Lok Sabha Question No. 725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Ongoing Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 725 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## ONGOING RAILWAY PROJECTS

725.  SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether completion of various ongoing railway projects are getting delayed  resulting  in  huge  cost  overrun  in  NE  States  specially  in Assam;
- (b) if so, the details of such projects and the reasons for the delay in their execution, State-wise;
- (c) the details of  funds estimated and spent so far on such projects; and
- (d) the steps taken to expedite the works of these projects?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  725  BY  SHRI  BADRUDDIN  AJMAL  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  20.12.2017  REGARDING  ONGOING RAILWAY PROJECTS

(a) to (c): Projects  in  North  Eastern  Region  have  traditionally  suffered on account of law and order, difficult geological conditions, less working seasons owing  to  prolonged  rainy  season,    inadequate  fund  allotment, delay in land acquisition, forestry and wild life clearances etc. resulting in huge cost overrun in North Eastern States including Assam.

As on date, 21 major railway projects consisting of  15  new  lines and 6 doublings have been taken up in North Eastern Region. Details of these projects are as under:

( ` in crore)

| S. No   | Project                                                                                                              | Name of State        | Length (in km)   | Anticipa- ted Cost 2017-18   | Expendi- ture upto March 2017   | Outlay 2017-18   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
|         | NEW LINE                                                                                                             |                      |                  |                              |                                 |                  |
| 1       | Bogibeel bridge with linking lines between Dibrugharh and North Bank line                                            | Assam                | 73               | 4996                         | 4572                            | 300              |
| 2       | New Moynaguri- Jogighopa New Line with Gauge conversion of new Mal-Moynaguri Road and New Changrabanda- Changrabanda | Assam & West Bengal  | 289              | 3010                         | 2528                            | 75               |
| 3       | Jiribam-Imphal                                                                                                       | Manipur              | 125              | 6571                         | 5278                            | 1400             |
| 4       | Dimapur-Kohima                                                                                                       | Nagaland             | 88               | 2973                         | 237                             | 350              |
| 5       | Agartala-Sabroom                                                                                                     | Tripura              | 110              | 2720                         | 1592                            | 404              |
| 6       | Teteliya-Byrnihat                                                                                                    | Assam & Meghalaya    | 22               | 496                          | 372                             | 150              |
| 7       | Bhairabi-Sairang                                                                                                     | Mizoram              | 51               | 2820                         | 1282                            | 600              |
| 8       | Sivok-Rangpo                                                                                                         | West Bengal & Sikkim | 44               | 4190                         | 536                             | 250              |

| S. No   | Project                                 | Name of State             | Length (in km)   | Anticipa- ted Cost 2017-18   | Expendi- ture upto March 2017   | Outlay 2017-18   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
| 9       | Byrnihat-Shillong                       | Meghalaya                 | 108              | 5308                         | 23                              | 200              |
| 10      | Murkongselek- Pasighat                  | Assam & Arunachal Pradesh | 31               | 436                          | 209                             | 172              |
| 11      | Agartala (India) - Akhaura (Bangladesh) | Tripura & Bangladesh      | 13               | 887                          | 210                             | 350              |
| 12      | Dimapur-Tizit*                          | Nagaland                  | 257              | 4488                         | -                               | 1                |
| 13      | Salona-Khumtai**                        | Assam                     | 99               | 5958                         | -                               | 1                |
| 14      | Sibsagar-Jorhat**                       | Assam                     | 62               | 1296                         | -                               | 1                |
| 15      | Tezpur-Silghat**                        | Assam                     | 25               | 2015                         | -                               | 1                |
| 1       | DOUBLING                                |                           |                  |                              |                                 |                  |
|         | Lumding-Hojai                           | Assam                     | 45               | 364                          | 99                              | 100              |
| 2       | New Bongaigaon- Kamakhya via Rangiya*   | Assam                     | 142              | 2436                         | -                               | 10               |
| 3       | Bongaigaon- Goalpara-Guwahati           | Assam                     | 176              | 2232                         | 40                              | 250              |
| 4       | Digaru-Hojai                            | Assam                     | 102              | 871                          | 30                              | 150              |
| 5       | Saraighat Bridge (doubling)**           | Assam                     | 7                | 888                          | -                               | 1                |
| 6       | Kamakhya-New Guwahati Quadrupling**     | Assam                     | 10               | 3062                         | -                               | 1                |

*Project  included  in  Railway  Budget  2013-14  subject  to  requisite Government approvals. **Project  included  in  Railway  Budget  2017-18  subject  to  requisite Government approvals.

(d): Railways have taken various measures to expedite completion of projects including substantial increase in allocation of funds, increased focus on capacity enhancement, last mile connectivity works to ensure that the benefits of development are available to public at the earliest.

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