Lok Sabha Question No. 3533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Unused Land
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3533

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## UNUSED LAND

†3533. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  places/sites  identified  by  the  Railway  Land Development Authority for commercial use and development, zone-wise and the extent of revenue likely to be earned as a result thereof;
- (b)   the  present  status  of  the  identified  places/sites  for  this purpose;
- (c)  whether the Railway Land Development Authority has only one  selected  Developer  for  this  purpose  and  if  so,  the process adopted therefor;
- (d) the details of rate offered and the quantum of revenue likely to be earned as a result thereof; and
- (e)  the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for commercial use of additional land?

## 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. 3533 BY SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.12.2016  REGARDING UNUSED LAND.

(a)  to  (e):    Details  of  sites  entrusted to Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) are given below:

## SITES ENTRUSTED TO RLDA

| S. No.              | Zonal Railway Station   | Site particulars                                  | Remarks/Status                 |
|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 Central           | Mumbai                  | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus                           | Consultancy process initiated. |
| 2 East Coast        | Visakha- patnam         | Daba Gardens (Ambedkar circle)                    | Site awarded on 24.11.2016.    |
| 3 East Central      | Gaya                    | Gautum Budh Institute                             | Under litigation.              |
| 4                   | Raxaul                  | On station approach Road                          | Consultancy process initiated. |
| 5 Northern          | Delhi                   | Old steam loco shed Sarai Rohilla                 | Consultancy process initiated. |
| 6                   | Lucknow                 | Lucknow industrial area siding, Aish Bagh.        | Consultancy process initiated. |
| 7                   | Lucknow                 | Plot of land behind Alam Bagh-Diesel              | Consultancy process initiated. |
| 8                   | New Delhi               | Ashok Vihar                                       | Consultancy process initiated. |
| 9                   | Amritsar                | Near Railway Colony No.2 on Main Grant Trunk Road | Bid process initiated.         |
| 10                  | Katra                   | Katra                                             | Bid process initiated.         |
| 11                  | Shimla                  | Railway Godown below Winter Field                 | Consultancy process initiated. |
| 12 North Central 13 | Gwalior                 | Kampoo Kothi                                      | Bid process initiated.         |
| 12 North Central 13 | Gwalior                 | Gola Ka Mandir (closed Narrow Gauge station)      | Consultancy process initiated. |
| 14                  | Kanpur                  | Nirala Nagar                                      | Consultancy process initiated. |
| 15                  | Jhansi                  | Jhansi East                                       | Consultant has been fixed.     |

| 16                 | Jhansi           | Jhansi West                                          | Consultant has                 | been fixed.   |
|--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
| 16                 | Etawah           | Etawah                                               | Consultancy process initiated. | 17            |
| North Eastern      | Shahamat- ganj   | Shahamatganj                                         | Consultancy process initiated. | 18            |
| North Eastern      | Clutterbuck ganj | Clutterbuckganj                                      | Consultancy process initiated. | 19            |
| North Eastern      | Gwaltoli/ Kanpur | Gwaltoli, Kanpur                                     | Consultancy initiated.         | 20 process    |
| Northeast Frontier | Siliguri         | Burdwan Road                                         | Consultancy process initiated. | 21            |
| North Western      | Ajmer            | Johns Ganj                                           | Consultancy process initiated. | 22            |
| North Western      | Ajmer            | Hazari Bagh Colony                                   | Consultancy process initiated. | 23            |
| North Western      | Bikaner          | Railway Colony, Lalgarh                              | Consultancy process initiated. | 24            |
| North Western      | Jodhpur          | Near Diesel Shed                                     | Consultancy process initiated. | 25            |
| North Western      | Jaipur           | Loco Area                                            | Consultancy process initiated. | 26            |
| North Western      | Jaipur           | Phoos ka Bangla                                      | Consultancy process initiated. | 27            |
| Southern           | Chennai          | Kakkapalam, Padi, 5 kms from Integral Coach Factory. | Bid process initiated.         | 28            |
| Southern           | Salem            | 2 plots at Salem market station                      | Bid process initiated.         | 29            |
| Southern           | Nagapa- tinam    | 1 plot at station                                    | Consultancy process initiated. | 30            |
| Southern           | Pattukoti        | 3 plots at station                                   | Consultancy process initiated. | 31            |
| Southern           | Villipuram       | 3 plots at station                                   | Consultancy process initiated. | 32            |
| Southern           | Palan- thruthy   | Palanthruthy (Island)                                | Consultancy process initiated. | 33            |
| South              | Nizamabad        | Nizamabad                                            | Bid process initiated.         | 34            |
| Central            | Hyderabad        | Near Moulali flyover                                 | Consultancy process initiated. | 35            |
| Central            | Poornan- dampet  | Near Railway Hospital                                | Bid process initiated.         | 36            |
| Central            | Auranga- bad     | Part of old ITDC Hotel                               | Bid process                    | 37 initiated. |

|   38 |                    | Guntakal       | In Railway Colony                                      | Consultancy process initiated.   |
|------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|   39 | South East Central | Raipur         | On Highway opposite Zone III/ (Bhilai MarshallingYard) | Consultancy process initiated.   |
|   40 |                    | Raipur         | Urkura-Wagon Repair Shop                               | Consultancy process initiated.   |
|   41 | South Western      | Bangalore city | On platform road                                       | Under litigation.                |
|   42 | Western            | Rajkot         | Old Surendra Nagar Station                             | Consultancy process initiated.   |
|   43 |                    | Rajkot         | Rajkot-Lakhajinagar Section                            | Consultancy process initiated.   |
|   44 |                    | Jamnagar       | Old station area                                       | Consultancy process initiated.   |
|   45 |                    | Mumbai         | Scrap Yard at Mahalaxmi                                | Consultancy process initiated.   |
|   46 |                    | Mumbai         | Bandra(East)                                           | Consultancy process initiated.   |
|   47 |                    | Mumbai         | Bandra - II                                            | Bid process initiated.           |
|   48 | West Central       | Sawai Madhopur | Near GRP Thana in the circulating area                 | Consultancy process initiated.   |
|   49 |                    | Kota Jn.       | Near existing Platform No.1 - cycle stand              | Consultancy process initiated.   |

The extent of revenue likely to be earned from the above sites will be ` 7000 to ` 8000 crore. RLDA selects the Developers through transparent and competitive bidding process.  At present, Developer for  only  one  site  i.e.  Vishakhapatnam has been selected. This site will  earn  revenue  of ` 12.10  crore  for  a  lease  period  of  30  years. Besides 49 sites as mentioned above, some more sites have been identified  for  commercial  use  subject  to  their  amenability  for commercial development.

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