Lok Sabha Question No. 1058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Development of South Central Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1058 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2017

## DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAYS

+ 1058. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH  GAIKWAD :

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Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  proposals  (including  amount-wise  details) received  by  the  Government  during  the  last  three  years  for  overall development of Railways in South Central Railway zone and the total number of projects for survey and schemes for approval for construction where survey has been completed: and
- (b) the number of proposals along with their details, accepted by the Government after approving the proposals sent by the South Central Railways?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) and (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1058  BY  PROF.  RAVINDRA  VISHWANATH GAIKWAD TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 08.02.2017  REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAYS

(a)  and  (b):  Based  on  demands  raised  by  State  Governments,  Central Ministries, Members  of  Parliament, other public representatives and Railways  own  requirement,  the  proposals  for new  line projects are considered. They are taken up after a survey on the basis of remunerativeness,  last  mile  connectivity,  missing  links  and  alternate routes, augmentation of congested/saturated lines, socio-economic considerations  etc.  depending  upon  throwforward  of  ongoing  projects, overall availability of funds and competing demands.

Surveys  taken  and  work  sanctioned  during  the  last  three  years  for doubling/new lines/gauge conversion are as under:-

| Year - 2014-15(Surveys)   | Year - 2014-15(Surveys)                    | Year - 2014-15(Surveys)   | Year - 2014-15(Surveys)   |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| S.No.                     | Survey                                     | Plan Head                 | Length in km              |
| -Nil-                     | -Nil-                                      | -Nil-                     | -Nil-                     |
| Year - 2015-16(Surveys)   | Year - 2015-16(Surveys)                    | Year - 2015-16(Surveys)   | Year - 2015-16(Surveys)   |
| 1.                        | Singarayakonda-Kanigiri                    | NL                        | 60                        |
| 2.                        | Kothagudem-Kirandul                        | NL                        | 180                       |
| 3.                        | Ghanpur-Suryapet via Palakutri, Kodakandla | NL                        | 170                       |
| Year - 2016-17(Surveys)   | Year - 2016-17(Surveys)                    | Year - 2016-17(Surveys)   | Year - 2016-17(Surveys)   |
| 1.                        | Vijayawada-Guntur via Amaravati            | NL                        | 67(106.30)                |
| 2.                        | Narasapur-Machhilipatnam                   | NL                        | 85                        |
| 3.                        | Darsi-Narsaraopet                          | NL                        | 65                        |
| 4.                        | Cumbum-Ongole                              | NL                        | 115                       |

|   5. | Chittor-Kuppam                                           | NL   |   118 |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------|------|-------|
|    6 | Obulavaripalli-Vayalpadu                                 | NL   |   150 |
|    7 | Tuni-Kottavalasa via Narasipatnam, Chodavaram & Madugula | NL   |   112 |
|    8 | Nallapadu-Bibinagar                                      | NL   |   243 |
|    9 | Bidar-Nanded                                             | NL   |   127 |
|   10 | Mehboobnagar-Dhone                                       | DL   |   175 |

| Year - 2014-15 Sanctioned work   |
|----------------------------------|
| -Nil-                            |

| 2015-16 Sanctioned work   | 2015-16 Sanctioned work                                                                                                       | 2015-16 Sanctioned work   | 2015-16 Sanctioned work   | 2015-16 Sanctioned work   |
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| S.No.                     | Survey                                                                                                                        | Plan Head                 | Length in km              | Cost in ` Cr.             |
| 1.                        | Bye-pass lines at Wadi, Gooty and Renigunta                                                                                   | DL                        | 21                        | 273.05                    |
| 2.                        | Kalluru-Guntakal doubling                                                                                                     | DL                        | 41                        | 323.09                    |
| 3.                        | Kazipet Bye pass line(Hasanparthi-Warangal) & Vijayawada Bye pass line(Vijayawada- Visakhapaptnam & Vijayawada- Secunderabad) | DL                        | 30.15                     | 499.29                    |
| 4.                        | Gooty-Dharamavaram Doubling                                                                                                   | DL                        | 90.20                     | 636.38                    |
| 5.                        | Secunderabad(Falaknuma)- Mehbubnagar doubling                                                                                 | DL                        | 85.24                     | 728.10                    |
| 6.                        | Ballarshah-Kazipet 3rd line                                                                                                   | DL                        | 201.04                    | 2063.03                   |
| 7.                        | Vijayawada-Gudur 3rd line                                                                                                     | DL                        | 287.67                    | 3246.00                   |

|   Sanctioned | 2016-17         | work   |     |      |
|--------------|-----------------|--------|-----|------|
|            1 | Guntakal-Guntur | DL     | 443 | 4000 |