Lok Sabha Question No. 623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Railway Projects in Bihar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 623

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN BIHAR

## †623.    SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of ongoing railway projects in Bihar at present, project and zone-wise, details thereof;
- (b) the number of projects out of these, which are running behind their schedule, project-wise, details thereof;
- (c) the extent to which the cost of the projects has escalated due to their running behind schedule, project-wise, details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken to complete the said projects as per the schedule?

## 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.

*****

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 623 BY SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.02.2019 REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN BIHAR

(a) : At present, 34 New Lines, 14 Doubling and 5 Gauge conversion projects falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Bihar  under  four  different  Railway  Zones i.e.  (i)  East  Central  Railway  (ECR),  (ii)  Eastern  Railway  (ER),  (iii)  North Eastern  Railway  (NER)  and  (iv)  Northeast  Frontier  Railway  (NFR)  are  in different  stages  of  Planning/Sanction/Execution.    Details  of  these  Railway projects are as under:-

(

₹

in crore)

| S. No     | Project                                                                                                                            | Zone      | Latest Anticipat ed cost   | Exp. Upto Mar'18   | Outlay 2018- 19   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
| New Lines | New Lines                                                                                                                          | New Lines | New Lines                  | New Lines          | New Lines         |
| 1         | Ara-Bhabua Road (147 km)                                                                                                           | ECR       | 2397                       | 0.41               | 0.1               |
| 2         | Araria-Supaul (95 km)                                                                                                              | ECR       | 1605                       | 0.29               | 2.0               |
| 3         | Bihta-Aurangabad via Anugrahanarayan Road(118km)                                                                                   | ECR       | 2995                       | 2.0                | 2.0               |
| 4         | Chhapra-Muzzafarpur (85km)                                                                                                         | ECR       | 2614                       | 328                | 0.1               |
| 5         | Darbhanga- Kusheshwarasthan (70km)                                                                                                 | ECR       | 367                        | 5                  | 0.1               |
| 6         | Dehri on Sone-Banjari (35 km)                                                                                                      | ECR       | 836                        | 22                 | 0.1               |
| 7         | Fatuha-Islampur incl. MM for extension of NL from Daniawan to Biharsharif, Biharsharif to Barbigha, Barbigha to Shekhpura (172 km) | ECR       | 670                        | 640                | 50.0              |
| 8         | Gaya-Bodhgaya-Chatra, Gaya- Natesar (Nalanda) (135 km)                                                                             | ECR       | 4543                       | 15                 | 0.1               |
| 9         | Gaya-Daltonganj via Rafiganj (137 km)                                                                                              | ECR       | 2860                       | 1.0                | 0.1               |
| 10        | Hajipur-Sagauli via Vaishali (150 km)                                                                                              | ECR       | 1883                       | 1258               | 100.0             |
| 11        | Khagaria-Kusheshwarsthan (44 km)                                                                                                   | ECR       | 571                        | 232                | 15.0              |
| 12        | Koderma-Tilaiya (65 km)                                                                                                            | ECR       | 563                        | 364                | 75.0              |
| 13        | Kosi Bridge (22 km)                                                                                                                | ECR       | 620                        | 350                | 75.0              |
| 14        | Kursela-Bihariganj (35 km)                                                                                                         | ECR       | 194                        | 0.40               | 0.0               |
| 15        | Motihari-Sitamarhi (77 km)                                                                                                         | ECR       | 1006                       | 24                 | 1.0               |

| 16        | Muzaffarpur-Darbhanga (67 km)                                                               | ECR       | 870       | 0.60      | 0.1       |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 17        | Muzaffarpur-Katra-Orai- Janakpur Road (66 km)                                               | ECR       | 865       | 11.50     | 0.1       |
| 18        | Nawada-Laxmipur (137 km)                                                                    | ECR       | 2629      | 0.01      | 0.1       |
| 19        | Rajgir-Hisua-Tilaiya (46 km) & Natesar-Islampur (21 km)                                     | ECR       | 528       | 442       | 20.0      |
| 20        | Sakri-Hasanpur (79 km)                                                                      | ECR       | 718       | 317       | 25.0      |
| 21        | Vikramshila - Katareah (Pirpainthi-Naugachia) (18 km)                                       | ECR       | 2173      | 0.01      | 10.0      |
| 22        | Wazirganj-Jethian (20 Km)                                                                   | ECR       | 452       | 0.01      | 0.1       |
| 23        | Sitamarhi-Jayanagar-Nirmali via Susand(188 km)                                              | ECR       | 2393      | 17.2      | 0.1       |
| 24        | Rampurhat-Mandarhill via Dumka (130 km) with new MM for Rampurhat-Murarai (29 km)- 3rd line | ER        | 1126      | 1096      | 65.0      |
| 25        | Bariarpur-Mananpur via Kharagpur, Lachmipur-Barhat (68 km)                                  | ER        | 251       | 19        | 0.1       |
| 26        | Deoghar-Sultanganj including Banka-Barahat and Banka- Bhitiah Road (153km)                  | ER        | 1425      | 632       | 0.1       |
| 27        | Sultanganj-Katuria via Asarganj, Tarapur & Belhar) (75 km)                                  | ER        | 1261      | 9         | 0.1       |
| 28        | Pirpainti-Jasidih (97 km)                                                                   | ER        | 2079      | 272.62    | 425.0     |
| 29        | Maharajganj-Masrakh (36 km) with MM for New Line between Masrakh-Rewaghat (30 km)           | NER       | 412       | 332       | 15.0      |
| 30        | Paniyahwa-Chhitauni- Tumkuhi Road (62.50 km)                                                | NER       | 270       | 94        | 1.0       |
| 31        | Hathua-Bhatni (80 km)                                                                       | NER       | 719       | 251       | 5.0       |
| 32        | Jalalgarh-Kishanganj (50 km)                                                                | NFR       | 1300      | 2         | 5.0       |
| 33        | Jogbani-Biratnagar(Nepal) (18 km)                                                           | NFR       | 560       | 260       | 50.0      |
| 34        | Araria-Galgalia (Thakurganj) (100km)                                                        | NFR       | 2135      | 918       | 1.0       |
| Doublings | Doublings                                                                                   | Doublings | Doublings | Doublings | Doublings |
| 1         | Katreah-Kursela patch Doubling incl.bridge on river Kosi (7 km)                             | ECR       | 99        | 75.5      | 45        |
| 2         | Hajipur-Ramdayalu (48 km)                                                                   | ECR       | 367       | 283       | 50        |
| 3         | Patratu-Sonnagar 3rd line ( 291 km)                                                         | ECR       | 3406      | 60        | 250       |

| 4                 | Hajipur-Bachwara (72 km)                                                                                | ECR   | 679    | 176    | 260   |
|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|--------|--------|-------|
| 5                 | Samastipur-Darbhanga (38 km)                                                                            | ECR   | 491    | 58     | 50    |
| 6                 | Kiul-Gaya (124 km)                                                                                      | ECR   | 1200   | 328    | 180   |
| 7                 | Rampur Dumra-Tal- Rajendrapul-Addl bridge and doubling (14 km)                                          | ECR   | 1491   | 228    | 210   |
| 8                 | Karota Patner - Mankatha - Surface triangle line (10 km)                                                | ECR   | 129    | 10     | 30    |
| 9                 | Sagauli - Valmikinagar (109.7 km)                                                                       | ECR   | 1215   | 1      | 30    |
| 10                | Gaya - Bypass line for Manpur (2 km)                                                                    | ECR   | 30     | 5      | 1     |
| 11                | Muzaffarpur - Sagauli (100.6 km)                                                                        | ECR   | 1186   | 2      | 40    |
| 12                | Darbhanga bypass line connecting Shisho Halt and Kakarghati excluding Darbhanga Yard                    | ECR   | 130.50 | 0      | 0.1   |
| 13                | Pirpainti-Bhagalpur (59 km)                                                                             | ER    | 332    | 262    | 41    |
| 14                | Chhapra-Ballia Patch Doubling (65 km)                                                                   | NER   | 477.31 | 178.35 | 100   |
| Gauge Conversions | Gauge Conversions                                                                                       |       |        |        |       |
| 1                 | Jaynagar-Bijalpura, incl. extn. between, Bijalpura-Bardibas (Nepal)(69km)                               | ECR   | 548    | 347    | 200   |
| 2                 | Jaynagar-Darbhanga- Narkatiaganj (282 km)                                                               | ECR   | 1044   | 922    | 10    |
| 3                 | Mansi-Saharsa, incl.Saharsa- Dauram Madhepura-Purnia (171 km)                                           | ECR   | 749    | 614    | 210   |
| 4                 | Sakri-Laukaha Bazar-Nirmali & Saharsa-Forbesganj(204 km)                                                | ECR   | 1169   | 372    | 400   |
| 5                 | Katihar-Jogbani with ext.upto Radhikapur, Katihar- Teinarayanpur & new MM for Raiganj-Dalkhola (280 km) | NFR   | 1600   | 914    | 5     |

(b)  to  (d):  Railway  project  requires  land  acquisition  and  a  number  of clearances/permissions from various Ministries and Departments of State/Central  Governments.  These,  inter-alia,  include  forestry  clearance and permission for crossing from departments like, Public Works Department,  Irrigation  canals,  local  bodies  for  projects  passing  through urban  areas,  etc  which  are  part  of  project  execution.  Process  of  land acquisition & seeking the approvals/clearances causes delay. As a result, projects face cost and time overruns.

To  expedite  completion  of  projects,  Railways  have  arranged  additional funds  by  way  of  loan  from  LIC  for  funding  throughput  enhancement projects and regular coordination meetings are held with Ministries/Departments/State Government Authorities to expedite abovementioned clearances.  Other measures taken to expedite completion are prioritization of projects, delegation of powers at field level, inviting the State Governments to participate with Railways for resource mobilization for projects, etc.

*****