Lok Sabha Question No. 829 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Electrification of Delhi-SuratgarhJaisalmer Track
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 829 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## ELECTRIFICATION OF DELHI-SURATGARH-JAISALMER TRACK

†829.  COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  work  of  gauge  conversion  and  electrification  of railway lines is being executed in the country;
- (b)    if so, the State/UT-wise details thereof;
- (c)     the present status of electrification of Delhi-SuratgarhJaisalmer track in Rajasthan;
- (d)    whether the Government proposes to give priority to the said railway tracks and complete the work during 2018-19; and
- (e)     if so, the details thereof?

## 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. 829 BY COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA  ON  07.02.2018  REGARDING  ELECTRIFICATION  OF  DELHISURATGARH-JAISALMER TRACK

(a)  &  (b):      State-wise  details  of  Gauge  Conversion  and  Electrification projects are Appended.

(c):  Present status of electrification of Delhi-Suratgarh-Jaisalmer rail line is as under:

Delhi-Rewari:-  Delhi-Delhi  Sarai  Rohilla  is  already  electrified.  Electrification of  Delhi  Sarai  Rohilla-Rewari  section  is  part  of  Delhi  Sarai  Rohilla-RewariPhulera-Palanpur-Ahmedabad including Kalol-Gandhinagar-Khodiyar and Alwar-Bandikui-Jaipur-Phulera  sanctioned  electrification  project  and  has been entrusted to Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) for execution.

Rewari-Sadulpur-Hanumangarh:Electrification of Rewari-SadulpurHanumangarh  (320  route  kilometre)  has  been  sanctioned  at  a  cost  of ` 288.38 crores. The work has been entrusted to CORE for execution.

Hanumangarh-Suratgarh:- Hanumangarh-Suratgarh is part of Hisar-BhatindaSuratgarh/STPS sanctioned electrification project and has been entrusted to CORE for execution.

Suratgarh-Phalodi-Jaisalmer:Suratgarh-Phalodi-Jaisalmer is part of electrification of Suratgarh-Phalodi-Jodhpur-Bhildi incl. Phalodi-Jaisalmer project which has been proposed for inclusion in Budget 2018-19 at a cost of ` 750.26 crores.

(d) & (e):  It is always Railways' endeavour to complete the works as fast as

possible.  However, completion of Railway projects requires clearances from various departments  of State Government  and  Central Ministries like acquisition of land, statutory clearances like forestry and wild life clearances, cutting of trees, shifting  of  services,  construction  of  road over bridges and road under bridges by road maintaining agencies, etc., which are beyond  the  control  of  Ministry  of  Railways.    Moreover,  the  funds  for completion of projects are allocated on yearly basis depending on the total budget outlay, progress made in each project and relative priority. Therefore,  it  is  not  feasible  to  fix  time  lines  for  completion  of  Railway projects.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 829 BY COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2018 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF DELHI-SURATGARH-JAISALMER TRACK

(a)  &  (b):    State/UT-wise  details  of  all  Gauge  Conversion  and  Railway Electrification projects falling fully/partly in the States are as tabulated below:-

| Name of State/UTs            | No. of projects   | No. of projects   |
|------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|                              | Gauge Conversion  | Electrification   |
| Assam & North Eastern Region |                   | 4                 |
| Andhra Pradesh               |                   | 5                 |
| Bihar                        | 5                 | 13                |
| Chhattisgarh                 |                   |                   |
| Delhi                        |                   | 1                 |
| Goa                          |                   | 1                 |
| Gujarat                      | 26                | 6                 |
| Haryana                      | 1                 | 12                |
| Himachal Pradesh             |                   |                   |
| Jammu & Kashmir              |                   |                   |
| Jharkhand                    |                   | 5                 |
| Karnataka                    |                   | 8                 |
| Kerala                       | 1                 | 1                 |
| Madhya Pradesh               | 5                 | 11                |
| Maharashtra                  | 4                 | 14                |
| Odisha                       | 1                 | 4                 |
| Punjab                       |                   | 6                 |
| Rajasthan                    | 6                 | 10                |
| Telangana                    |                   | 3                 |
| Tamil Nadu                   | 6                 | 4                 |
| Uttar Pradesh                | 9                 | 22                |
| Uttarakhand                  | 2                 | 2                 |
| West Bengal                  | 4                 | 4                 |

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