Lok Sabha Question No. 1950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Railway Projects Pending for Approval
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1950 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## RAILWAY PROJECTS PENDING FOR APPROVAL

†1950.  SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  some  projects  pending  for approval;
- (b) if so, the project-wise and State-wise details thereof as on date;
- (c)    the  date  from  which  these  projects  are  pending/under consideration;
- (d)  the project-wise estimated cost thereof;
- (e)  the time by which these projects will be approved; and
- (f)  the reasons for delay of these projects?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINSTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1950 BY SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.03.2018 REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS PENDING FOR APPROVAL

(a):  Yes, Madam.

(b)  to  (f):    A  list  of  such  projects  (New  Line,  Gauge  Conversion and Doubling) included in the last 3 years (2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18) in Budget is appended.  These projects are included in Budget,  subject  to  requisite  approval  including  clearance  from NITI  Aayog,  Expanded  Board  for  Railways  (EBR)  and  Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). Getting requisite approvals  is  a  continuous  process,  which  include  conducting Final  Location  Survey,    preparation  of  Detailed  Project  Report (DPR),  Appraisal  of  NITI  Aayog  and  further  approval  by  CCEA depending on the project cost.  Time cannot be specified as each project has different dimensions including cost-sharing by State Governments which has an impact on pace of project implementation.

However,  during  the  last  three  years  109  number  of  projects costing ` 106485 Crore have been finally sanctioned after necessary approvals.

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APPENDIX REFERRED  TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1950 BY SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA  ON  07.03.2018  REGARDING  RAILWAY  PROJECTS  PENDING FOR APPROVAL.

## LIST OF PROJECTS PENDING FOR APPROVAL

|   S. No | State          | Name of Project                              | Year of inclu- sion in Budget   | Rail- way   | Plan Head   |   Len- gth (Km) |   Approx. Cost ( ` in cr) |
|---------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada- Guntur via Amravati              | 2017-18                         | SCR         | NL          |          106    |                   2679.59 |
|       2 | ASS & NE       | Sibsagar- Jorhat                             | 2017-18                         | NFR         | NL          |           62    |                   1296    |
|       3 | ASS & NE       | Tezpur- Silghat                              | 2017-18                         | NFR         | NL          |           25    |                   2025    |
|       4 | ASS & NE       | Salona- Khumtai                              | 2017-18                         | NFR         | NL          |           99    |                   5958    |
|       5 | ASS & NE       | Saraighat Bridge DL                          | 2017-18                         | NFR         | DL          |            7    |                    888.32 |
|       6 | ASS & NE       | Kamakhya- New Guwahati Quadruppling          | 2017-18                         | NFR         | DL          |           10.3  |                   3062    |
|       7 | Bihar          | Vikramshila- Katareah                        | 2016-17                         | ECR         | NL          |           32.13 |                   4379.1  |
|       8 | Bihar          | Wazerganj- Natesar via Gehlaur               | 2017-18                         | ECR         | NL          |           20    |                    300    |
|       9 | Gujarat        | Bhimnath- Dholera                            | 2016-17                         | WR          | NL          |           28    |                    280    |
|      10 | Gujarat        | Taranga Hill- Abu Road via Ambaji (89.38 Km) | 2017-18                         | NWR         | NL          |           89.38 |                   1695.72 |
|      11 | Gujarat        | Chanasma- Ranuj                              | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           12.84 |                     96.3  |

|   S. No | State   | Name of Project                   | Year of inclu- sion in Budget   | Rail- way   | Plan Head   |   Len- gth (Km) |   Approx. Cost ( ` in cr) |
|---------|---------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|      12 | Gujarat | Prachi Rd- Kodinar                | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           26    |                    193.2  |
|      13 | Gujarat | Petlad- Bhadran                   | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           22.5  |                    202.5  |
|      14 | Gujarat | Samni- Jambusar                   | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           24.08 |                    216.72 |
|      15 | Gujarat | Junagarh- Visavadar               | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           42.28 |                    253.68 |
|      16 | Gujarat | Kalol-Kadi- Katosan Rd            | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           37.23 |                    279.23 |
|      17 | Gujarat | Adraj Moti- Vijapur               | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           39.75 |                    296.54 |
|      18 | Gujarat | Vijapur- Ambliyasan               | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           41.53 |                    309.81 |
|      19 | Gujarat | Nadiad-Petlad                     | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           37.26 |                    335.34 |
|      20 | Gujarat | Himmatnagar- Khedbrahma           | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           54.83 |                    354.89 |
|      21 | Gujarat | Katosan Rd- Chanasma              | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           51.72 |                    387.9  |
|      22 | Gujarat | Samlaya- Timba Rd                 | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           53.53 |                    401.48 |
|      23 | Gujarat | Jambusar- Vishvamitri             | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           48.2  |                    433.8  |
|      24 | Gujarat | Veraval- Talala- Visavadar        | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           71.95 |                    460.23 |
|      25 | Gujarat | Talala- Delwada                   | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           70    |                    525.3  |
|      26 | Gujarat | Khijadiya- Visavadar              | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           91.27 |                    547.62 |
|      27 | Gujarat | Dabhoi- Chandod GC with extension | 2017-18                         | WR          | GC          |           49.75 |                    691.84 |

| S. No   | State                     | Name of Project                         | Year of inclu- sion in Budget   | Rail- way   | Plan Head   | Len- gth (Km)   | Approx. Cost ( ` in cr)   |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|         |                           | upto Kevadiya                           |                                 |             |             |                 |                           |
| 28      | Gujarat                   | Anand- Godhara                          | 2017-18                         | WR          | DL          | 79              | 683                       |
| 29      | Haryana, Uttar Pradesh    | Meerut- Panipat                         | 2016-17                         | NR          | NL          | 104             | 2200                      |
| 30      | Himachal Pradesh          | Una-Hamirpur                            | 2017-18                         | NR          | NL          | 50              | 2850                      |
| 31      | Jharkhand                 | Chitra- Basukinath                      | 2016-17                         | ER          | NL          | 37              | 859                       |
| 32      | Jharkhand                 | Godda-Pakur                             | 2016-17                         | ER          | NL          | 80              | 1723                      |
| 33      | Karnataka                 | Gadag-Yalvigi                           | 2017-18                         | SWR         | NL          | 58              | 640                       |
| 34      | Karnataka                 | Birur- Shimoga                          | 2016-17                         | SWR         | DL          | 62.9            | 382.66                    |
| 35      | Kerala                    | Turavur- Ambalapuza doubling(45.8 6 Km) | 2015-16                         | SR          | DL          | 45.86           | 828.5                     |
| 36      | Madhya Pradesh            | Indore- Jabalpur                        | 2016-17                         | WCR         | NL          | 342             | 4320                      |
| 37      | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan | Nimach-Badi sadri                       | 2017-18                         | WR          | NL          | 48              | 474.76                    |
| 38      | Maharashtra               | Karad-Chiplun new line                  | 2015-16                         | CR          | NL          | 112             |                           |
| 39      | Maharashtra               | Pune-Nashik                             | 2016-17                         | CR          | NL          | 265             | 2425                      |
| 40      | Maharashtra               | Vaibhavwadi - Kolhapur                  | 2016-17                         | CR          | NL          | 107             | 2750                      |
| 41      | Maharashtra               | Hatkanangale -Ichalkarangi              | 2017-18                         | CR          | NL          | 8               | 160                       |
| 42      | Maharashtra               | Phaltan to Pandharpur.                  | 2017-18                         | CR          | NL          | 105             | 1149                      |
| 43      | Maharashtra               | Jeur-Ashti                              | 2017-18                         | CR          | NL          | 78              | 1560                      |

|   S. No | State                       | Name of Project                                                                          | Year of inclu- sion in Budget   | Rail- way   | Plan Head   |   Len- gth (Km) |   Approx. Cost ( ` in cr) |
|---------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|      44 | Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh | Indore- Manmad via Malegaon                                                              | 2016-17                         | CR          | NL          |          368    |                   8857.97 |
|      45 | Punjab                      | Rajpura- Mohali                                                                          | 2016-17                         | NR          | NL          |           17.37 |                    312.53 |
|      46 | Punjab                      | Ludhiana- Mullanpur                                                                      | 2017-18                         | NR          | DL          |           21    |                     82.99 |
|      47 | Punjab                      | Ludhiana-Kila Raipur(19 Kms) with freight line at Gill station on LDH-JHL section .      | 2017-18                         | NR          | DL          |           19    |                    230.22 |
|      48 | Rajasthan                   | Marwar-Mavli                                                                             | 2017-18                         | NWR         | GC          |          152    |                   1597.12 |
|      49 | Tamil Nadu                  | Morappur and Dharmapuri new line                                                         | 2016-17                         | SR          | NL          |           36    |                    358.96 |
|      50 | Uttar Pradesh               | New lines between Sahjanwa- Dohrighat                                                    | 2016-17                         | NER         | NL          |           70    |                   1831    |
|      51 | Uttar Pradesh               | Bahraich- Khalilabad via Bhinga- Sravasti- Balrampur- Utraula- Dumriaganj Bansi Mehdawal | 2016-17                         | NER         | NL          |          240.26 |                   4939.78 |
|      52 | Uttar Pradesh               | Bahraich- Mailanai cincluding                                                            | 2016-17                         | NER         | GC          |          230    |                   1900    |

| S. No   | State         | Name of Project                                         | Year of inclu- sion in Budget   | Rail- way   | Plan Head   | Len- gth (Km)   | Approx. Cost ( ` in cr)   |
|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|         |               | Byepass at Mailani                                      |                                 |             |             |                 |                           |
| 53      | Uttar Pradesh | Delhi-Shamli- Tapri including Saharanpur Byepass        | 2016-17                         | NR          | DL          | 155.25          | 1214                      |
| 54      | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi- Khairar- Manickpur & Khirar- Bhimsen            | 2016-17                         | NCR         | DL          | 425             | 4329.54                   |
| 55      | Uttar Pradesh | Etah-Kasganj                                            | 2017-18                         | NER         | NL          | 29              | 276.9                     |
| 56      | Uttar Pradesh | Robertsganj to Mughalsarai via Madhupur, Sukrit, Ahrora | 2017-18                         | NCR         | NL          | 70              | 1260                      |
| 57      | Uttar Pradesh | Padrauna- Kushinagar via Gorakhpur                      | 2017-18                         | NER         | NL          | 64              | 1345                      |
| 58      | Uttar Pradesh | Mathura- Vrindavan                                      | 2017-18                         | NCR         | GC          | 11              | 97.96                     |
| 59      | Uttar Pradesh | Chord line between Jaunpur Jn. & Jaunpur city.          | 2017-18                         | NR          | DL          | 2.2             | 86.32                     |
| 60      | Uttar Pradesh | 3rd & 4th Line between Barabanki- Malhaur(16.4 2 km)    | 2017-18                         | NR          | DL          | 32.84           | 323.86                    |

| S. No   | State               | Name of Project                                                                                       | Year of inclu- sion in Budget   | Rail- way   | Plan Head   |   Len- gth (Km) |   Approx. Cost ( ` in cr) |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
| 61      | Uttar Pradesh       | Janghai- Phaphamau doubling with electrification                                                      | 2017-18                         | NR          | DL          |           46.79 |                    357.48 |
| 62      | Uttar Pradesh       | Allahabad Division. Construction of Kanpur fly- over.                                                 | 2017-18                         | NCR         | DL          |           30    |                   1789.73 |
| 63      | Uttar Pradesh       | Third line between Varanasi- Mughalsarai (16.72 km) with substructure of two lines on Malviya Bridge. | 2017-18                         | NR          | Dl          |           16.72 |                   2005.15 |
| 64      | West Bengal, Odisha | Narayangarh- Bhadrak 3rd line                                                                         | 2016-17                         | SER         | DL          |          155    |                   2380.58 |
|         |                     | Total                                                                                                 |                                 |             |             |         5026.72 |                  87132.1  |

| NL-New Line                     | GC- Gauge Conversion               |
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| DL- Doubling                    | ASS & NE- Assam & Northeast Region |
| CR-Central Railway              | NWR-North Western Railway          |
| ER-Eastern Railway              | SR- Southern Railway               |
| ECR-East Central Railway        | SCR-South Central Railway          |
| EcoR-East Coast Railway         | SER-South Eastern Railway          |
| NR-Northern Railway             | SECR-Southeast Central Railway     |
| NER-North Eastern Railway       | SWR-South Western Railway          |
| NCR- North Central Railway      | WR- Western Railway                |
| NFR- Northeast Frontier Railway | WCR- West Central Railway          |

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