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Lok Sabha Question No. 879 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Introduction of Special Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUDHEER GUPTA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.879 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL TRAINS

## 879. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI T.RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS   be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways introduce special trains to cater to the extra rush of passengers during the major festival seasons in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of trains introduced for the purpose during the current year, till date, festival-wise;
- (c) whether the Railways is working on a plan to improve e-occupancy level by  adding  new  coaches  and  computer  enabled  efficient  use  of  available berths;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the likely time line by which the said plan will become operational; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Railways  to  introduce  sufficient number of trains in proportion to the extra rush of passengers during winter vacation including Christmas season?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

( SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN )

(a) & (b) Yes, Madam. Indian Railways endeavours to operate special trains during peak seasons, festivals, special events for clearance of extra rush of passengers  traffic  keeping  in  view  the  pattern  of  traffic,  commercial justification, operational feasibility and availability of resources. Running of special trains on various sectors is a continuous process.  Separate data for special trains run for a specific festival is not maintained.

(c) & (d) Whenever additional coaches are attached in the train, it updates the  waiting  list  position  automatically  through  computerized  Passenger Reservation  System(PRS).  Moreover,  with  a  view  to  ensuring  optimal utilization of available accommodation, an Alternate Train Accommodation (ATAS) know as 'VIKALP' has been introduced.  In this scheme waiting list passengers have to give an option at the time of booking of ticket and such passengers  with  waiting  list  status  at  the  time  of  preparation  of  first reservation  charts,  are  shifted  to  other  trains,  subject  to  availability  of vacant accommodation.

(e)  To  cater  to  the  extra  rush  during  winter  vacation  including  Christmas season,  Indian  Railways,  based  on  past  experience  and  to  the  extent feasible and justified, plans to operate special trains and also augments the load of the existing trains.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Repair of Old Bridges
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 877 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## REPAIR OF OLD BRIDGES

†877.   SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railway  Board  has  recently  conducted  a  survey  to ascertain  the  condition  of  railway  bridges  in  the  country  and  has cautioned about negligence in the repair of bridges;
- (b) if so, the  details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government    has  received  proposals  from  the  public representatives and others regarding construction/repair of railway bridges; and
- (d)    if so, the  details thereof?

## 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. 877 BY SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 20.12.2017 REGARDING REPAIR OF OLD BRIDGES

(a) & (b): There is a well established system of inspection of bridges on Indian Railways.  All the bridges are inspected twice a year, one before the onset of monsoon and one detailed inspection after the monsoon.  In addition,  certain  bridges  are  also  inspected  more  frequently  depending upon their condition. Repair / strengthening / rehabilitation / rebuilding of railway bridges is a continuous process and is undertaken whenever so warranted  by  their  physical  condition  as  ascertained  during  these inspections  and  not  on  the  basis  of  age.    If  the  corrective  /  remedial measures are expected to take a long duration due to the complexity of the  site  situation,  etc.,  suitable  safety  measures  like  imposing  speed restrictions and keeping such bridge under close watch are taken till the bridge is repaired / strengthened / rehabilitated / rebuilt. All bridges are safe for train movement at permitted speed.

(c)  &  (d)  The  requests  for  inspection  /  repair  /  maintenance  of  railway bridges are received at various levels. This is a continuous process for which no compendium is maintained. Moreover, as mentioned in reply to parts  (a)  &  (b)  above,  the  repair  /  strengthening  /  rehabilitation / rebuilding  of  railway  bridges  is  prioritized  and  carried  out  based  on safety consideration only.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 874 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Marriage Aid Programme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHARATENDRA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 874 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## MARRIAGE AID PROGRAMME

## 874. SHRI KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  the  Marriage  Aid  Programme  to provide  financial  assistance  to  women  who  have  availed  of  the  Ministry's education scholarship; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a  &  b):  Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation  (MAEF),  a  society  working  under  the aegis  of  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs,  has  formulated  a  plan  to  provide  one  time assistance  of  Rs.51,000/-  as  'Shadi  Shagun'  to  the  beneficiaries  of  the  Begum  Hazrat Mahal  National  Scholarship  scheme  who  continue  their  studies  after  Class  XII  up  to graduation.  This  scheme  would  incentivize  girl  students  to  continue  higher  education studies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Internet in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMESH BIDHURI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.873 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## INTERNET IN TRAINS

†873.  SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has decided to provide internet facility in moving trains;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the names of trains which have been identified for the purpose; and
- (c) the names of Rajasthan bound trains identified for this purpose?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  Indian  Railways  is  proposing  to  build  a  high  speed  mobile broadband  corridor  along  its  track  to  provide  various  facilities  including internet facility to passengers.

In  order  to  identify  suitable  technology  /  technologies,  Proof  of  Concept trials on three sections viz Mumbai - Ahmedabad, Chennai - Bengaluru and Delhi  -  Chandigarh  are  proposed  to  be  carried  out  to  see  the  efficacy  of different technologies.

Once  the  technology  is  identified,  further  decision  will  be  taken  to proliferate it.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 871 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Laying New Rail Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 871

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## LAYING NEW RAIL LINES

## † 871.   SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether in the past, the rail lines were being laid without completing the land acquisition process by the Government;
- (b) if so, the details of difficulties experienced by the Government in laying rail lines during previous years;
- (c) whether the Government has now decided not to lay any new rail line without acquiring land; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the instructions/orders, if any, issued to all concerned in this regard?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (d):  Earlier, New Line Railway projects were being taken up after 70% land was available on linear alignment.   This resulted in delay in project execution due to  balance  land  acquisition  and  subsequently  cost  escalation.  To  mitigate  this difficulty  being  faced  in  acquisition  of  land,  which  is  under  control  of  concerned State  Governments,  Ministry  of  Railways  has  revised  the  policy  of  taking  up  New Line  projects  and  has  decided  that  the  commencement  of  physical  work  for  New

Line projects shall be taken up only after completion of land acquisition subject to following considerations:

(i) General Managers (GM) may invite tenders if they are reasonably certain of the  possibility  of  land  acquisition  in  a  reasonable  time  frame.    A  written assurance from the State Government in this regard can be considered by the GM.

(ii) For the purpose of execution, large projects can be divided in phases by GMs, however  after  ensuring  that  each  phase  on  completion  yields  commercial returns for Railways, subject to (i) above.

- (iii)    Projects  where  local  support/State  support  is  not  forthcoming  resulting  in poor/nil progress as well as old projects that have not made any headway or projects that are unlikely to give any tangible benefits to the Railways, would need  to  be  continuously  reviewed.    Such  reviews  may  be  carried  out  in structured quarterly meetings to be convened by the GMs.

The  new  policy  shall  be  followed  in  cases  of  new  projects  or  old  projects where tenders have not yet been finalized.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Corruption in Judiciary
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.870

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY , THE 20.12.2017

## Corruption in Judiciary

## 870. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any complaints/representations regarding alleged corruption in judiciary;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during  each  of the last three years and  the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether any inquiry has been conducted into such cases;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  and  the  outcome  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken against the guilty persons and if not, the reasons therefore, casewise;  and
- (e) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  wipe  out corruption in judiciary?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (e): Complaints/representations alleging corruption in judiciary are received by the  Government  from  time  to  time.    In  full  Court  meeting  on  7  May,  1997,  the Supreme  Court  of  India  adopted  two  Resolutions  namely  (i)  'The  Restatement  of Values of Judicial Life' which lays down certain judicial standards to be observed and followed  by  the  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  and  High  Courts    (ii)  '  In-  house procedure'  for  taking  suitable  remedial  action  against  judges  who  do  not  follow universally accepted values of Judicial life including those included in the Restatement of Values of Judicial Life.

As per the 'In - house procedure' Chief Justice of India is competent to received complaints  against    the  conduct  of  the  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  and  the  Chief Justices  of  the  High  Courts.  Similarly,  the  Chief  Justices  of  the  High  Courts  are competent  to  receive  complaints  against  the  conduct  of  High  Court  Judges.  The complaints/representations received are forwarded to the Chief Justice of India or to the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court, as the case may be, for appropriate action. In so far as subordinate judiciary in the State is concerned, the administrative control over  the  members  vests  with  the  concerned  High  Court  and  State  Government.  The Central Government  has no mandate to look into such complaints or to monitor the action taken on the same. As such, no data in this regard is maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 869 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: MoU with DRDO
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.869

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## MoU  WITH  DRDO

869. SHRI  E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE

j{kk ea=h

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the army has signed an MoU with Defence Research and Development Organization  (DRDO)  on  regiment  of  the  advanced  Medium  Range  Surface  to  Air missiles (MRSAM); and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) & (b): Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  between  Indian  Army and DRDO was signed on 14 July, 2017 for Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles (MRSAM) (Army).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: INS Virat Museum
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.868

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## INS VIRAT MUSEUM

868. DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  approved  setting  up  of  INS  Virat  Museum  in Visakhapatnam;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan of showcasing sacrifice of Indian soldiers through museums across the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) & (b):

No, Madam.

(c) & (d): The Government in 2015 had approved construction of National War Memorial at 'C' Hexagon of India Gate and the National War Museum at Princess Park near India Gate, New Delhi in memory of all Indian soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice for the country, post independence.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Diesel Generators at Mobile Tower
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 866 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH      DECEMBER, 2017

## DIESEL GENERATORS AT MOBILE TOWER

†866. SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the mobile services provided by the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is not improving despite repeated claims made by the Government;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether due to the lack of monitoring of diesel generators on time, these sets used in mobile tower are lying useless but the supply of diesel is still going on; and
- (d) if so, the details of the money spent on supplying diesel to the diesel generators every year and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b) GSM  (Global  Service  for  Mobile  communication)  based  Cellular  Mobile Services being provided by Bharat Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  is working satisfactorily in its License Service Areas (LSAs) and in general, meeting the Quality of Service (QoS) parameters prescribed by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
- (c) & (d) Proper monitoring is being done by BSNL at all levels.    Diesel is supplied by BSNL as per requirement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Strengthening of Maritime Security
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.865

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## STRENGTHENING OF MARITIME SECURITY

865. SHRI  KAMAL NATH:

SHRI  JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether to strengthen the maritime security a conference was held recently in Goa;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the points discussed and the outcome thereof;
- (c) whether the  Government's vision  for  Security  and  Growth  for  all in  the Region (SAGAR) has since been achieved;
- (d) if so, the details in this regard; and
- (e) the  details  of  foreign  countries  with  whom  the  Government  had  a  treaty  to strengthen the maritime security?

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(a) to (e): Towards  achieving  better  synergy  amongst  friendly  littoral navies and to promote discussions on contemporary maritime issues, the Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) was conducted at Naval War College (NWC), Goa  from  01  November  to  02  November  2017.    The  theme  of  GMS  was 'Addressing  Regional  Maritime  Challenges'.  GMC  participants  included representatives from Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia,  Singapore,  Malaysia,  Seychelles  and  Mauritius.    India's  vision of SAGAR  for  the region entails advancing cooperation and using our  capabilities  for  larger  benefits.  The  vision has  following  four  key

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elements:- (i) To safeguard our mainland and islands, defend our interests, ensure  a  safe  secure  and  stable  Indian  Ocean,  and  make  available  our capabilities to others; (ii) Deepen economic and security cooperation with our  maritime  neighbours  and  strengthen  their  capacities;  (iii)  Envisage Collective  action  and  cooperation  to  advance  peace  and  security  and respond to emergencies; and (iv) Seek a more integrated and cooperative future  for  the  region  that  enhances  sustainable  development.  Maritime security  is  an  important  dimension  of  India's  bilateral  relations  with  all Indian Ocean littoral states as well with almost all regional bodies that are either based in or border the Indian Ocean region.  As a part of maritime security  cooperative  mechanism,  White  Shipping  Agreements  have  been signed  with  a  number  of  countries.    Besides,  Indian  Coast  Guard  has signed  Memorandum  of  Understanding  with  Japan,  Korea,  Bangladesh, Pakistan, Oman and Vietnam in the field of Search & Rescue and Maritime Law Enforcement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 864 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Sainik School in Andaman
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: BISHNU PADA RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.864

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## SAINIK SCHOOL IN ANDAMAN

864. SHRI  BISHNU PADA RAY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Sainik School is being set up in Andaman & Nicobar Islands;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Ministry / A&N  Administration  has taken any initiative for establishment of Sainik School as requested by the Member of Parliament, A&N Islands; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (d): Yes,  Madam.  Land for establishing Sainik School at Diglipur, North  Andaman  has  been  identified  by  the  Andaman  and  Nicobar  Island Administration.  Inspection of the site has been carried out by the officials of  Ministry  of  Defence.    Andaman  and  Nicobar  Administration  has  been asked to obtain Environment / Forest clearance of the site identified.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Bullet Train Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

- (a):   Yes, Madam.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 860

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## BULLET TRAIN PROJECT

860. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently launched a new Bullet Train Project connecting Mumbai and Ahmedabad with Japanese assistance;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the estimated cost and features of the project;
- (c) the time by which the said project is likely to be put into operation;
- (d) whether there is any proposal to launch more bullet trains connecting various cities like Delhi-Chennai; and
- (e)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(b):   Salient details of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project are :

-  Mostly  elevated  corridor  between  Sabarmati  and  Mumbai  (508 kilometre) with 12 stations;
-  Maximum Design  Speed  of  350  kilometre  per  hour  and  operating speed of 320 kilometre per hour;
-  The journey time between Mumbai and Sabarmati will be 2.07 Hrs for a Fast Train and 2.58 Hrs for train stopping at all the stations enroute.
-  Estimated cost of the project: ₹ 1,08,000 crore; 81% of the project cost funded by loan from Government of Japan at a rate of interest of 0.1% with a repayment period of 50 years with 15 years grace period.
- (c): The project is targeted for commissioning by the year 2022-23.

(d)&(e): Feasibility studies have been sanctioned over several corridors including Delhi-Chennai.

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