Lok Sabha Question No. 75 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Rail Projects in Chhattisgarh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.75 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## RAIL PROJECTS IN CHHATTISGARH

- † * 75. SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  rail  projects  sanctioned  for  Chhattisgarh during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  year/zonewise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  allocated  funds  spent  on  the  approved  rail line for  Bilaspur (Uslapur) via Mungeli, Kawardha-Dongargarh;
- (c) the reasons for inordinate delay in completing the said project and the time by which it is likely to be completed; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Railway in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (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 STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  75  BY  SHRI  LAKHAN  LAL  SAHU  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 20.12.2017 REGARDING RAIL PROJECTS IN CHHATTISGARH

- (a): Details of the Rail projects falling fully/partly in State of Chhattisgarh which have been included in the budget during the last three years and the current year, year/zone-wise is as under:-

|   SN | Zone   | Name of Projects                        | Year of Inclusion   |   Length (in km) |   Latest cost ( ` in crore) |
|------|--------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
|    1 | SECR   | New line Dongargarh- Kharigarh-Bilaspur | 2016-17             |           270    |                     2500    |
|    2 | SECR   | New line Dharamjaigarh- Korba           | 2016-17             |            63    |                     1155    |
|    3 | SECR   | 4th line between Jharsuguda- Bilaspur   | 2015-16             |           206    |                     1973.6  |
|    4 | SECR   | Pendra Road-Anuppur 3rd line            | 2015-16             |            50.1  |                      393.98 |
|    5 | SECR   | Doubling between Gevra Rd- Pendra Rd    | 2015-16             |           135    |                     1450    |
|    6 | SECR   | Flyover/Bye pass at Bilaspur            | 2015-16             |            10    |                      299.65 |
|    7 | SECR   | Rajnandgaon-Nagpur 3 rd line            | 2015-16             |           228    |                     1908.5  |
|    8 | ECoR   | Doubling between Koraput- Jagdalpur     | 2015-16             |           110.22 |                     1547.4  |

#SECR - South East Central Railway         ##ECoR - East Coast Railway

In  addition,  5  new  line  projects  and  6  doubling  projects  are  in different stages of execution which fall partly or fully in the State of Chhattisgarh.

Therefore, 19 projects of New Lines/Doubling having a total cost of ` 23,710 crore are in different stages of execution which fall partly or fully in the State of Chhattisgarh. The aggregate length of these projects is Approx. 2,742 Km.  The details are as under: -

 7 New lines projects of 1,297 km length having a total cost of ` 12,045 crore.

-  12 Doubling projects of 1,445 km length having a total cost of 11,664 crore.
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- (b): The  project  of  New  Line  with  Electrification  from  'KatghoraMungeli-Kawardha-Khairagarh-Dongargarh Corridor (255 km) plus Katghora to Kartala (22 km) at a total cost of ` 4821 cr is being developed  through  Chhattisgarh  Railway  Corporation  Limited (CRCL), a Joint Venture Company of MoR & Govt. of Chhattisgarh. Project proposal shall be processed for obtaining the sanction of cabinet after Detail Project Report (DPR) is received from CRCL.
- (c): Does not arise.
- (d): In  Principle  Approval  has  been  accorded  on  07.12.2017  to  the proposal  of  Govt.  of  Chhattisgarh  for  taking  pre-investment activities of the project.

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