Lok Sabha Question No. 1288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Laying New Railway Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kantilal Bhuria, MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL, NANDI YELLAIAH, KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1288 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2016

## LAYING NEW RAILWAY LINES

† 1288.  SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA:

SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

SHRI NANDI YELLAIAH:

SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  surveys  conducted  for  laying  new  railway  lines  in various  States  including  North  Eastern  States  during  the  last  three years and the current year, Zone-wise and State-wise;
- (b) whether the work of survey and laying of new lines is progressing as per schedule and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if  not,  the  details  of  the  problems  being  faced  by  the  Railways  in undertaking the survey/laying work;
- (d) whether adequate funds have been sanctioned/allocated for the said works and if so, the details thereof, stretch-wise; and
- (e) the time by which the survey and laying of new line works are likely to be completed, stretch/zone-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1288 BY SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA, SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI, SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO, SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL, SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL, DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI, SHRI C.R. PATIL, SHRI NANDI  YELLAIAH,  SHRI  KANWAR  SINGH  TANWAR,  SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA AND SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 23.11.2016 REGARDING LAYING NEW RAILWAY LINES

(a) to (e):  In last three years and current financial year, surveys for 176 New Lines have  been completed throughout the country including 10 nos. of new line  surveys  in  North  Eastern  States.    Out  of  these,  11  nos.  of  new  line projects have been included in Budget/sanctioned.

11  New  Line  projects  included  in  Budget/sanctioned  are  progressing  as per  availability  of  funds  and  stage  of  its  sanction.      Every  Railway  project requires a number of clearances from various Ministries and Departments of State/Central  Governments.  These,  inter-alia,  include  clearances  inherent  to land acquisition, forestry clearance and permission for crossing from departments like National Highway Authority of India, Public Works Department,  Irrigation  canals  etc,  and  also  clearances  of  Archeological Survey of India if the alignment passes in vicinity of a protected monument, local bodies for projects passing through urban areas, etc. which are part of project execution. Process of seeking the approvals/clearances causes delay in completion of the projects. Further, Budget allotments for the projects are done on yearly basis depending upon position of land acquisition and progress of work.  Therefore it is not always feasible to fix timelines for completion of each Railway project.

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