Lok Sabha Question No. 6065 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Projects under PPP Mode
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6065 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

## PROJECTS UNDER PPP MODE

## 6065.   SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the present status of rail projects undertaken/proposed to be undertaken under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode in Maharashtra;
- (b) the expenditure likely to be incurred thereon, project-wise;
- (c) the time frame set for completion of these projects;
- (d) whether the Railways has signed any Memorandum of Understanding  (MoU)  with  some  State  Governments  for  execution  of railway projects during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) if so, the details and the present status thereof, State and projectwise including Maharashtra?

## 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.6065 BY SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA  ON 04.04.2018 REGARDING PROJECTS UNDER PPP MODE

(a) to (c): Following  rail connectivity projects in the State of Maharashtra have been identified to be undertaken under participative policy of Ministry of Railways :-

1.   Jaigarh Port - Digni Port - Cost ₹

- [ ] 771 Crore

- [ ] 349 Crore

2.   Hamarpur - Rewas Port - Cost ₹
3.   Chiplun - Karad - Cost ₹ 3496 Crore

- [ ] 3438 Crore

4.   Vaibhavwadi - Kolhapur - Cost ₹
5.   Indore - Manmad - Cost ₹

- [ ] 9968 Crore

A  Special  Purpose  Vehicle  has  been  constituted  to  execute Jaigarh-Digni project. Time frame for completion of the project can be given only after the land acquisition is carried out.

(d): Ministry of Railways has signed Joint Venture Agreement/MoU for execution  of  Railway  projects,  with  the  States  of  Chhattisgarh, Gujarat,  Kerala,  Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Haryana,  Andhra  Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madya Pradesh and Telangana in the last 3 years.

(e):  The  details  of  projects  identified  under  Joint  Venture  Company (JVC) for undertaking surveys and development of mutually identified viable Railway projects are as follows :-

| STATE        | PROJECTS                                                 |
|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| Chhattisgarh | (i) Kharsia - Baloda Bazar - Naya Raipur - Durg Corridor |

|         | (ii) Katghora - Ghutkul - Mungeli - Kawardha - Khairagarh - Dongargarh Corridor (iii) Salhi - Matin as part of Katghora - Surajpur North Corridor (iv) Ambikapur via Jagannathpur (CG) to Berwadih (Jharkhand)                                                                                                                                                       |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gujarat | (i) Becharaji - Katosan Gauge Conversion (ii) Bedi Port Last Mile Connectivity (iii) Chhara Port Last Mile Connectivity (iv) Vayor to Koteshwar New Line Connectivity (v) Kudsad - New Sanjali (DFC Station) New Line (vi) Nargol Port Last Mile Connectivity                                                                                                        |
| Kerala  | (i) Thalasery to Mysore via Mananthavadi New Line (ii) 3rd and 4th Line from Trivandrum to Kasaragod (iii) Redevelopment of abandoned Ernakulam Terminal Station (iv) Rail Connectivity to Vizhinjam International Seaport (v) Rapid Rail Transit System between Thiruvananthapuram to Chengannur (vi) Erumeli to Punalur New Line (vii) Ettumanoor to Pala New Line |

...3/...

| Haryana   | (i) Farukhnagar - Jhajjar - Charki Dadri New Line (ii) Railway siding project at Manesar (iii) Karnal - Yamunagar New Line (iv) Bhiwani - Loharu New Line (v) Yamunagar - Chandigarh New Line (via Narayangarh Sadhaura) (vi) Jind - Hisar New Line (vii) Delhi - Sohna - Nuh - Ferozpur - Jhirka -   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Odisha    | No project have been identified by Joint Venture Company as yet.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

No  project  have  been  identified  by  Maharashtra  JV  Company namely Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Limited (MRIDL) as  yet.  However,  an  MoU  has  been  signed  between  MRIDL  and Government of Maharashtra for taking up following 03 projects :-

- (i) Pune - Nashik Rail Link
- (ii) Manmad - Indore via Dhule, Malehagaon  Rail Link
- (iii) Gadchandur - Adilabad Rail Link

The States of Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and

Telangana have not incorporated the Joint Venture Company as yet.

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