Lok Sabha Question No. 1700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: Ongoing Railway Projects in Bihar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1700 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2019

## ONGOING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN BIHAR

1700.     SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of various ongoing railway projects in Bihar;
- (b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Railways  to  complete  the  said  projects  in  a time bound manner;
- (c)    whether the Government of Bihar has proposed to bear some cost of the said projects for their timely completion;
- (d)     if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)     the reaction of the Railways thereto?

## 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. 1700 BY SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2019 REGARDING ONGOING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN BIHAR.

- (a) At present 53 Railway projects comprising 34 New Lines (2940 km), 5 Gauge conversions (1005 km) and 14 Doublings (940 km)  having a total cost of ₹ 62698  crore  falling  partly  /  fully  in  the  State  of  Bihar  are  in  different stages of planning/sanction/execution. Status of these projects are as under:-

| S. No      | Project                                                                                     | Year of Sanction   | Antici- pated cost ( ₹ in crore)   | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| New Lines: | New Lines:                                                                                  | New Lines:         | New Lines:                         | New Lines:                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1          | Rampurhat-Mandarhill via Dumka (130 km) with new MM for Rampurhat-Murarai (29 km)- 3rd line | 1995-96            | 1126                               | Rampurhat - Mandarhill via Dumka (130km) new line project has been commissioned. Work has been taken up on MM portion of Rampurhat-Murarai 3 rd line.                                                      |
| 2          | Sakri-Hasanpur (79 km)                                                                      | 1996-97            | 718                                | Sakri-Harnagar (44 km) work has been commissioned. Works have been taken up on balance section.                                                                                                            |
| 3          | Khagaria- Kusheshwarsthan (44 km)                                                           | 1996-97            | 571                                | Work has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4          | Deoghar-Sultanganj including Banka- Barahat and Banka- Bhitiah Road (153km)                 | 2000-01            | 1425                               | Banka-Deoghar via Chandan (55 km) and Banka-Barhat (15 km) MM commissioned. Banka-Sultanganj (61 km) and Banka-Bithia (22 km) have been pended in view of parallel existing line of Bhagalpur-Barhat line. |

|   5 | Koderma-Tilaiya (65 km)                                                                                                            | 2001-02   | 563 Tilaiya-Kharaund section: Work completed. Kharaund-Jharahi-Koderma km) section: Work taken up.                                                                   | (24 has has   | Km) been (41 been         |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------|
|   6 | Rajgir-Hisua-Tilaiya (46 km) &Natesar-Islampur (21 km)                                                                             | 2001-02   | 528 Rajgir-Tilaiya (46 km) commissioned. Work taken up in Natesar-Islampur Km) section.                                                                              | has has       | been been (21             |
|   7 | Fatuha-Islampur incl. MM for extension of NL from Daniawan to Biharsharif, Biharsharif to Barbigha, Barbigha to Shekhpura (172 km) | 2001-02   | 670 Fatuha-Islampur (43 Daniawan-Biharsharif sections have commissioned. Work has been taken balance section.                                                        | km) (38       | and km) been up in        |
|   8 | Maharajganj-Masrakh (36 km) with MM for New Line between Masrakh-Rewaghat (30 km)                                                  | 2003-04   | 412 Maharajganj-Masrakh has been commissioned.                                                                                                                       | (36           | km)                       |
|   9 | Kosi Bridge (22 km)                                                                                                                | 2003-04   | 516 Main bridge has been completed. Commissioning of bridge can possible only after completion Sakri-Nirmali and Saharsa- Sarayagarh gauge conversion section.       |               | be of                     |
|  10 | Hajipur-Sagauli via Vaishali (150 km)                                                                                              | 2003-04   | 2067 Hajipur-Ghoshwar (5 Km) has been commissioned. Ghoshwar-Kesariya (83 section:- Work has been up. Kesariya-Sagauli (62 section:- Land acquisition been taken up. |               | section Km) taken Km) has |
|  11 | Hathua-Bhatni (80 km)                                                                                                              | 2005-06   | 719 Hathua-Panchdeori (31 section has been commissioned. Land acquisition taken balance section.                                                                     | up            | km) in                    |
|  12 | Darbhanga- Kusheshwarasthan (70km)                                                                                                 | 2005-06   | 367 Final Location Survey has completed and land acquisition taken up.                                                                                               |               | been                      |

|   13 | Araria-Galgalia (Thakurganj) (100km)                                           | 2006-07   |   2132 | Detailed estimate has sanctioned on 29.05.2018. Land acquisition has been taken up.                                                   | been   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|   14 | Paniyahawa-Chhitauni- Tumkuhi Road (62.55 Km)                                  | 2006-07   |    270 | (i) Paniyahawa-Jatha (13.55 Km) section: Work has been taken up. (ii) Jatha-Tumkuhi Road (49 km)- Land acquisition has been taken up. |        |
|   15 | Chhapra-Muzzafarpur (85km)                                                     | 2006-07   |   2614 | Land acquisition has been taken up                                                                                                    |        |
|   16 | Motihari-Sitamarhi (77 km)                                                     | 2006-07   |   1006 | A proposal for part execution the project from Sitamarhi Shivhar (28 Km) has been taken up.                                           | of to  |
|   17 | Bariarpur-Mananpur via Kharagpur, Lachmipur- Barhat (68 km)                    | 2007-08   |    251 | Land acquisition has been taken up.                                                                                                   |        |
|   18 | Bihta-Aurangabad via Anugrahanarayan Road (118 km )                            | 2007-08   |   2995 | Part detailed estimate amounting ₹ 960.05 crore Bihta-Paliganj (28 km) section under examination.                                     | for is |
|   19 | Sultanganj-Katuria via Asarganj, Tarapur &Belhar) (75 km)                      | 2007-08   |   1261 | Land acquisition has been taken up.                                                                                                   |        |
|   20 | Ara-Bhabua Road (122 km) and Bhabhua Road- Mundeshwaridham (25 km) new line MM | 2008-09   |   2397 | Final Location Survey has taken up.                                                                                                   | been   |
|   21 | Araria-Supaul (92 km)                                                          | 2008-09   |   1605 | Land acquisition has been up.                                                                                                         | taken  |
|   22 | Dehri on Sone-Banjari (35 km)                                                  | 2008-09   |    836 | Final Location Survey has completed.                                                                                                  | been   |
|   23 | Gaya-Bodhgaya- Chatra, Gaya-Natesar (Nalanda) (135 km)                         | 2008-09   |   4543 | Final Location Survey has been completed. Land acquisition could not be processed due abnormal increase in land cost.                 | to     |
|   24 | Gaya-Daltonganj via Rafiganj (137 km)                                          | 2008-09   |   2860 | Final Location Survey has taken up.                                                                                                   | been   |

| 25                 | Jalalgarh-Kishanganj (50 km)                                  | 2008-09            | 1300                    | Final Location Survey has been completed.                                                                                        |
|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 26                 | Kursela-Bihariganj (35 km)                                    | 2008-09            | 194                     | Final Location Survey has been completed.                                                                                        |
| 27                 | Muzaffarpur-Darbhanga (67 km)                                 | 2008-09            | 870                     | Final Location Survey has been completed.                                                                                        |
| 28                 | Muzaffarpur-Katra- Orai-Janakpur Road (66 km                  | 2008-09            | 865                     | Final Location Survey has been completed.                                                                                        |
| 29                 | Nawada-Laxmipur (137 km)                                      | 2008-09            | 2629                    | Final Location Survey has been completed.                                                                                        |
| 30                 | Sitamarhi-Jayanagar- Nirmali via Sursand (188km)              | 2008-09            | 2393                    | Final Location Survey (FLS) has been completed.                                                                                  |
| 31                 | Jogbani- Biratnagar(Nepal) (18 km)                            | 2010-11            | 560                     | Bathnaha-Nepal custom yard (8 Km): Commisioned. Work has been taken up in remaining section.                                     |
| 32                 | Pirpainti-Jasidih (97 km)                                     | 2013-14            | 2138                    | Being executed in two phases namely (i) Godda-Pirpainti (60 km) and (ii) Mohanpur-Hansdiha (37 km). Land acquisition taken up.   |
| 33                 | Vikramshila - Katareah (Pirpainthi-Naugachia) (30 km)         | 2016-17            | 2173                    | Included in Railway Budget 2016-17 subject to requisite approval from Government.                                                |
| 34                 | Wazirganj-Jethian via Gehlaur (20 km)                         | 2017-18            | 452                     | Included in Railway Budget 2017-18 subject to requisite approval from Government.                                                |
| Gauge conversions: | Gauge conversions:                                            | Gauge conversions: | Gauge conversions:      | Gauge conversions:                                                                                                               |
| 1                  | Mansi-Saharsa, incl.Saharsa- DauramMadhepura- Purnia (171 km) | 1996-97            | 749 Main from km) :Work | Gauge conversion work Mansi-Saharsa-Purnia (143 has been commissioned. Banmankhi-Bihariganj (28 km) taken up.                    |
| 2                  | Jaynagar-Darbhanga- Narkatiaganj- Bhiknatori (295 km)         | 1997-98            | 1044                    | Jaynagar-Darbhanga-Sitamarhi- Raxaul-Narkatiaganj (260 km) has been commissioned. Narkatiyaganj-Gaunaha: Work has been taken up. |

| 3          | Jogbani-Katihar with ext.uptoRadhikapur, Katihar-Tejnarayanpur (236 Km) & new MM of new line for Raiganj- Dalkhola (43 km)   | 2000-01    | 1600       | Jogani-Katihar (108km), Katihar- Barsoi-Radhikapur (89 &Katihar- Teznarayanpur Km) MM sections have commissioned. Raiganj-Dalkhola (43Km) line MM section: Land acquisition has been taken up.   | km) (39 been new   |
|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 4          | Sakri-Laukaha Bazar- Nirmali&Saharsa- Forbesganj(206km)                                                                      | 2003-04    | 1470.5     | Work has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                          |                    |
| 5          | Jaynagar-Bijalpura, incl. extn. between, Bijalpura-Bardibas (Nepal)(69km)                                                    | 2010-11    | 548        | Jaynagar-Kurtha section Km): work has been completed. Work has been taken up remaining sections.                                                                                                 | (34 on             |
| Doublings: | Doublings:                                                                                                                   | Doublings: | Doublings: | Doublings:                                                                                                                                                                                       | Doublings:         |
| 1          | Pirpainti-Bhagalpur (59 km)                                                                                                  | 2011-12    | 332        | Pirpainti-Kahalgaon (20 doubling section has commissioned. Kahalgaon-Bhagalpur (39 Work has been taken up.                                                                                       | Km) been Km) :     |
| 2          | Chhapra-Ballia Patch Doubling (65 km)                                                                                        | 2012-13    | 477        | Work has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                          |                    |
| 3          | Katreah-Kursela patch Doubling incl. bridge on river Kosi (7 km)                                                             | 2012-13    | 99         | Work has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                          |                    |
| 4          | Hajipur-Ramdayalu (48km)                                                                                                     | 2013-14    | 367        | Hajipur-Ghoshwar (5 Km) Ramdayalu-Kurhani (14 sections have commissioned. Works have been taken up balance section of the project.                                                               | and Km) been on    |
| 5          | Patratu-Sonnagar 3rd line (291 km)                                                                                           | 2015-16    | 3406       | Work has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                          |                    |
| 6          | Hajipur-Bachwara (72 km)                                                                                                     | 2015-16    | 679        | Work has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                          |                    |
| 7          | Samastipur-Darbhanga (38 km)                                                                                                 | 2015-16    | 491        | Work has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                          |                    |
| 8          | Kiul-Gaya (124 km)                                                                                                           | 2015-16    | 1200       | Work has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                          |                    |

|   9 | Rampur Dumra-Tal- Rajendrapul-Addl bridge and doubling (14 km)                                  | 2015-16   | 1491 Work has been taken up.                                                    |
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|  10 | KarotaPatner - Mankatha - Surface triangle line (10km)                                          | 2016-17   | 129 Work has been taken up                                                      |
|  11 | Gaya - Bypass line for Manpur (2 km)                                                            | 2016-17   | 30 Work has been taken up                                                       |
|  12 | Sagauli - Valmikinagar (109.7 km)                                                               | 2016-17   | 1215 Work has been taken up                                                     |
|  13 | Muzaffarpur - Sagauli (100.6 km)                                                                | 2016-17   | 1186 Work has been taken up                                                     |
|  14 | Darbhanga Bye-Pass line connecting Shisho Halt and Kakarghati excluding Darbhanga yard (7.6 Km) | 2018-19   | 130.5 New work included in 2018-19 subject to requisite approval of Government. |

(b):    To  expedite  completion  of  these  projects,  Railways  have  arranged additional funds by way  of loan from M/s LIC for funding throughput enhancement  projects  and  regular  coordination  meetings  are  held  with Ministries/Department/State Government Authorities to expedite abovementioned  clearances.    Other  measures  taken  to  expedite  completion  are prioritization  of  projects,  inviting  the  State  Governments  to  participate  with Railways for resource mobilization for projects, etc.

(c):  No,  Madam.  Government  of  Bihar  has  not  proposed  to  bear  cost  of  any Railway projects falling fully/partly in Bihar.

(d) & (e): Do not arise.

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