Lok Sabha Question No. 1961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Laying New Lines in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH, AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1961 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## LAYING NEW LINES IN UTTAR PRADESH

- † 1961.     SHRI BHARAT SINGH: SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  his  Ministry  has  received  any  representations  from various  organizations/rail  users  and  the  State  Government  of Uttar  Pradesh  for  the  laying  of  new  rail  lines,  doubling  and electrification of railway tracks;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of surveys proposed to be conducted for the laying of new railway lines, doubling and electrification of railway tracks in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years;
- (d) the number of surveys conducted and completed during the above period; and
- (e) the  number  of  projects  on  which  construction  work  has  been started and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1961 BY SHRI BHARAT SINGH AND SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.03.2018 REGARDING LAYING NEW LINES IN UTTAR PRADESH. (a) &  (b):  Requests/proposal  for  new  lines,  gauge  conversion,  doubling  and electrification,    are  received  by  Railways  at  various  levels,  Railway  Board, Zonal Railways and Divisional Headquarters, etc.  As receipt of such requests /suggestions/demands  is  a  continuous  process,  centralized  compendium  of such requests is not maintained. (c) :  (i)    Railway  projects  are  not  sanctioned  State-wise.    However,  total  40 Surveys (31 for new lines and 9 for doubling) were sanctioned during the last three years which are falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh. (ii)   Ministry of Railways has prepared an Action Plan to electrify all Broad Gauge railway lines of Indian Railways by the year 2021-22 including those in the State of Uttar Pradesh.  During the last three years,  22 nos of Railway Electrification  projects falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  have been sanctioned. (d) : Out of these 40 surveys, 10 surveys have been completed.

(e) : Based on the survey reports/demands /operational requirement,  7 nos of new line works,  37 nos of doubling works falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar  Pradesh  have  been  included  in  Pink  Book  in  last  3  years,  subject  to obtaining requisite clearances/approvals.

## The details of the projects are as under:-

|   S. N o. | Projects                                                    | Plan Head   |   Length (Km) |   Cost ( in cr) | Status                              |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------|
|         1 | Muzaffarnagar - Tapri doubling (51.53 Km)                   | Doubling    |         51.53 |          376.78 | Work taken up                       |
|         2 | Ballia-Ghazipur City Doubling (65.10 km)                    | Doubling    |         65.1  |          447.56 | Work taken up                       |
|         3 | Rosa-Sitapur Cantt-Burwal (180.77 Km)                       | Doubling    |        180.77 |         1295.42 | Work taken up                       |
|         4 | Varanasi-Madhosingh- Allahabad (120.20 Km)                  | Doubling    |        120.2  |          750.56 | Work taken up                       |
|         5 | Mau-Ghazipur-Tarighat NL(51 Km)                             | New Line    |         51    |         1765.92 | Work taken up                       |
|         6 | Ramna-Singrauli doubling (160 Km)                           | Doubling    |        160    |         2436.21 | Work taken up                       |
|         7 | Doubling of Renukut- Chopan (32 Km) (Billi- Chopan 7.89 Km) | Doubling    |          7.89 |           93.29 | Work taken up                       |
|         8 | Jhansi-Bina 3rd line(152.57 km)                             | Doubling    |        152.57 |         2001.63 | Work taken up                       |
|         9 | Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line (273.80 Km)                         | Doubling    |        273.8  |         3677.76 | Included in Pink Book 2015-16       |
|        10 | Mathura-Palwal 4th line (80 Km)                             | Doubling    |         80    |          668.7  | Work taken up                       |
|        11 | Alamnagar-Utretia doubling (18.09 Km)                       | Doubling    |         18.09 |          132.7  | Work taken up                       |
|        12 | Karaila Road- Shaktinagar doubling (32.15 Km)               | Doubling    |         32.15 |          528.57 | Included in Pink Book 2015-16       |
|        13 | Lalitpur-Birari with flyover at Lalitpur                    | Doubling    |         15.8  |          304.44 | Included in Pink Book 2016-17       |
|        14 | Jhansi-Khairar-Manickpur & Khirar-Bhimsen                   | Doubling    |        425    |         4329.54 | CCEA*appro val obtained in Feb.2018 |

|   15 | Yamuna Br- Agra Fort                                                                   | Doubling   |   2.11 |   121.58 | Included in Pink Book 2016-17       |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------|----------|-------------------------------------|
|   16 | Flyover Mathura- Mureshi Rampur                                                        | Doubling   |  11    |   210    | Included in Pink Book 2016-17       |
|   17 | Flyover Irdatganj-Kuandih                                                              | Doubling   |  20.1  |  2097.03 | Included in Pink Book 2016-17       |
|   18 | Flyover Iradatganj- Karchhana                                                          | Doubling   |  13.4  |  1134.58 | Included in Pink Book 2016-17       |
|   19 | Flyover Irdatganj-Naini                                                                | Doubling   |  12.89 |   742.17 | Included in Pink Book 2016-17       |
|   20 | Flyover Jeonathpur                                                                     | Doubling   |  10.33 |   866.12 | Included in Pink Book 2016-17       |
|   21 | Flyover Aligarh                                                                        | Doubling   |  22    |  1502.67 | Included in Pink Book 2016-17       |
|   22 | Bahraich-Khalilabad via Bhinga-Sravasti- Balrampur-Utraula- Dumriaganj Bansi Mehdawal  | New Line   | 240.26 |  4939.78 | Included in Pink Book 2016-17       |
|   23 | New lines between Sahjanwa-Dohrighat                                                   | New Line   |  70    |  1831    | Included in Pink Book 2016-17       |
|   24 | Phephna-Indara, Mau- Shahganj doubling excluding Indara-Mau                            | Doubling   | 150.28 |  1028.95 | Included in Pink Book 2016-17       |
|   25 | Bhatni-Auruhar doubling excluding Indara- Mau(116.95 Km) with electrification (125Kms) | Doubling   | 116.95 |  1177.96 | CCEA*appro val obtained in Feb.2018 |

|   26 | Aunrihar-Jaunpur                                                                                       | Doubling   |     68 |   366.72 | Work taken up                 |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------|----------|-------------------------------|
|   27 | Domingarh-Gorakhpur- Gorakhpur Cantt.-Kusmhi 3rd line and Gorakhpur- Nakaha Jungle doubling (21.15 Km) | Doubling   |  21.15 |   186.85 | Included in Pink Book 2016-17 |
|   28 | Burhwal Gonda 3rd line                                                                                 | Doubling   |  61.72 |   714.34 | Included in Pink Book 2016-17 |
|   29 | Meerut- Panipat                                                                                        | New Line   | 104    |  2200    | Included in Pink Book 2016-17 |
|   30 | Jaunpur-Tanda(Akbarpur)                                                                                | Doubling   |  77.25 |   676.36 | Included in Pink Book 2016-17 |
|   31 | Amethi-Pratapgarh- Janghai                                                                             | Doubling   |  87    |   717.78 | Included in Pink Book 2016-17 |
|   32 | Barabanki-Akbarpur including Barabanki byepass                                                         | Doubling   | 161    |  1116.09 | Included in Pink Book 2016-17 |
|   33 | Delhi-Shamli-Tapri including Saharanpur Byepass                                                        | Doubling   | 155.25 |  1214    | Included in Pink Book 2016-17 |
|   34 | Padrauna-Kushinagar via Gorakhpur                                                                      | New Line   |  64    |  1345    | Included in Pink Book 2017-18 |
|   35 | Etah-Kasganj                                                                                           | New Line   |  29    |   276.9  | Included in Pink Book 2017-18 |
|   36 | Robertsganj to Mughalsarai via Madhupur, Sukrit, Ahrora                                                | New Line   |  70    |  1260    | Included in Pink Book 2017-18 |
|   37 | Chord line between Jaunpur Jn. & Jaunpur city.                                                         | Doubling   |   2.2  |    86.32 | Included in Pink Book 2017-18 |

|   38 | Janghai- Phaphamau doubling with electrification                                                 | Doubling   |   46.79 |   357.48 | Included in Pink Book 2017-18   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------|----------|---------------------------------|
|   39 | 3rd Down line between Naini and Chheoki with additional Platform.                                | Doubling   |    2    |    25.19 | Included in Pink Book 2017-18   |
|   40 | 4th line between Bhaupur- Panki connecting Dn Loop of Bhaupur to shunting neck of Panki.         | Doubling   |   11    |    97.33 | Included in Pink Book 2017-18   |
|   41 | 3rd & 4th Line between Barabanki-Malhaur(16.42 km)                                               | Doubling   |   32.84 |   323.86 | Included in Pink Book 2017-18   |
|   42 | Third line, Varanasi to Mughalsarai (16.72 km) with substructure of two lines on Malviya Bridge. | Doubling   |   16.72 |  2005.15 | Included in Pink Book 2017-18   |
|   43 | Malhaur-Daliganj doubling with electrification                                                   | Doubling   |   12.62 |   113.42 | Included in Pink Book 2017-18   |
|   44 | Allahabad Division. Construction of Kanpur fly- over.                                            | Doubling   |   30    |  1789.73 | Included in Pink Book 2017-18   |

* Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA)

Starting of Railway project requires a number of clearances from various  Ministries  and  Departments  of  State/Central  Governments. These, inter-alia, include clearances  inherent to land acquisition, forestry  clearance  and  permission  for  crossing  from  departments  like National Highway Authority of India, Public Works Department, Irrigation canals etc. are some of the main factors that affect the pace of completion of the projects.

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