Lok Sabha Question No. 3498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Electrification/Doubling of Rail Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3498 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## ELECTRIFICATION/DOUBLING OF RAIL LINES

3498.  SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state the details of projects  of  electrification  and  doubling  of  railway  line  going  on  in Telangana?

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

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3498  BY  SHRI  KONDA  VISHWESHWAR  REDDY  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2016 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION/DOUBLING OF RAIL LINES

The  details  of  ongoing  Railway  Electrification  projects  (Plan-Head-35) and Doubling (Plan Head-15) of Railway Lines in the State of Telangana are as under:-

## (i) Railway Electrification:

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` in crores)

|   S.N | Name of the Project and Year of inclusion in Pink Book   | Total Route kilo metres/ RKM in Telan gana   |   Total Cost |   Expen diture Till 31.03.16 |   OUT LAY For 2016-17 | Status                                                                                            |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Pagidipalli- Nallapadu/ (2015-16)                        | 285/285                                      |       295.31 |                          0.2 |                 16.61 | Work has been entrusted to Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) for execution. |
|     2 | Paddapalli- Lingampet Jagityal (2015-16)                 | 83/83                                        |        84.55 |                          0.2 |                 16.51 | Work has been entrusted to Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) for execution. |
|     3 | Manmad- Mudkhed- Dhone (2015- 16)                        | 868/ 384                                     |       863.71 |                          0.2 |                 10.01 | Included in Railway Budget 2015- 16 subject to obtaining requisite statutory clearances.          |

## (ii) Doubling:

(` in crores)

|   S. N. | Name of Projects                                           |   Anticip ated Cost ( ` in crore) |   Outlay 2016-17 ( ` in crore) | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Balharshah-Kazipet 3rd line (202 km)                       |                              2063 |                             50 | Tenders for earthwork and bridges have been taken up in Kazipet- Raghvapuram and Sirpur Kaghaznagar- Mandamari sections.                                                                                           |
|       2 | Kazipet-Vijayawada (220 km) 3rd line with electrification. |                              2200 |                            164 | Whole earthwork, all minor and major bridges completed on Phase-I: Vijayawada- Rayanpadu-ondapalli (17.49km).Phase-II: Kondapalli-Kazipet (202 km) - Final location survey has been completed. Work taken up under |
|       3 | Mancheryal- Peddampet Patch Tripling (4.37 km)             |                               110 |                             31 | Land acquisition taken up. Work of well foundation on important bridge No. 142 completed upto substructure (Bed Block Level). Tenders for substructure work awarded.                                               |
|       4 | Raghavapuram- Mandamari patch tripling (24.47 km)          |                               165 |                             15 | Completed and commissioned.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       5 | Secunderabad (Falaknuma)- Mehboobnagar (85.24 km)          |                               728 |                             80 | Financial Bids opened on 17.11.2016.                                                                                                                                                                               |
|       6 | Byepass at Kazipet & Vijayawada.                           |                               200 |                             17 | Work approved. Land acquisition has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                 |

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