Lok Sabha Question No. 670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Rail Projects in Karnataka
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 670 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## RAIL PROJECTS IN KARNATAKA

670.  SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:
2. SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  pending  railway  projects  in  the State of Karnataka;
- (b) whether a number of railway projects have not seen the light of the day even after two decades and more;
- (c) if so, the details of the long pending projects including the new railway line  between  Bangalore  and  Chamaraj  Nagar  via Kanakapura and Kollegal;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  speed  up  the works  of  all  pending  railway  lines  to  complete  them  at  the earliest;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the estimated cost and the amount spent so far on each of the railway projects till date?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 670 BY  SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, SHRI D.K.  SURESH  AND SHRI  BHAGWANTH  KHUBA  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  19.07.2017  REGARDING  RAIL PROJECTS IN KARNATAKA

- (a)  and  (f):  Details  of  ongoing  new  line,  gauge  conversion  and doubling  projects  falling fully/partly in  the  State  of  Karnataka including  estimated  cost  and  expenditure  incurred  thereon  are  as under:-

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` in Crore)

| S. No.   | Project                                          | Latest Estimat ed cost   | Expendit ure upto March, 2017   | Outlay 2017- 18   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|
|          | NEW LINE                                         |                          |                                 |                   |
| 1.       | Kadur-Chickmagalur-Sakleshpur (93 Km)            | 889.52                   | 421                             | 70                |
| 2.       | Bangalore-Chamarajanagar- Satyamangalam (260 Km) | 1524                     | 5.47                            | 21                |
| 3.       | Gulbarga-Bidar (140 Km)                          | 1542.42                  | 1001                            | 100               |
| 4.       | Munirabad-Mahboobnagar (246 Km)                  | 2641                     | 1232                            | 300               |
| 5.       | Hubli-Ankola (167 Km)                            | 2315                     | 121.14                          | 5                 |
| 6.       | Rayadurg-Tumkur (213 Km)                         | 2000                     | 577                             | 182               |
| 7.       | Cuddapah-Bangalore (Bangarpet) (255.40 Km)       | 2061                     | 339.51                          | 240               |
| 8.       | Bagalkot-Kudachi (142 Km)                        | 986.3                    | 256.06                          | 90                |
| 9.       | Shimoga-Harihar(79 Km)                           | 832                      | 6.52                            | 10.50             |
| 10.      | Whitefield-Kolar (52.9 Km)                       | 375                      | 1.33                            | 10.50             |
| 11.      | Marikuppam-Kuppam (24 Km)                        | 313                      | 1.51                            | 15                |
| 12.      | Tumkur-Chitradurg- Davangere(199.7 Km)           | 2193                     | 2.7                             | 130               |
| 13.      | Gadag-Wadi (252 Km)                              | 1922                     | 1.64                            | 190               |
| 14.      | Chikballapur-Gowribidanur (44 Km)#               | 367.77                   | …                               | 0.10              |

| 15.   | Chikballapur-Puttaparthy-Sri Satya Sai Nilayam (103 Km)#                 | 692.43   | …      | 0.10   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|--------|--------|
| 16.   | Srinivasapura-Madanapalli (75 Km)#                                       | 466.65   | …      | 0.10   |
| 17.   | Gadag-Yalvigi(58 Km)#                                                    | 640      | …      | 1      |
|       | GAUGE CONVERSION                                                         |          |        |        |
| 1.    | Mysore-Chamarajanagar (Ph-1) with extension to Mettupalayam (148 Km)     | 608      | 201.98 | 0.50   |
|       | DOUBLING                                                                 |          |        |        |
| 1.    | Bangalore Whitefield-Bangalore City-Krishnarajapuram(23 Km)              | 85       | 0.05   | 1      |
| 2.    | Kankanadi-Panambur (19 Km)                                               | 238.04   | 117.82 | 92.80  |
| 3.    | Daund-Gulbarga (224.90 Km) and Pune-Guntakal electrification (641.37 Km) | 1513     | 707.02 | 200    |
| 4.    | Hospet-Hubli-Londa-Tinaighat- Vasco-da-Gama (352 Km)                     | 2127     | 734.99 | 250    |
| 5.    | Tornagallu-Ranjitpura (23 Km)                                            | 165      | 0.32   | 0.10   |
| 6.    | Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag (284 Km)                                               | 1618     | 327.46 | 344    |
| 7.    | Renigunta (9.6 Km), Gooty(7.6 Km) & Wadi(3.8 Km) bypass                  | 300      | 5      | 10     |
| 8.    | Pune-Miraj-Londa (467 Km)                                                | 3627.47  | 179.98 | 280    |
| 9.    | Yelahanka-Penukonda (121 Km)                                             | 958      | 205.92 | 120    |
| 10.   | Hubli-Chikjajur (190 Km)                                                 | 1140.94  | 341.45 | 200    |
| 11.   | Arsikere-Tumkur (96 Km)                                                  | 578      | 212.15 | 140    |
| 12.   | Birur-Shimoga (60 Km)#                                                   | 382.66   | 0.02   | 2      |
| 13    | Netravati-Mangalore Central (1.5 Km)                                     | 28.03    | 0.01   | 5      |

#  These  projects  had  been  included  in  the  Budget  during  2013-14, 2016-17 and 2017-18 subject to requisite approvals of the Government. Expenditure on these projects would be incurred only after the requisite approvals are obtained.

(b)  and  (c): Hubli-Ankola  new  line(167  Km),  extension  of  rail  line from  Chamarajanagar  to  Mettupalayam  (88  Km),  part  of  MysoreChamrajanagar gauge conversion project and Bangalore WhitefieldBangalore City-Krishnarajapuram quadrupling (23 Km) projects could not  be  taken  forward  for  want  of  forestry  clearances  and  related issues.

Work on Bangalore-Chamarajanagar via Kanakapura and Kollegal  new  line  is  a  part  of    Bangalore-Satyamangalam  new  line project  (260  Km).  On  this  project,  work  on  (Bangalore)HejjalaChamarajanagar section (142 Km) via Kanakapura and Kollegal only has been taken up.  In this regard, land acquisition papers have been submitted to the State Government. Work beyond Chamarajanagar is frozen for want of forestry clearance.

(d)  and  (e):    To  expedite  completion  of  projects,  a  number  of initiatives  have  been  taken  to  speed  up  the  works  like  increased allocation of funds through measures like funding by State Governments  and  other  beneficiaries,  funding  through  loan  from Institutions  like  Life  Insurance  Corporation,  execution  of  projects through  Special  Purpose  Vehicles,  etc.  Besides  these,  to  reduce delays on account of land acquisition, security issues and forestry clearances etc, meetings with State Officials at various levels are held from time to time.  Field units have also been empowered with further delegation of powers and the contract conditions have been modified to bring efficiency in contract management.

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