Lok Sabha Question No. 258 (STARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Special Trains to Flood-hit Regions
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SATYA PAL SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 258

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## DOUBLING / ELECTRIFICATION OF DELHI-SAHARANPUR RAIL LINES

*258.  DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has completed doubling and electrification of railway lines between Delhi and Saharanpur;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the present status of doubling and electrification separately of these lines;
- (d) the  details  of  funds  sanctioned  and  utilized  for  the  purpose during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure time bound  completion  of  doubling  and  electrification  of  these lines?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (SHRI SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU)

- (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 STARRED  QUESTION  NO.258  BY  DR.  SATYAPAL  SINGH  TO  BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  02.08.2017  REGARDING  DOUBLING  / ELECTRIFICATION OF DELHI-SAHARANPUR RAIL LINES

- (a) to  (d)      :  The  existing  single  line  of  Delhi-Meerut-Saharanpur (180.79 km) is already electrified.

The status of doubling / electrification  of  Railway  line  between Delhi and Saharanpur via Meerut is as under:

-  The  electrified  double  line  exists  between  Delhi  to  Meerut    (67.17 km) and Saharanpur  to Tapri ( 6.6 km).
-  The work of doubling with electrification between Meerut to Muzaffarnagar  (55.47  km)  has  been  sanctioned  in  Railway  Budget 2012-13.    In  this  project,  the  doubling  with  electrification  between Meerut    to  Daurala  (16  km)  has  been  commissioned  for  passenger services in July, 2017.   The work is in progress in balance section.
-  The fund allotted  and expenditure in  last three years is as under:-
-  The expenditure on this project up to March, 2017 is 316.28 crore and outlay of 96 crore has been given during 2017-18.
-  The work of doubling with electrification between Muzaffarnagar to Tapri  (52  km)  has  been  sanctioned  in  Railway  Budget  2015-16  at  a cost

| Year    |   Funds originally allotted ( in crore) |   Funds utilized ( in crore) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                                   10.74 |                        10.44 |
| 2015-16 |                                  172.22 |                       172.05 |
| 2016-17 |                                  117.46 |                       133.79 |

of 376.78 crore.  The expenditure on this project up to March, 2017 is 28.63  crore  and  an  outlay  of 100  crore  has  been  provided  in 2017-18. The work is in progress.

- In addition, the section from Delhi to Shahdara is already double line and  electrified.    Further,  the  work  of  doubling  between  Delhi Shahdara-Shamli-Tapri  including  Saharanpur  bye-pass    (155.24  km) 1500 crore has been included in Budget 2016-17 subject to obtaining  requisite  clearances.    The  Detailed  Project  Report  has 1214 crore and the same is
-  costing been prepared with estimated cost of under examination.
-  The electrification of Delhi Shahdara-Noli of existing line has been completed.  Further, the electrification of Noli-Tapri existing single line has been sanctioned at the cost of 126.09 crore and outlay of 11.48 crore has been given in 2017-18.
- (e)  Indian Railways have taken various initiatives to increase the pace of execution of projects. This includes-
-  Indian Railways has sanctioned about 12,600 Km of Doubling/3 rd & 4 th   line  to  overcome  the  problem  of  congestion  over  high  density network in the last three years i.e. 2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18.
-  Making higher fund allotment for projects: The capital expenditure for  Railways  has been  increased from 58,718 Cr  in  2014-15 to

around 93,795 Cr in 2015-16 to 1,11,661 crore in 2016-17 and a plan size of 1,31,000 crore has been kept for 2017-18.

-  Delegation  of  Powers  to  the  field  officers  for  tenders  and estimates: The Zonal Railways have been delegated full powers with respect to works contracts. Full powers have been given to General Managers of Zonal Railways with respect to sanctioning of estimates. This has also resulted in cutting down time for sanction of estimate and tenders.
-  Institutional  financing  by  tying  up  loan  with  M/s  Life  Insurance Corporation of India Limited for 1.5 lac crore for assured funding of viable projects has increased Railways' capacity for committed fund provision for essential projects.

These  initiatives  have  resulted  into  a  remarkable  increase  in commissioning  of  New  Lines,  Gauge  Conversions  and  Doublings.  A progress of 7.75 km per day of network expansion was achieved in 2015-16 compared to an average of 4.1 km per day being achieved in previous 10 years from 2004 to 2014. During 2016-17, 2855 km track has been commissioned by introducing passenger services.

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