Lok Sabha Question No. 3595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Pending Rail Line Projects in UP
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

+ 3595.     SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the under construction and pending rail line projects in Uttar Pradesh as on date;
- (b) the position of each such projects; and
- (c) the details of sources of funds and time limit for completion of projects in Uttar Pradesh?

## 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.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3595 ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## PENDING  RAIL LINE PROJECTS IN UP

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3595  BY SHRI   AJAY MISRA TENI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA ON 07.12.2016 REGARDING PENDING RAIL LINE PROJECTS IN UP.

## (a) &  (b)  Railway projects are not sanctioned State wise.  However, the details of under construction and pending rail line projects viz New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling  projects falling fully/partially in the State of Uttar Pradesh  are as under:-

| S. No   | Plan Head   | Project                                           | Year of sanc- tion   | Latest cost ( in cr.)   | Exp as on 16 (   | Budget Allocation 2016-17 ( in cr.)   | Budget Allocation 2016-17 ( in cr.)   | Present Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|---------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |             |                                                   |                      |                         | 31.3.20 in cr.)  | Gross Budgetary Support               | Other sources                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1       | New Line    | Lalitpur-Satna, Rewa-Singrauli & Mahoba-Khajuraho | 1997 -98             | 3500                    | 1014.98          | 400                                   |                                       | i) Lalitpur-Tikamgarh (51 km) and Mahoba-Khajuraho (65 km) commissioned. ii) Tikamgarh-Mawai- Chhatarpur-Kharagapur -Khajuraho (114 km): Completed and train services introduced. iii) Khajuraho-Panna (74 km): Alignment passes through buffer Zone of Panna National Park and Gangoi Wild Life Sanctuary. Modified alignment finalised. iv) Panna-Satna (76.60 km): Land acquisition has taken up with state Government. (v) Rewa-Sidhi (88.75 km): Earthwork |

|    |          |                                    |          |     |          |    | and minor bridges taken up.vi) Sidhi- Singrauli (76 km): Preliminary works have been taken up.                                                                                  |
|----|----------|------------------------------------|----------|-----|----------|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2 | New Line | Hathua-Bhatni                      | 2005 -06 | 575 | 232.64   | 25 | Hathua-Bathua Bazar (22 km) commissioned for pass. service on 30.10.2010. Work on Bhatni-Chauria section held up due to resistance by locals.                                   |
|  3 | New Line | Chhitauni-Tumkuhi Road             | 2006 -07 | 535 |  47.39   | 25 | Paniyahwa to Chhitauni (3.7 km) completed. Land acquisition taken up in balance length                                                                                          |
|  4 | New Line | Deoband (Muzzaffar- nagar)-Roorkee | 2007 -08 | 700 | 269.11   | 10 | The state govt of Uttarakhand is sharing 50% cost of this project. The work is held up due to abnormal increase in land rates by the state government.                          |
|  5 | New Line | Unchhar-Amethi                     | 2012 -13 | 966 |  32.39   | 60 | Land acquisition taken up with State Govt.                                                                                                                                      |
|  6 | New Line | Kapilvastu-Basti                   | 2013 -14 | 954 |   0.0001 | 10 | Work included in 2013-14 subject to obtaining necessary approvals from Planning Commission. However, Planning Commission has turned down in principle approval for the project. |
|  7 | New Line | Anandnagar-Ghugli                  | 2013 -14 | 468 |   0.0001 |  1 | Work included in 2013-14 subject to obtaining necessary approvals from Planning Commission. However,                                                                            |

|    |                  |                                         |          |         |        |        |      | Planning Commission has turned down in principle approval for the project.                                                                                                      |
|----|------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------|---------|--------|--------|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  8 | New Line         | Faizabad-Lalganj via Raibareilly        | 2013 -14 | 1242    | 0.0001 |  10    |      | Work included in 2013-14 subject to obtaining necessary approvals from Planning Commission. However, Planning Commission has turned down in principle approval for the project. |
|  9 | New Line         | Mau-Ghazipur- Tarighat                  | 2015 -16 | 845     | 0.0001 | 150.5  |      | Tender for major bridge at Tarighat on Ganga river finalised.                                                                                                                   |
| 10 | New Line         | Sahjanwa-Dohrighat                      | 2016 -17 | 743.5 4 |        |   0.02 |      | Detailed Project Report preparation taken up.                                                                                                                                   |
| 11 | New Line         | Bahraich-Shravasti- Bansi-Khalilabad    | 2016 -17 | 1600    |        |   0.01 | 0.01 | Detailed Project Report preparation taken up.                                                                                                                                   |
| 12 | New Line         | Meerut-Panipat                          | 2016 -17 | 2200    |        |   0.01 | 0.01 | Detailed Project Report preparation taken up.                                                                                                                                   |
| 13 | Gauge Conversion | Gonda-Baharaich                         | 1997 -98 | 246     | 173.88 |  50    |      | 53 km main line track linking completed and other works have been taken up.                                                                                                     |
| 14 | Gauge Conversion | Bhojipura-Tanakpur via Pilibhit         | 2007 -08 | 313     | 179.44 | 110    |      | Bhojipura-Pilibhit (39 km): Completed and authorisation for passenger services received. Pilibhit-Tanakpur (63 km): 53 track linking completed.                                 |
| 15 | Gauge Conversion | Lucknow-Pilibhit via Sitapur, Lakhimpur | 2011 -12 | 1061    | 143.18 | 250    |      | Earthwork, major and minor bridges have been taken up.                                                                                                                          |

| 16 Gauge Conversion                               | Kaptanganj-Thawe- Siwan-Chhapra                                                                                                    | 1999 -00      | 819    |   763.3 |     30 |                                                                                                                                                                  | Kaptanganj-Thawe (99 km) and Siwan-Thawe (28.50 km) section completed and commissioned. Chhapra-Thawe: Entire section completed and goods trains has through passed in this section. Chhapra-Mashrak (40 km): Completed and authorisation for passenger services received.   |
|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|--------|---------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 17 Gauge Conversion                               | Kanpur-Kasganj- Mathura & Kasganj- Bareilly -Lalkuan incl. MM for extn. From Bareilly to Lalkuan & Mandhana-Brahmavart (552.90 km) | 1997 -98 1819 |        | 1701.86 |  20    | ii) Km): have                                                                                                                                                    | Main Gauge Conversion project completed and commissioned. Mandhana-Brahmavart new line (8 Earthwork & ballast supply been completed and other works taken up                                                                                                                 |
| 18 Gauge Conversion                               | Indara-Dohrighat 2016 -17                                                                                                          | 120           |        |    0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project scrutiny                                                                                                                                        | Report under                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 19 Gauge Conversion Bahraich-Mailani incl Mailani | byepass at 2016 -17                                                                                                                | 1900          |        |    0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project preparation.                                                                                                                                    | Report under                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 20 Doubling (Balance and MM                       | Utretia-Zafrabad 148 km) for Raibareilly-Akbarpur 2006 -07                                                                         | 2434          | 886.89 |   50    | 120    | (i) Shiv nagar-Bandhuakalan (13 km): commissioned in Dec 2015. Sultanpur-Pakhauli-Lambua (24 km): Commissioned in March 2016. Further, 18.5 km from Shivnagar to | (i) Shiv nagar-Bandhuakalan (13 km): commissioned in Dec 2015. Sultanpur-Pakhauli-Lambua (24 km): Commissioned in March 2016. Further, 18.5 km from Shivnagar to                                                                                                             |

|    |          | Sultanpur-Kadipur (39 km)                                                         |          |     |        |    |    | Raibareilly-Akbarpur (47 km) & Sultanpur-Amethi (29 km), Sultanpur- Kadipur (39 km) : Earthwork & bridge works have been taken up.                                                                                         |
|----|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-----|--------|----|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 21 | Doubling | Lahota-Bhadoi                                                                     | 2009 -10 | 191 | 174.42 | 10 | 15 | (i) Lohta-Sewapuri (17km) & Sewapuri-Bhadoi (22 km)-Track linking completed. Electrification work taken up.                                                                                                                |
| 22 | Doubling | Phapamau- Allahabad with new MM for byepass line between Northern Rly and NE Rly. | 2009 -10 | 185 |  66.97 | 10 | 40 | Superstructure design for important bridge at Ganga finalised and agency fixed. Earthwork, bridge works have been taken up. The work is affected due to encroachment.                                                      |
| 23 | Doubling | Bhadoi-Janghai                                                                    | 2010 -11 | 174 | 889.75 |  5 | 30 | Bhadoi-Mondh-Suriawan (15 km) - commissioned in June 2016. Suriawan-Janghai (16 km) - track linking completed. Electrification work is taken up.                                                                           |
| 24 | Doubling | Aurnihar-Manduadih                                                                | 2011 -12 | 240 | 159.17 | 25 | 40 | Aurnihar-Sarnath (24 km) completed and authorization received for opening of section for passenger service. Sarnath- Manduadih (14.8 km): Major bridge completed. Earthwork, blanketing, minor bridges have been taken up. |
| 25 | Doubling | Utretia-Raibareilly                                                               | 2011 -12 | 342 | 198    | 10 | 50 | Earthwork, minor and major bridges, have been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                    |

|   26 | Doubling   | Bhimsen-Jhansi                  | 2012 -13   | 1266    |    251 |   10 |   400 | Work on important Kalpi Bridge, Earthwork, major bridge taken up.                                                                             |
|------|------------|---------------------------------|------------|---------|--------|------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   27 | Doubling   | Meerut- Muzaffarnagar           | 2012 -13   | 377     | 166.16 |   25 |   100 | Earthwork, major and minor bridges have been taken up.                                                                                        |
|   28 | Doubling   | Chhapra-Ballia Patch Doubling   | 2012 -13   | 544     |  23.12 |    5 |   175 | Earthwork, major & minor bridges, blanketing work have been taken up.                                                                         |
|   29 | Doubling   | Raibareilly-Amethi              | 2013 -14   | 385     |   0.61 |   15 |    30 | Agency finalised and preliminary work taken up.                                                                                               |
|   30 | Doubling   | Ghazipur-Aurnihar               | 2014 -15   | 183     |   2.65 |    2 |    78 | Aurnihar-Taraon (17 km). Earthworks, blanketing, major and minor bridges have been taken up.                                                  |
|   31 | Doubling   | Ballia-Ghazipur                 | 2015 -16   | 447.5 6 |   0    |   10 |   200 | Earthworks, blanketing, major and minor bridges have been taken up.                                                                           |
|   32 | Doubling   | Rosa-Sitapur Cantt- Burhwal     | 2015 -16   | 1750    |   0    |   75 |   100 | Tenders for earthwork & minor bridges invited by NER for 95 km. Further tenders of NR (80 km) portion for earthwork, minor bridges finalised. |
|   33 | Doubling   | Alamnagar-Utretia               | 2015 -16   | 132.7   |   0    |    2 |    30 | Tenders for minor bridges and earthwork have been finalised. Tender for major bridge has been awarded.                                        |
|   34 | Doubling   | Muzaffarnagar-Tapri             | 2015 -16   | 376.7 8 |   0    |   25 |   100 | Tenders for earthwork, blanketing, & minor bridges awarded.                                                                                   |
|   35 | Doubling   | Varanasi- Madhosingh- Allahabad | 2015 -16   | 750.5 6 |   0    |   35 |   150 | Agency finalised and preliminary work taken up.                                                                                               |

|   36 | Doubling   | Ramna-Singrauli doubling                                       | 2015 -16   | 1600    | 0     |    10 |    150 | Tender for earthwork and minor bridge for 82 km awarded and agency fixed.                           |
|------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------|-------|-------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   37 | Doubling   | Doubling of Billi- Chopan (Renukut- Chopan)                    | 2015 -16   | 93.29   | 0     |  5    |  20    | Earthworks, blanketing, major and minor bridges have been taken up.                                 |
|   38 | Doubling   | Jhansi-Bina 3 rd line                                          | 2015 -16   | 1162    | 32.58 | 50    | 120    | 4 tenders of earthwork, minor bridges & major bridges finalised.                                    |
|   39 | Doubling   | Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line                                        | 2015 -16   | 2488    |       | 20    | 250    | Earthworks, blanketing, major and minor bridges have been taken up.                                 |
|   40 | Doubling   | Mathura-Palwal 4th line                                        | 2015 -17   | 669     | 11.99 |  2    |  75    | Work of minor bridges, earthwork and retaining wall taken up.                                       |
|   41 | Doubling   | 3rd line Mughalasari- Allahabad                                | 2015 -16   | 2380    | 0     | 10    | 250    | Detailed Project Report under preparation.                                                          |
|   42 | Doubling   | Byepass at Sainthia, Sitarmpur, Mughalsarai, Allahabad, Etawah | 2015 -16   | 400     | 0     | 10    |  40    | Combined Final Location Survey tender clubbed with Mughal Sarai, Allahabad 3rd line again reopened. |
|   43 | Doubling   | Domingarh-GKP-GKP Cantt-Kusumhi                                | 2016 -17   | 186.8 5 | 0     |  0.01 |   0.01 | Work included in 2016-17 and preliminary works taken up.                                            |
|   44 | Doubling   | Jhansi-Khairar- Manikpur & Khairar- Bhimsen                    | 2016 -17   | 3000    | 0     |  0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up.                                                       |
|   45 | Doubling   | Yamuna Br.-Agra Fort With major Br at Yamuna river             | 2016 -17   | 107.7 3 | 0     |  0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up                                                        |

|   46 | Doubling   | Iradatganj-Kunwadih - const of flyover                        | 2016 -17   | 1838. 75   |   0 |   0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up   |
|------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|-----|--------|--------|------------------------------------------------|
|   47 | Doubling   | Naini-Iradatganj - Const. of flyover                          | 2016 -17   | 675.9 5    |   0 |   0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up   |
|   48 | Doubling   | Jeonathpur - flyover                                          | 2016 -17   | 738.9 9    |   0 |   0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up   |
|   49 | Doubling   | Mathura- MurhesiRampur - flyover                              | 2016 -17   | 210        |   0 |   0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up   |
|   50 | Doubling   | Flyover at Aligarh                                            | 2016 -17   | 1457. 89   |   0 |   0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up   |
|   51 | Doubling   | Lalitpur-Birari with flyover at Lalitpur                      | 2016 -17   | 260        |   0 |   0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up   |
|   52 | Doubling   | Burhwal-Gonda 3rd line                                        | 2016 -17   | 602.4 9    |   0 |   0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up   |
|   53 | Doubling   | Shahganj-Bhatni- Phephna-Indara, Mau-Sahaganj excl Mau-Indara | 2016 -17   | 922.8 4    |   0 |   0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up   |
|   54 | Doubling   | Bhatni-Aurnihar with RE excl Mau-Indara                       | 2016 -17   | 936        |   0 |   0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up   |
|   55 | Doubling   | Aurnihar-Jaunpur                                              | 2016 -17   | 600        |   0 |   0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up   |
|   56 | Doubling   | Barabanki-Akbarpur                                            | 2016 -17   | 1200       |   0 |   0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up   |
|   57 | Doubling   | Janghai-Pratapgarh- Amethi                                    | 2016 -17   | 700        |   0 |   0.01 |   0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up   |

| 58 Doubling   | Jaunpur-Tanda                       | 2016 -17   |   831 | 0      |   0.01 0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up   |
|---------------|-------------------------------------|------------|-------|--------|-------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 59 Doubling   | Delhi-Shamli-Tapri incl SRE byepass | 2016 -17   |  1500 | 0 0.01 |        0.01 | Detailed Project Report examination taken up   |

(c): Every 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, which are part of project execution.  Process of seeking the approvals/clearances and land acquisition causes delay in completion of the projects.    In addition, as per the prevailing system, funds are allocated on yearly basis,  based on the Gross Budgetary Support from Ministry of Finance and  internal generation.   As most of these factors are beyond control of Ministry of Railways, timeline for completion of these projects cannot be decided.

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