Lok Sabha Question No. 3130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Railway Projects under South Central Railway
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3130 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2018

## RAILWAY PROJECTS UNDER SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY

3130.     SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  ongoing  and pending railway projects, under the south central railway;
- (b) the time by which the ongoing projects are likely to be completed;
- (c) whether some new line survey between Bidar-Nanded via Deglur has been approved; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the same is likely to be completed?

## 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. 3130 BY SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA  ON  14.03.2018  REGARDING  RAILWAY  PROJECTS  UNDER  SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY

- (a) The  details  of  the  ongoing  and  pending  Railway  projects  under  South Central Railway are as under:-
- (b) 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. which are part of project execution.  Process of seeking  the  approvals/clearances  and  land  acquisition  are  some  of the main factors that affect the pace of completion of the projects. In addition, as per the prevailing system, funds are allocated on yearly basis,  based  on  the  Gross  Budgetary  Support  from  Ministry  of Finance  and  internal  generation  and    progress  of  land  acquisition. Hence,  no  time-frame  has  been  fixed for completion  of these projects.
- (c) &  (d)  Survey  between  Bidar  to  Nanded  via  Deglur  (154.65  Km) completed with a cost of ₹ 2152.18 crores & Rate of Return (ROR) 0.63%.  Project is not yet sanctioned.

|   S N | Project                                                            | Year of sanc- tion   |   Latest Antici- pated Cost (₹ in cr.) |   Exp as on 31.3.2 017 (₹ in cr.) |   Outlay 17-18 (₹ in cr.) | Present Status                                                                                                                          |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Kadapa (Cuddapah)- Bangalore (Bangarapet) (255Km)                  | 1996 -97             |                                2050    |                            340    |                     240   | Kadapa-Pendlimari (21.3km): Commissioned. In balance section land acquisition taken up.                                                 |
|     2 | Nandyal- Yerraguntla (123 km)                                      | 1996 -97             |                                 966.43 |                            934.3  |                     100   | Kundu-Yerraguntla (120.50 km) : Commissioned. Nandyal-Kundu (2.50 Km) : Work is in advance stage of completion.                         |
|     3 | Macherla- Nalgonda (92Km)                                          | 1997 -98             |                                 815    |                              3.5  |                       0.5 | Project kept in abeyance.                                                                                                               |
|     4 | Munirabad- Mahbubnagar (Devkadra- Krishna, SCR portion) (81.74 Km) | 1997 -98             |                                 645    |                            650.16 |                      55   | Krishna-Yeramaras (16 Km): DN line commissioned. Devakadra-Jaklair (28.55 Km): Commissioned. Jaklair-Krishna (35.60 Km): Work taken up. |
|     5 | Kakinada- Pithapuram (22Km)                                        | 1999 - 2000          |                                 220    |                             25.01 |                     100.5 | Project kept in abeyance.                                                                                                               |

|   6 | Kotipalli- Narsapur (57Km)             | 2000 -01   |    2120 |    238 |    430 | Revised Estimate sanctioned on 24.10.17. Work of land acquisition taken up. Agency for substructure of one important bridge finalized.   |
|-----|----------------------------------------|------------|---------|--------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   7 | Manoharabad- Kotapalli (151.36 Km)     | 2006 .07   | 1160    |   4.26 |  11.8  | Land acquisition has been taken up.                                                                                                      |
|   8 | Obulavaripalle- Krishnapatnam (113 Km) | 2006 .07   |  839    | 645    | 100.01 | Ph.I Venkatachalam - Krishnapatnam (20km): Section commissioned. Ph.II: Obulavaripalle- Venkatchalam (93 km): Work taken up.             |
|   9 | Bhadrachalam Road-Satupalli (56.25 Km) | 2010 -11   |  704    |   1.13 |   0.1  | Land acquisition taken up.                                                                                                               |
|  10 | Gudur- Durgarajapatnam (42Km)          | 2011 -12   |  500    |   0.51 |   0.1  | Ministry of Shipping has been requested to take up this project as port connectivity project under PPP mode.                             |
|  11 | Akkanapet- Medak (17.2 Km)             | 2012 -13   |  117.75 |  27.14 |  44    | Work taken up.                                                                                                                           |
|  12 | Bhadrachalam- Kovvur (151Km)           | 2012 -13   |  923    |   1.87 |   2    | State Govt. of Telangana has to convey consent for sharing the cost of the project and finalise the alignment.                           |
|  13 | Mannuguru- Ramagundum (200 Km)         | 2013 -14   | 2911    |   0.89 |   1    | Consent of Telangana Govt. for sharing 50% cost and land free of cost yet to be confirmed.                                               |

| 14       | Cumbam- Proddutur (142Km)                      | 2013 -14   | 830      | 0.5      | 1.00     | Work included in Budget 2013-14 subject to obtaining requisite approvals. However, Planning Commission has not approved the project.                                                                 |
|----------|------------------------------------------------|------------|----------|----------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 15       | Kondapalli- Kothagodum (125Km)                 | 2013 -14   | 723      | 0        | 0.010    | Work included in Budget 2013-14 subject to obtaining requisite approvals. Project length reduced to 81.57 km between Kondapalli- Penuballi. Final location survey for Kondapalli-Penuballi taken up. |
| 16       | Nadikude- Srikalahasti (309Km)                 | 2015 -16   | 2299     | 198      | 340      | Land between New Piduguralla- Savalyapuram (46 km) has been acquired. Earthwork and minor bridges & major bridge taken up. In balance section, land acquisition has been taken up.                   |
| 17       | Vijayawada- Guntur via Amravati (106Km)        | 2017 -18   | 2679.6   | 0        | 1        | Project included in Budget 2017-18 subject to requisite Govt. clearances.                                                                                                                            |
| DOUBLING | DOUBLING                                       | DOUBLING   | DOUBLING | DOUBLING | DOUBLING | DOUBLING                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 18       | Mancheryal- Peddampet Patch Tripling (9.02 Km) | 2010 -11   | 85.66    | 83.56    | 8.50     | Work is in advance stage of completion.                                                                                                                                                              |

|   19 | Vijaywada- Gudivada- Bhimavaram- Narsapur, Gudivada- Machlipatnam & Bhimavaram- Nidadavolu DL with Electrification (221 Km)   | 2011 -12   |    1503 |   304.18 |   121.87 | Earthwork, minor bridges and major bridges have been taken up.                                                                                                                                      |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------|----------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   20 | Guntur-Tenali Doubling with electrification (24 Km)                                                                           | 2011 -12   |  168    |   140.76 |     36   | Earthwork, minor bridges and major bridges have been taken up.                                                                                                                                      |
|   21 | Kazipet- Vijaywada 3rd line with electrification (220 Km)                                                                     | 2012 -13   | 2200    |   142.34 |    100   | Ph.I: Vijayawada- Rayanapadu- Kondapalli (17.49 km): Work in block sections completed. Yard works taken up. Ph.II Kondapalli- Kazipet (202 km): Land acquisition proposals submitted to State Govt. |
|   22 | Mudkhed- Parbhani (81.43 Km)                                                                                                  | 2013 -14   |  390.6  |   194.7  |     71   | Parbhani-Mirkhel (17 Km): Commissioned. In balance portion, work taken up.                                                                                                                          |
|   23 | Duvvada- Vijaywada 3rd line (332Km)                                                                                           | 2015 -16   | 3873.1  |     0.04 |      7.5 | Deferred in view of East Coast DFC project.                                                                                                                                                         |
|   24 | Kalluru-Guntakal (41Km)                                                                                                       | 2015 -16   |  323    |    32.68 |     52   | Land acquisition has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                 |
|   25 | Byepass at Renigunta, Dharmavaram, Wadi (21Km)                                                                                | 2015 -16   |  273.05 |     5    |     10   | Preliminary activities have been taken up.                                                                                                                                                          |

| 26               | Byepass at Vijayawada, Kazipet (30Km)             | 2015 -16         | 499.29           | 79.97            | 125              | Vijaywada Bye-Pass (19.50 km): Land acquision has been taken up. Kazipet Bye-Pass (10.65 km): Land acquisition processed.                                                   |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 27               | Kazipet- Balharshah 3 rd line (201 Km)            | 2015 -16         | 2063             | 136.89           | 160              | Work is in different stages of execution.                                                                                                                                   |
| 28               | Vijaywada- Gudur 3rd line (288 Km)                | 2015 -16         | 3246             | 51.5             | 100              | Tenders for earthwork, minor and misc works have been invited.                                                                                                              |
| 29               | Gooty- Dharmavarm (90 Km)                         | 2015 -16         | 636.38           | 130.6            | 75               | Contracts for earthwork, major & minor bridges, linking of P.way awarded.                                                                                                   |
| 30               | Secunderabad (Falaknuma)- Mehboobnagar (85.24 km) | 2015 -16         | 773.94           | 0.34             | 50               | Land acquisition has been taken up.                                                                                                                                         |
| 31               | Guntur-Guntakal (443Km)                           | 2017 -18         | 4000             | 0.01             | 124              | Diguvametta- Santamaguluru (159 Km): Earth work & minor bridges taken up.                                                                                                   |
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| 32               | Akola-Khandwa (173.59 Km) SCR portion             | 2008 -09         | 1930             | 68.42            | 130              | Akola-Akot(43.50 Km): Tenders for earthwork, minor/major bridges finalised. Amlakhurd- Khandwa (54.50 Km): Land acquisition and clearance of forest and wild life taken up. |

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