Lok Sabha Question No. 1727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Pending Projects in Gujarat
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1727 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## PENDING PROJECTS IN GUJARAT

- † 1727. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether many railway projects are pending in Gujarat;
- (b) if so, the project-wise details and status thereof; and
- (c) the  project-wise  funds  provided  in  the  current  financial  year  for these projects?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1727 BY SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA AND SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.07.2017 REGARDING PENDING PROJECTS IN GUJARAT

(a) to (c): The details of pending/ongoing railway projects falling fully/partly in the State of Gujarat, their anticipated cost, funds allocated/spent thereon are as under:

` in crore.

| S. No.   | Name of Project                                                                                             | Year of sanction   | Anticipa -ted cost   | Expendi- ture incurred upto March, 2017   | Outlay 2017- 18   | Status                                                                                                                      |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          | New Line                                                                                                    |                    |                      |                                           |                   |                                                                                                                             |
| 1.       | Chhota Udepur- Dhar (157 km)                                                                                | 2007-08            | 1347.26              | 350.45                                    | 140.00            | Work in Chhotaudepur- Motisadli (24 km.) and Motisadli- Alirajpur (26.00 km.) sections are in advanced stage of completion. |
| 2.       | Dahod-Indore via Sardarpur, Jhabua & Dhar (200.97 km) incl. MM for change in aligment via Amjhera (4.82 km) | 2007-08            | 1640.04              | 350.68                                    | 140.00            | Section from Indore-Tihi (21.00 km.) completed and commissioned .Work in Pithampur-                                         |

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| Sagor   | (9.12   |
|---------|---------|

|                  |                                                                            |                  |                  |                  |                  | Dahod- Katwara (11.4 km.) sections are in advanced stage of Progress. Land acquisition has been taken up in balance stretches.   |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 3.               | Taranga Hill - Abu Road via Ambaji (89.38 km.)*                            | 2017-18          | 1695.72          | 0.00             | 10.00            | This is a new work. Detailed Project Report is under pre- preparation.                                                           |
| 4.               | Bhimnath - Dholera (28 km)*                                                | 2016-17          | 303.10           | 0.02             | 40               | This is a new work. Detailed Project Report is under preparation.                                                                |
| Gauge conversion | Gauge conversion                                                           | Gauge conversion | Gauge conversion | Gauge conversion | Gauge conversion | Gauge conversion                                                                                                                 |
| 1.               | Ahmedabad- Botad (170.48 km)                                               | 2012-13          | 975.62           | 137.88           | 125.00           | Works is being executed by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd., Earthwork, Ballast supply, bridges works, etc. have been taken up.             |
| 2.               | Ahmedabad- Himmatnagar- Udaipur (299.2 km) including Modasa- Shamlaji Road | 2008-09          | 1662             | 392.70           | 422.00           | Work in Asarva- Himmatnagar section (85.40                                                                                       |

|    | (22.53 km)                                                               |         |        |        |        | km.) is in advanced stage of completion. Earthwork, bridges work, etc. have been taken up in balance stretches.                                                                                               |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3 | Ahmedabad- Mehsana (68.78 km)                                            | 2015-16 | 477.56 |   5.38 | 128.13 | Earthwork, bridges work, ballast supply etc. have been taken up.                                                                                                                                              |
|  4 | Bhildi-Viramgam (157 km) with new MM for Mahsana- Taranga Hill (57.4 km) | 1990-91 | 742.65 | 318.33 | 125    | Gauge conversion of Patan- Viramgam section ( 104.36 km.) has been commissioned . Work in Patan-Bhildi (51.00 km.) new line and Mehsana- Vadnagar (33.00 km) GC sections are in advanced stage of completion. |
|  5 | Bhuj-Naliya (101.35 km) with extension from Naliya to Vayor (24.65 km)   | 2008-09 | 321.62 | 111.35 |  35    | Work in Bhuj- Beshalpur (29.50 km.) section is in advanced stage of completion.                                                                                                                               |

|   6. | Dhasa-Jetalsar (104.44 km)                                                                                                              | 2012-13   |   644.38 |   21.19 |   50.00 | The work is being executed by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL). Earthwork, Bridges work, ballast supply, etc. have been taken up.                                                                                                                     |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|---------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    7 | Miyagam Karjan- Dabhoi- Samalaya GC (96.46 km) with electrification                                                                     | 2011-12   |      935 |    1.79 |      25 | Earthwork, bridges work, etc. have been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|    8 | Rajkot-Veraval, Wansjalia- Jetalsar with new MM for Shapur-Saradiya (46 km), Veraval- Somnath (281 km) NL & Somnath- Kodinar (36.91 km) | 1994-95   |     1329 |  523.46 |      20 | Rajkot-Veraval GC Veraval- Somnath and Wansjalia- Jetalsar New lines have been commissioned . Land acquisition proposals for 20 villages for Somnath- Kodinar (36.91 Km) new line project have been submitted to the District Authority, Somnath. |

|   9. | Samlaya-Timba Road (53.53 km.)*                             | 2017-18   |   401.48 | -   |   1.00 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|-----|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   10 | Samni-Jambusar (24.08 km)*                                  | 2017-18   |   216.72 | -   |      1 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |
|   11 | Talala-Delwada (70 km.)*                                    | 2017-18   |   525.3  | -   |      1 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |
|   12 | Veraval-Talala- Visavadar (71.95 km.)*                      | 2017-18   |   460.23 | -   |      1 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |
|   13 | Vijalpur- Ambilyasan (41.53 km.)*                           | 2017-18   |   309.81 | -   |      1 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |
|   14 | Adraj Moti- Vijalpur (39.75 Km.)*                           | 2017-18   |   296.54 | -   |      1 | This is a new work. Detailed project report is under preparation.   |
|   15 | Chanasma-Rauj (12.65 km)*                                   | 2017-18   |    96.23 | -   |      1 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |
|   16 | Dabhoi-Chandod GC with extension upto Kewadiya (49.75 km.)* | 2017-18   |   691.84 | -   |      1 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |

|   17. | Himmatnagar- Khedbrahma (54.83 km)*   | 2017-18   |   354.89 | -   |   1.00 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |
|-------|---------------------------------------|-----------|----------|-----|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    18 | Jambusar- Vishvamitri (48.2 km.)*     | 2017-18   |   433.8  | -   |      1 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |
|    19 | Junagadh- Visavadar (42.28 km.)*      | 2017-18   |   253.68 | -   |      1 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |
|    20 | Kalol-Kadi- Katosan Road (37.23 km.)* | 2017-18   |   279.23 | -   |      1 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |
|    21 | Katosan Road- Chanasma (51.72 km.)*   | 2017-18   |   387.9  | -   |      1 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |
|    22 | Khijadiya- Visavadar (91.27 km.)*     | 2017-18   |   547.62 | -   |      1 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |
|    23 | Nadiad-Petlad (37.26 km.)*            | 2017-18   |   335.34 | -   |      1 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |
|    24 | Petlad-Bhadran (22.5 km.)*            | 2017-18   |   202.5  | -   |      1 | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.   |

| 25.   | Prachi Road- Kodinar (26.00 km.)*                | 2017-18   | 193.20   | -      | 1.00   | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.                                                                                                         |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       | Doubling                                         |           |          |        |        |                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1.    | Abu Road- Sarotra Road Patch Doubling (23.12 km) | 2010-11   | 131.41   | 103.14 | 15.42  | Work is being executed by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL). Work in Maval -Sri Amirgarh (8.2 km.) and Sri Amrigarh- Sarodtra Road (5.4 km.) sections are in advanced stage of |
| 2.    | Anand-Godhra (79.00 Km.)*                        | 2017-18   | 683.00   | -      | 1.00   | This is a new work. Detailed Project report is under preparation.                                                                                                         |
| 3.    | Palanpur- Samakhayali (274.73 km)                | 2013-14   | 1548.66  | 153.08 | 125.00 | Work is being executed by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL). Earthwork, bridges works, ballast supply etc. have been taken up.                                                 |

|   4. | Sarotra Road- Karjoda Patch doubling (23.59 km)                    | 2010-11   |   154.13 | 75.01   | 22.78   | Work is being executed by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL). The work is in advanced stage of completion.                                                                 |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|---------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    5 | Surat-Kosamba PH-I of 3 rd line between Vadodara and Virar (35 km) | 2000-01   |   245    | -       | -       | Project has been frozen in view of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.                                                                                               |
|    6 | Surendranagar- Rajkot (116.17 km)                                  | 2015-16   |  1315.23 | 230.00  | 250.70  | Work in Surendranagar -Chamaraj (7.04 km.) section is in advanced stage of completion. Earth work, bridges work, etc. have been taken up in the remaining stretches. |
|    7 | Udhna-Jalgaon with electrification (306.93 km)                     | 2008-09   |  2163.8  | 1731.75 | 610.00  | Chalthan- Nandurbar (146 km.) and Hol-Amalner- Paldhi (77 km.) have been commissioned                                                                                |

|    |                                                              |         |         |        |     | . Work in balance section is in advanced stage of completion.                                                                             |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|--------|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  8 | Vatva- Ahmedabad 3 rd line with Automatic signaling (7.5 km) | 2013-14 |   42    |  16.44 |  20 | Earthwork, bridges work ballast supply, etc. have been taken up.                                                                          |
|  9 | Vatva- Ahmedabad- Sabarmati 4 th line (17.90 km)             | 2015-16 |  231.43 |   2.2  |  20 | Earthwork, bridges work ballast supply, etc. have been taken up.                                                                          |
| 10 | Viramgam- Samakhiali (182.23 km)                             | 2011-12 | 1196    | 633.76 | 308 | Sections Viramgam- Sadla (21 km.) & Jatpipli- Sukhpur (52.50 km.) have been commissioned . Work is in progress in the remaining sections. |

* All these projects have been included in the Budget with the provision that expenditure on these projects will be made only after following all due processes/mandatory approvals and sanctions.

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