Lok Sabha Question No. 4582 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Projects on Cost Sharing Basis
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4582 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## PROJECTS ON COST SHARING BASIS

4582.  KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the projects where State Governments have agreed to share the cost are given due importance;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  of  Karnataka  has  agreed  to  share financial burden of certain railway projects in the State and if so, the project-wise details of such projects; and
- (c) whether  the  Railways  have  decided  to  complete  these  projects  on priority basis and if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4582 BY KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 29.03.2017 REGARDING PROJECTS ON COST SHARING BASIS

(a):  Yes, Madam.  Indian Railways give due importance to the projects in which State Governments have agreed to share the cost.

- (b):  The  details  of  railway  projects  for  which  Government  of  Karnataka  has agreed to share financial burden are as under:

| S. No.   | Name of project                           | Zonal Railway   | Project falling in State   | State sharing cost   | Length (in km)   | Total Latest Cost   | Share (%)   | Status                                                                                                   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| New Line | New Line                                  | New Line        | New Line                   | New Line             | New Line         | New Line            | New Line    | New Line                                                                                                 |
| 1.       | Bagalkot- Kudachi                         | SWR             | KAR                        | KAR                  | 142              | 1065                | 50+ Land    | Land acquisition, earthwork, bridge works have been taken up.                                            |
| 2.       | Bangalore- Satyamanglam                   | SWR             | KAR, TN                    | KAR                  | 260              | 1524                | 50+ Land    | Land requisition for entire length submitted to State Govt.                                              |
| 3.       | Gulbarga-Bidar                            | SCR             | KAR                        | KAR                  | 140              | 1544                | 50          | Khanapur- Homnabad (38Km) commissioned. In balance portion,.Earthwo rk, bridge works have been taken up. |
| 4.       | Hassan- Bangalore via Shravanabelgola     | SWR             | KAR                        | KAR                  | 166              | 1290                | 50          | Project completed and ready for introduction of passenger trains.                                        |
| 5.       | Kadur- Chickmagalur- Sakleshpur (Land for | SWR             | KAR                        | KAR                  | 93               | 1156                | 50+ Land    | Kadur- Chickmanagalur (46 km) commissioned.                                                              |

| S. No.   | Name of project                                        | Zonal Railway   | Project falling in State   | State sharing cost   | Length (in km)   | Total Latest Cost   | Share (%)   | Status                                                                                                                            |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          | Chickmagalur- Sakleshpur - 47 km)                      |                 |                            |                      |                  |                     |             | In balance, land requisition submitted to State Govt.                                                                             |
| 6.       | Munirabad- Raichur (163 km) of Munirabad- Mahabubnagar | SCR             | TEL, KAR                   | KAR                  | 246              | 2641                | 50          | Work is in progress.                                                                                                              |
| 7.       | Shimoga-Harihar                                        | SWR             | KAR                        | KAR                  | 79               | 832                 | 50+ Land    | Work is in progress.                                                                                                              |
| 8.       | Tumkur- Chitradurg- Davangere                          | SWR             | KAR                        | KAR                  | 200              | 2193                | 50+ Land    | Land requisition submitted to State Govt.                                                                                         |
| 9.       | Whitefield-Kolar                                       | SWR             | KAR                        | KAR                  | 53               | 375                 | 50+ Land    | Land requisition submitted to State Govt.                                                                                         |
| 10.      | Gadag-Wadi                                             | SWR             | KAR                        | KAR                  | 252              | 2617                | 50+ Land    | Land requisition submitted to State Govt.                                                                                         |
| 11.      | Rayadurg- Tumkur via Kalyandurg                        | SWR             | AP, KAR                    | AP, KAR              | 213              | 2000                | 50          | Rayadurg- Kalayandurga (40 km) commissioned. In balance portion, land acquisition, earthwork and bridge works have been taken up. |
| Doubling | Doubling                                               | Doubling        | Doubling                   | Doubling             | Doubling         | Doubling            | Doubling    | Doubling                                                                                                                          |
| 12.      | Ramanagaram- Mysore with RE                            | SWR             | KAR                        | KAR                  | 92               | 875                 | 66          | Entire project completed except (1.5 km) shifting of Tippu Sultan Armoury.                                                        |

SWR-South Western Railway, KAR-Karnataka, TEL-Telangana, TN-Tamil Nadu, AP-Andhra Pradesh

(c):  Every Railway Project does face impediments like (i) delay in acquisition of land, (ii) statutory clearances like forestry and wild life clearances, (iii) shifting of services,  (iv)  cutting  of  trees,  (v)  construction  of  road  over  bridges  and  road under bridges by road maintaining agencies etc., which are very much part of  the project  execution.  It  is  always  Railways'  endeavour  to  complete  the  ongoing projects expeditiously.  However, completion of cost shared projects does need appropriate timely reciprocal action by concerned State Governments also.

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