Lok Sabha Question No. 2295 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Pending Rail Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK, RAMA KISHORE SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2295 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## PENDING RAIL PROJECTS

†2295. SHRI B.V. NAIK: SHRI RAMA KISHORE SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of incomplete projects under South-Western railway;
- (b) whether  the  pace  of  work  under  South-Western  railway  is extremely  slow  and  that  there  is  lack  of  transparency  and accountability;
- (c) if so, the time by which these projects are pending;  and
- (d) the time by which the pending projects will 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. 2295 BY SHRI B.V. NAIK AND SHRI RAMA KISHORE SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 15.03.2017 REGARDING PENDING RAIL PROJECTS.

(a) to (d): Details of ongoing projects for new line, gauge conversion and  doubling under South Western Railway are as under:-

| S. No.   | Project                                           | Year of inclusion   | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          | NEW LINE                                          |                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 1.       | Kadur- Chickmagalur- Sakleshpur (93 Km)           | 1996-97             | Kadur-Chikmagalur(46 Km) commissioned. For balance portion, land acquisition papers submitted to State Government.                                                                                                   |
| 2.       | Bangalore- Chamarajanagar -Satyamangalam (260 Km) | 1996-97             | Land acquisition papers submitted to the State Government for work on Bangalore-Chamarajnagar section. Work beyond Chamarajanagar frozen for want of forestry clearance.                                             |
| 3.       | Hubli-Ankola (167 Km)                             | 1997-98             | Project held up for want of diversion of forest land.                                                                                                                                                                |
| 4.       | Rayadurg- Tumkur (213 Km)                         | 2007-08             | Rayadurg-Kalyandurga (40 Km) commissioned and track linking of Kalyandurga- Kadaredevarapally(23 Km) completed. In balance Kadaredevarapally- Tumkur section, land acquisition papers submitted to State Government. |
| 5.       | Bagalkot- Kudachi (142 Km)                        | 2010-11             | Track linking of Bagalkot- khajdoni (30 Km) taken up. For balance portion, land acquisition papers submitted to State Government.                                                                                    |
| 6.       | Shimoga-Harihar (79 Km)                           | 2011-12             | Land acquisition papers submitted to the State Government.                                                                                                                                                           |

| 7.   | Whitefield-Kolar (53 Km)                                              | 2011-12   | Land acquisition papers submitted to the State Government.                                                                                                                             |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 8.   | Marikuppam- Kuppam (24 Km)                                            | 2011-12   | Land acquisition papers submitted to the State Government.                                                                                                                             |
| 9.   | Tumkur- Davangere (200 Km)                                            | 2011-12   | Land acquisition papers submitted to the State Government.                                                                                                                             |
| 10.  | Gadag-Wadi (252 Km)                                                   | 2013-14   | Land acquisition papers submitted to the State Government.                                                                                                                             |
| 11.  | Chikballapur- Puttaparthy-Sri Satya Sai Nilayam (103 Km)              | 2013-14   | Projects included in Budget subject to requisite approvals. Though State Government has consented to provide free land and share 50% of construction cost of the projects, these could |
| 12.  | Srinivasapura- Madanapalli (75 Km)                                    | 2013-14   | not be taken forward due to their unremunerative nature even with cost sharing and huge                                                                                                |
| 13.  | Chikballapur- Gowribidanur (44 Km)                                    | 2013-14   | Project included in Budget subject to requisite approvals. However, it could not be taken forward due to its unremunerative nature and huge throwforward of ongoing projects.          |
|      | GAUGE CONVERSION                                                      |           |                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1.   | Mysore- Chamarajanagar (Ph-1) with extension to Mettupalayam (148 Km) | 1997-98   | Mysore-Chamrajanagar gauge conversion (60 Km) commissioned. No clearance for Chamarajanagar- Mettupalayam new line available.                                                          |

|    | DOUBLING                                                       |         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1 | Bangalore Whitefield- Bangalore City- Krishnarajapuram (23 Km) | 1997-98 | Government of Karnataka has not agreed to this work.                                                                                                                                                                            |
|  2 | Ramanagaram- Mysore doubling (91.5 Km)                         | 2007-08 | 90 Km commissioned and work on 1.5 Km stretch near Shrirangapattana involving shifting of 'Tippu Sulthan Armoury' taken up.                                                                                                     |
|  3 | Hospet-Hubli- Londa-Tinaighat- Vasco-da-Gama (352 Km)          | 2010-11 | On Hospet-Tinaighat section, 38 Km commissioned and track linking of 109 Km completed. For Tinaighat-Vasco-da-Gama section, land acquisition papers submitted to State Government.                                              |
|  4 | Tornagallu- Ranjitpura (23 Km)                                 | 2011-12 | Zonal Railway has been asked to explore possibility of carrying forward this project on Public Private Partnership(PPP) route under policy for 'Participative Model on Railway Connectivity and Capacity Augmentation Project'. |
|  5 | Hotgi-Kudgi- Gadag (284 Km)                                    | 2014-15 | Earthwork, bridgework and ballast supply taken up. Lachyan-Minchinal section (43 Km) is targeted for completion during 2017-18.                                                                                                 |
|  6 | Yelahanka- Penukonda (121 Km)                                  | 2015-16 | Earthwork, bridgework and ballast supply taken up.                                                                                                                                                                              |
|  7 | Hubli-Chikjajur (190 Km)                                       | 2015-16 | Earthwork, bridgework and ballast supply taken up.                                                                                                                                                                              |
|  8 | Arsikere-Tumkur (96 Km)                                        | 2015-16 | Earthwork, bridgework and ballast supply taken up.                                                                                                                                                                              |

| 9.   | Birur-Shimoga (60 Km)   | 2016-17 Project included in the Budget 2016-17 subject to requisite   |
|------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

From  the  above,  it  may  be  noted  that  the  projects  are progressing satisfactorily wherever there are no impediments.

Completion of projects depends on a number of factors such as acquisition of land, forestry and wildlife clearances, shifting of various  services,  construction  of  Road  Over  Bridges/Road  Under Bridges by road maintenance departments, apart from availability of  adequate  funds.  Since  many  of  these  factors  are  beyond  the control of the Ministry of Railways, it is not feasible to give time lines  for  completion  of  all  the  projects.  There  is  no  lack  of transparency and accountability in this regard.

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