Lok Sabha Question No. 959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Laying New Railway Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 959 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2017

## LAYING NEW RAILWAY LINES

†959.  SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  made  any  efforts  to  lay  new railway lines in Jharkhand;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  names  of places for which the said railway lines were proposed;
- (c)  the  present  status  of  work  in  regard  to  laying  of  these  new railway lines; and
- (d)  the  time  by  which  the  construction  work  is  likely  to  be completed?

## 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. 959 BY SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 08.02.2017 REGARDING LAYING NEW RAILWAY LINES.

(a) to (d): Yes, Madam. Details of on-going new line Railway projects for the last three years  falling fully/partly in  the  State  of  Jharkhand alongwith status thereof are as under:-

| S. No     | Project                                                 | Latest Antici pated cost   | Exp. Upto Mar'16   | Outlay 2016 -17   | ( ₹ in crore) Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| New Lines | New Lines                                               | New Lines                  | New Lines          | New Lines         | New Lines                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 1         | Barwadih- Chirmiri                                      | 1137                       | 0.1                | 0.0001            | Included in the Railway Budget 2013-14 subject to obtaining necessary Government approvals. No expenditure has been incurred as Government approval are not available.                                                                                                                                             |
| 2         | Gaya- Bodhgaya- Chatra, Gaya- Natesar (Nalanda) (97 km) | 550                        | 14                 | 2                 | Work in preliminary stages. Land acquisition and earthwork taken up.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 3         | Gaya- Daltonganj via Rafiganj (136 km)                  | 859                        | 1.24               | 1                 | Preparation of Detailed Estimate has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 4         | Hansdiha- Godda (30 km)                                 | 542                        | 191                | 160               | Detailed Estimate has been sanctioned. Final Location Survey completed. Land acquisition has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 5         | Koderma- Tilaiya (68 km)                                | 649                        | 289                | 100               | Track linking work in Tilaiya- Kharaund (24 Km) section has been taken up. Land acquisition for Jharkhand portion (14 Km) has been completed and in the remaining section process for forestry clearance stage-II has been initiated. Earthwork & bridges have been taken up on portion of land has been acquired. |
| 6         | Deoghar- Sultanganj                                     | 1426                       | 612                | 30                | Banka-Deoghar (55 km) & Banka- Barahat (15 km) sections have                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

|    | including Banka-Barahat and Banka- Bhitiah Road (147 km)                                                            |      |        |        | been completed/commissioned and passenger services introduced. Land acquisition, Earthwork & Bridgeworks have been taken up in rest of the section.                                                            |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|--------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  7 | Koderma- Giridih(102 km)                                                                                            |  769 |  680   | 120    | The stretch from Koderma- Nawadih-Kawar (88 km) has been completed and opened to passenger train services. Land acquisition in balance portion has been taken up.                                              |
|  8 | Koderma- Ranchi (203 km)                                                                                            | 2957 | 2230   | 350    | Koderma-Hazaribagh (80 km) & Hazaribagh-Barkakana (57 km) sections have been completed/commissioned and passenger services introduced. Work is in advance stage in remaining Barkakana-Ranchi (63 km) section. |
|  9 | Rampurhat- Mandarhill via Dumka (130 km) with new Material Modification for Rampurhat- Murarai (29.48 km)- 3rd line | 1126 |  985   | 200.35 | Main project from Rampurhat- Mandarhill via Dumka (130 km) has been completed/commissioned and passenger services introduced. Work on remaining sections is in advance stage.                                  |
| 10 | Pirpainti- Jasidih (97 km)                                                                                          | 1536 |    0.5 |  50    | Final Location Survey has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 11 | Chitra- Basukinath (37 km)                                                                                          |  859 |    0   |   0.02 | Included in Railway Budget 2016- 17 subject to approval of Government.                                                                                                                                         |
| 12 | Godda-Pakur (80 km)                                                                                                 | 1723 |    0   |   0.02 | Included in Railway Budget 2016- 17 subject to approval of Government.                                                                                                                                         |

Completion of project depends upon several factors including complete handing over of encumbrance-free land by the State Government, forestry clearances,  shifting  of  utilities,  etc.    Since  most  of  these  factors  are beyond the control of Ministry of Railways, it is not feasible to fix timeframe for completion of these projects.

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