Lok Sabha Question No. 6075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Railway Projects through Joint Venture in Karnataka
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6075 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

## RAILWAY PROJECTS THROUGH JOINT VENTURE IN KARNATAKA

6075. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  of  Karnataka  was  one  of  the  State Governments  who  had  come  forward  to  take  up  Railway  Projects through Joint Venture;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  Mutually  Identified  Viable  railway  project(s) including project(s) with 50:50 cost sharing basis;
- (c) whether land has been acquired for these projects, particularly for Tumkur-Chitradurga-Davangere and Shimoga-Harihar lines;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the progress made  so far in respect of various clearances, mobilisation of funds, etc?

## 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. 6075 BY KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.04.2018 REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS THROUGH JOINT VENTURE IN KARNATAKA

(a) to (e): Yes, Madam. Government of Karnataka has offered to utilise an existing company namely Rail Infrastructure Development Company(Karnataka)  Limited  (K-RIDE)    to  act  as  a  State  Joint  Venture Company  to  undertake  survey,  prepare  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR), arrange  finance  and  approvals/sanction    of  mutually  identified  Railway projects. However, approval of Government of Karnataka for change of its Shareholding pattern, Article of Association, Memorandum of Association of company is still awaited.

Details  of  ongoing  projects  taken up  under  50:50  cost  sharing  basis with the Government of Karnataka are as under:-

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| S. No.   | Project                                                                                            | Latest Estimated cost   | Expenditure upto March, 2017   | Outlay 2017- 18   | Status                                                                                                                   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          | NEW LINE                                                                                           |                         |                                |                   |                                                                                                                          |
| 1        | Kadur- Chickmagalur- Sakleshpur (93 Km)                                                            | 936                     | 377.07                         | 70                | Kadur-Chickmagalur (46 Km) commissioned. For balance portion, land acquisition papers submitted to State Government.     |
| 2        | Bangalore (Hejjala) - Chamarajanagar (142 Km) of Bangalore- Chamarajanagar- Satyamangalam (260 Km) | 1395                    | 2.41                           | 21                | Land acquisition papers for Hejjala- Chamarajanagar section (142 Km) falling in Karnataka submitted to State Government. |

|   3 | Munirabad- Mahboobnagar (246 Km)   |   2800 |   797.69 |   300 | Work on (Munirabad)Ginigera- Raichur (165 Km) is under Karnataka area. Ginigera- Chikkabenekal (27 Km) commissioned. Chikkabenekal- Gangavathi (13 Km) is in advance stage. State Government has to expedite handing over of required land for balance portion to   |
|-----|------------------------------------|--------|----------|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4 | Rayadurg- Tumkur (207 Km)          |   2062 |   557    |   182 | 119 Km falls in Karnataka area where land acquisition papers for 1213 acres of land has been submitted to State Government. 222 acres have been acquired and State Government has to expedite handing over                                                          |
|   5 | Bagalkot- Kudachi (142 Km)         |   1293 |   156.06 |    90 | of balance land. Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) has already inspected Bagalkot-Khajdoni (30 Km) section. For balance portion, State Government has to expedite handing over of required land to Railways.                                                     |

|   6 | Shimoga- Harihar (78.66 Km)                              |   833 |   6.52 |   10.25 | State Government has to expedite handing over of required land to Railways.                                                                                                                                        |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------|-------|--------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   7 | Whitefield- Kolar (52.9 Km)                              |   548 |   1.33 |   10.25 | State Government has to expedite handing over of required land to Railways.                                                                                                                                        |
|   8 | Tumkur- Chitradurg- Davangere (191.1 Km)                 |  1801 |   2.7  |  130    | State Government has to expedite handing over of required land to Railways.                                                                                                                                        |
|   9 | Gadag-Wadi (257 Km)                                      |  2842 |   2.88 |  190    | 550 acres out of 750 acres in Talakal- Kushtagi section acquired and earthwork and minor bridges are in progress. For balance portion, State Government has to expedite handing over of required land to Railways. |
|  10 | Chikballapur- Gowribidanur (44 Km)                       |   368 |   0    |    0.1  | Projects included in Budget subject to requisite approvals.                                                                                                                                                        |
|  11 | Chikballapur- Puttaparthy-Sri Satya Sai Nilayam (103 Km) |   692 |   0    |    0.1  | Projects included in Budget subject to requisite approvals.                                                                                                                                                        |
|  12 | Srinivasapura- Madanapalli(75 Km)                        |   296 |   0    |    0.1  | Projects included in Budget subject to requisite approvals.                                                                                                                                                        |

...4/-

|    | DOUBLING                         |     |        |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|----|----------------------------------|-----|--------|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1 | Yelahanka- Penukonda (120.53 Km) | 860 | 295.92 | 120 | Yelahanka-Devarapalli (71 Km) is in Karnataka area and balance 50 Km falls in Andhra Pradesh area. Earthwork, bridgework, ballast supply, etc are in progress on entire project. Government of Karnataka has to expedite forestry clearances for Oddarahalli- Makalidurga section (8.94 Km). Makalidurga- Devarapalli (36 Km) is in advance stage. |

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