008-09            | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 5.       | Wadsa-Gadchiroli                                                                                   | 50               | 2011-12            | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 6.       | Dighi Port-Roha                                                                                    | 34               | 2015-16            | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 7.       | Karad-Chiplun                                                                                      | 112              | 2015-16            | Included in Budget 2015- 16 subject to requisite Government approvals. |
| 8.       | Indore-Manmad via Malegaon                                                                         | 368              | 2016-17            | Included in Budget 2016- 17 subject to requisite Government approvals. |
| 9.       | Pune-Nashik                                                                                        | 265              | 2016-17            | Included in Budget 2016- 17 subject to requisite Government approvals. |
| 10.      | Vaibhavwadi-Kolhapur                                                                               | 107              | 2016-17            | Included in Budget 2016- 17 subject to requisite Government approvals. |
| 11.      | Hatkanagale-Ichalkaranji                                                                           | 8                | 2017-18            | Included in Budget 2017- 18 subject to requisite Government approvals. |
| 12.      | Jeur-Asthi                                                                                         | 78               | 2017-18            | Included in Budget 2017- 18 subject to requisite Government approvals. |
| 13       | Phaltan-Pandharpur                                                                                 | 105              | 2017-18            | Included in Budget 2017- 18 subject to requisite Government approvals. |
|          | GAUGE CONVERSION                                                                                   |                  |                    |                                                                        |
| 1.       | Jabalpur-Gondia including Balaghat- Katangi (285) & MM Katangi-Tirodi New Line (15) (total 300 km) | 300              | 1996-97            | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 2.       | Chhindwara-Nagpur                                                                                  | 150              | 2005-06            | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 3.       | Ratlam-Mhow-Khandwa- Akola (473) with MM                                                           | 496              | 2008-09            | Works taken up.                                                        |

|     | Fatehabad- Chandrawatiganj-Ujjain (23) (Total 496 km)                |     |         |                                                                        |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4.  | Nagpur-Nagbhir                                                       | 106 | 2013-14 | Included in Budget 2013- 14 subject to requisite Government approvals. |
|     | DOUBLING                                                             |     |         |                                                                        |
| 1.  | Kalumna-Nagpur                                                       | 5   | 2007-08 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 2.  | Udhna-Jalgaon with electrification                                   | 307 | 2008-09 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 3.  | Daund-Gulbarga Doubling (225) & Pune- Guntakal Electrification (641) | 225 | 2009-10 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 4.  | Godhani-Kalumna Chord                                                | 6   | 2010-11 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 5.  | Bhusawal-Jalgaon 3rd line                                            | 24  | 2011-12 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 6.  | Kalyan-Kasara 3rd line                                               | 68  | 2011-12 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 7.  | Parbhani-Mudkhed                                                     | 81  | 2011-12 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 8.  | Wardha (Sewagram)- Nagpur 3rd line                                   | 76  | 2012-13 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 9.  | Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag                                                    | 284 | 2014-15 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 10. | Itarsi-Nagpur (Balance) 3rd line excluding Chichonda-Teegaon         | 280 | 2015-16 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 11. | Kazipet-Balharshah 3rd line (balance section)                        | 201 | 2015-16 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 12. | Pune-Miraj-Londa                                                     | 467 | 2015-16 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 13. | Rajnandgaon-Nagpur (Kalumna) 3rd line                                | 228 | 2015-16 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 14. | Wardha (Sewagram)- Balharshah 3rd line                               | 132 | 2015-16 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 15. | Chichonda-Teegaon 3rd line                                           | 17  | 2015-16 | Works taken up.                                                        |
| 16. | Daund-Manmad                                                         | 248 | 2016-17 | Included in Budget 2017- 18 subject to requisite Government approvals. |
| 17. | Jalgaon-Bhusawal 4th line                                            | 24  | 2016-17 | Included in Budget 2017- 18 subject to requisite Government approvals. |
| 18. | Manmad-Jalgaon 3rd line                                              | 160 | 2016-17 | Included in Budget 2017- 18 subject to requisite Government approvals. |
| 19. | Wardha-Nagpur 4th line                                               | 76  | 2016-17 | Included in Budget 2017- 18 subject to requisite Government approvals. |

The works against which remarks have been given that projects included in Budget subject to requisite Government approvals, will be started after all approvals are taken.

Details of ongoing Railway Electrification projects falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra are:

|   SN | Name of Project          | Route KM Total / in Maharashtra   |   Total cost of project ( ` in crore) | Executing Agency                                                                                  |
|------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Gondia- Ballarshah       | 250 / 250                         |                                204.61 | Work has been entrusted to Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) for execution. |
|    2 | Amla-Chhindwara- Kalumna | 257 / 55                          |                                267.15 | Work has been entrusted to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for execution.                         |
|    3 | Panvel-Pen-Thal          | 75 / 75                           |                                111.47 | Work has been entrusted to Central Railway (CR) for execution.                                    |
|    4 | Jasai-JNPT               | 9 / 9                             |                                 15.78 | Work has been entrusted to Central Railway (CR) for execution.                                    |
|    5 | Manmad-Mudkhed- Dhone    | 868 / 430                         |                                864.71 | Work has been entrusted to Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) for execution. |
|    6 | Pen-Roha                 | 40 / 40                           |                                 72.75 | Work has been entrusted to Central Railway (CR) for execution.                                    |
|    7 | Pune-Miraj- Kolhapur     | 326 / 326                         |                                615.01 | Work has been entrusted to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) for execution.         |
|    8 | Gondia-Nainpur- Jabalpur | 229 / 17                          |                                194.29 | Work has been entrusted to Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) for execution. |
|    9 | Jasai-Uran               | 10 / 10                           |                                 19.21 | Work has been entrusted to Central Railway (CR) for execution.                                    |

|   SN | Name of Project        | Route KM Total / in Maharashtra   |   Total cost of project ( ` in crore) | Executing Agency                                                                                  |
|------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   10 | Chalisgaon-Dhule       | 56 / 56                           |                                 53.8  | Work has been entrusted to Central Railway (CR) for execution.                                    |
|   11 | Daund-Baramati         | 44 / 44                           |                                 47.33 | Work has been entrusted to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for execution.                         |
|   12 | Wani-Pimpalkhutti      | 66 / 66                           |                                 77.08 | Work has been entrusted to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for execution.                         |
|   13 | Miraj-Kurduwadi- Latur | 377 / 377                         |                                399.27 | Work has been entrusted to Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) for execution. |
|   14 | Gadag-Hotgi            | 284 / 21                          |                                341.72 | Work has been entrusted to Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) for execution. |

(d): For New Lines, Gauge Conversions & Doubling projects:  Till 201314, due to overall limited availability of funds, most of the projects were not  progressing  satisfactorily.    Since  2014-15,  based  on  physical progress  of  projects,  last  mile  connectivity  projects  and  projects  for decongesting the existing routes have been given sufficient funds. For this  purpose,  funds  for  capacity  enhancement  projects  have  been arranged through institutional financing by tying up loan with M/s Life Insurance Corporation of India Limited for ` 1.5  lakh  crore  for  assured funding of viable projects. The completion of railway projects requires clearances from various departments of State Government and Central Ministries  like  acquisition  of  land,  forestry  and  wild  life  clearances, cutting of trees, shifting of services, construction of road over bridges and road under bridges by road maintaining agencies, NOC from State Irrigation  Department  and  Power  Corporations,  law  and  order  issues which are beyond the control of Ministry of Railways.  Therefore, it is not feasible to fix time lines for completion of all the projects. For RE projects:   In order to expedite electrification of railway lines in the  country,  various  steps  have  been  taken,  which  inter-alia  include award  of  Engineering  Procurement  and  Construction  (EPC)  contracts, better  project  monitoring  mechanism  ensuring  availability  of  funds through  Extra  Budgetary  Resources  (Institutional  Finance),  enhancing power  of  field  units  for  award  of  contracts  including  sanction  of estimates  and  increasing  the  number  of  executing  agencies  from electrification  works  to  new India Technical and Economic Services and Power Grid Corporation of India

existing three to six by entrusting agencies viz. Indian Railway Construction Company, Rail Limited.

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