Lok Sabha Question No. 556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Ongoing/Doubling Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 556 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## ONGOING/DOUBLING PROJECTS

## 556.  KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  determined  to  strengthen  the Railways and if so, the details thereof ; and
- (b) the  details  by  which  the  ongoing  doubling  projects  being carried  out    from  Mangalore  Junction  to  Panambur  and Netravati Cabin  to Mangalore  Central  are  likely to  be completed  including amount allocated for the same?

## 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. 556 BY KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE  TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 19.07.2017 REGARDING ONGOING/DOUBLING PROJECTS.

- (a):  Yes,  Madam.    Indian  Railways  have  included  38  new  line projects  (3415  Km  Length),  25  gauge  conversion  projects  (1399 Km Length) and 134 doubling projects (13014 Km length) in the Budget 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 to increase capacity enhancement of Rail Network in the Country.  Besides these, the following initiatives have also been taken to cut down time  taken in sanctioning of estimates, tenders, contracts, etc. to expedite execution of projects which on completion would also improve line capacity of  rail network:-
- i) Higher fund allotments have been made for the projects in the last four years. It has resulted into expenditure of ` 58,718 crore in  2014-15, ` 93,795  crore  in  2015-16  and ` 1,11,600  crore  in 2016-17. The allotment of funds for 2017-18 is ` 1,31,000 crore.
- ii)  Powers  to  sanction  estimates,  accept  tenders  and  award consultancy contracts have been delegated to Zonal Railways.
- iii) Institutional Financing by tying up loan with M/s Life Insurance Corporation  of  India  for ` 1.5  lakh  crore  for  assured  funding  of viable projects has been arranged.
- iv) Various State Governments have been persuaded to share part cost  of  the  projects  falling  in  their  respective  states.    Besides this, they have also been persuaded to provide land free of cost in some cases of new line projects.

## (b):  Details  of  works  taken  up  on  Mangalore  Junction-Panambur and Netravati CabinMangalore  Central routes  and  amount allocated are given as under:-

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|   S.No. | Name of Project                                 |   Latest Estimated cost |   Expenditure incurred upto March, 2017 |   Outlay during 2017- 18 | Status                                                                     |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Kankandi- Panambur doubling (19 Km)             |                  238.04 |                                  117.82 |                     92.8 | Jokatte- Panambur (6.3 Km) commissioned. Work on balance portion taken up. |
|       2 | Netravati- Mangalore Central doubling ( 1.5 Km) |                   28.03 |                                    0.01 |                      5   | Detailed estimate sanctioned in May, 2017.                                 |

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