Lok Sabha Question No. 3996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Modernisation of Tiruvannamalai Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3996 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## MODERNISATION OF TIRUVANNAMALAI RAILWAY STATION

## 3996. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  stations  identified  for  modernization  between  2014  and  2020 along with the budgetary provisions vis-a-vis expenditure incurred including time line for the same, station-wise;
- (b) the  roadmap  to  modernize  Tiruvannamalai  Railway  Station  to provide  world  class  amenities  to  pilgrims/  researchers  coming  in lakhs  daily  for  darshan  of  Lord  Arunachaleshwar  and  girivalam (circumambulation of Arunachal Hill) and Shree Ramana Maharshi Ashram;
- (c) the time by which the single railway line from Katpadi to Tiruvannamalai would be doubled to provide direct connectivity to other  religious  destinations,  i.e.,  Ujjain,  Varanasi,  Puri,  Tirupati, Haridwar; and
- (d) the  progress  of  work  and  the  time  line  for  completion  of  BroadGauge Tindivanam to Tiruvannamalai new railway line?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (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.  3996  BY  SHRI  C.N.  ANNADURAI  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17.07.2019 REGARDING MODERNISATION OF TIRUVANNAMALAI RAILWAY STATION.

(a): Modernisation/upgradation of  Railway station in Indian Railways is a continuous and on-going process. At present, upgradation of stations is undertaken under Adarsh Station Scheme. Selection of Railway stations under  Adarsh  Station  Scheme  is  based  on  the  identified  need  for upgradation  of  amenities.  Between  2014  and  2020,  201  stations  have been identified for development under Adarsh station Scheme; the list is at Appendix-I.

Besides  there  are  other  policy  initiatives  by  Indian  Railways  to provide improved  facilities at all stations.  68  stations  have  been identified for soft upgradation and all 68 stations have been upgraded in the year 2018-19; the list is at Appendix-II.

The  Budgeting  units  of  Indian  Railways  are  Zonal  Railways  and Budget allocations are made Railway zone wise. Details of Station-wise share/allocations are not maintained. However, since works relating to modernisation of stations and provision of amenities for passengers at stations are generally taken up under the plan-head Passenger Amenities,  Budget  outlays  and  expenditure  under  the  plan-head  over Indian Railways from Budgetary sources since 2014-15 are given below.

( ` In Cr)

| Year    |   Budget Estimates | Actual Expenditure        |
|---------|--------------------|---------------------------|
| 2016-17 |             838.28 | 981.24                    |
| 2017-18 |            1100.9  | 1286.80                   |
| 2018-19 |            1657.86 | 1585.89                   |
| 2019-20 |            3422.57 | 545.92 (up to June, 2019) |

(b):  Thiruvannamalai  Railway  station  is  a  Non  Suburban  Grade  (NSG)-5 category station. All minimum essential amenities have been provided at this station as per norms. However,  upgradation of stations is a continuous and on-going process and works in this regard are undertaken depending  upon  need,  volume  of  the  passenger  traffic  and  inter-se priority, subject to availability of funds. (c): No project for doubling of Katpadi-Tiruvannamalai single broad gauge line is sanctioned. (d):  On  Tindivanam-  Tiruvannamalai  new  line  project,  land  acquisition documents for 662 acre land have been submitted to the Government of Tamil Nadu. In this regard, an advance payment of ` 14.42  crore has also been  deposited  with  the  State  Government.    State  Government  has handed over 65 acre land and balance land acquisition has been taken up. The  timely  completion  of  any  Railway  project  depends  on  various factors  like  shifting  of  infringing  utilities  (both  underground  and  over ground),  statutory  clearances  from  various  authorities,  geological  and topographical  conditions  of  area,  law  and  order  situation  in  the  area  of project site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due  to  climatic  considerations,  encountering  unforeseen  conditions  like earthquake, flooding, excessive rains, cyclones, strikes of labour, orders of Hon'ble Courts, situation and conditions of working agencies/contractors etc. All these factors affect the completion time and cost of the project, which is finally worked out at the completion stage. Since  the  entire  land  has  not  been  acquired  and  handed  over  to Railway, therefore, the confirmed time line for the project cannot be fixed at this stage.

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APPENDIX-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3996 BY SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17.07.2019 REGARDING MODERNISATION OF TIRUVANNAMALAL RAILWAY STATION

(a):  Zone-Wise  List  of  201  stations  proposed  for  inclusion  as  "Adarsh Stations" during 2014-20

| Central Railway(10)                                                                                                             | Rahuri, Satara, Khapri, Majri, Nira, Baramati, Daund, Odha, Amravati and Manmad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Eastern Railway (2)                                                                                                             | Giridih and Dharhara                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| East Central Railway (13)                                                                                                       | Gomia, Katrasgarh, Bagha, Harinagar, Narkatiyaganj, Bokaro Thermal, Jamui, Buxar, Barwadih, Latehar, Tori, Makhdumpur and Chakia                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| East Coast Railway (19)                                                                                                         | Ganjam, Khallikot, Barpali, Sambalpur, Chatrapur, Brahmapur, Dhanmandal, Raj Athgarh, Pendurti, Simhachalam, Ichchapuram, Chipurupalle, Salegaon, Jagdalpur, Loisingha, Deogaon Road, Sompeta, Araku and Damanjodi                                                                                                                        |
| Northern Railway (33)                                                                                                           | Tanda Urmar, Batala, Mohali, Pathankot, Jalandhar Cantt., Bathinda Cantt., Khekra, Bagpat Road, Baraut, Goshainganj, Koiripur, Lambhua, Chanethi, Aonla, Dhandari Kalan, Shahabad Mohammadpur, Bijwasan, Una Himachal, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Harrawala, Roorkee, Bhadohi, Unnao, Faridabad, Faizabad, Seohara, Najibabad, Nagina, |
| North Central Railway (9) Phaphund, Dabhaura, Vindhyachal, Hathras, Rasulpur Gogumau, Bamhrauli, Etawa, Titamgarh and Goverdhan | North Central Railway (9) Phaphund, Dabhaura, Vindhyachal, Hathras, Rasulpur Gogumau, Bamhrauli, Etawa, Titamgarh and Goverdhan                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| North Eastern Railway (19)                                                                                                      | Mahmudabad, Fatehgarh, Gorakhpur, Useka Bazar, Colonelganj, Lakhimpur, Barhaj Bazar, Varanasi City, Manduadih, Belthara Road, Bhatni Jn., Maniram, Pipraich, Suraimanpur, Karimuddinpur, Chit Baragaon, Gaur, Ram Chaura Halt and Gomati Nagar                                                                                            |
| Northeast Frontier Railway (8)                                                                                                  | Radhikapur, Tatibahar, Naksalbari, Furkating, Jagi Road, Bongaigaon, Pecharthal and Narangi.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |

| North Western Railway (10)    | Sri Vijaynagar, Durgapura, Mahendra Garh, Sri Karanpur, Gogameri, Rewari, Mavli Jn., Beawar, Marwar and Neem Ka Thana                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Southern Railway (21)         | Tirumangalam, Thirupparankundram, Ottappalam, Vallathol Nagar, Mulagunnathukavu, Kundara, Kanchipuram, Kadayanallur, Mangalore Jn., Bekal Fort, Trikarpur, Kumbla, Kannur South, Chirayinkil, Ernakulam Town, Irugur, Kaniyapuram, Angadipuram, Katpadi, Vellore Cantonment and Tiruvananthapuram Central |
| South Central Railway ( 17)   | Nallapadu, New Guntur, Nagalapalli, Moula Ali, Raichur, Donakonda, Aurangabad, Mantralayam Road, Basar, Markapur Road, Rajahmundry, Ongol, Repalle, Kisamudram, Gadwal, Washim and Dharmabad                                                                                                              |
| South Eastern Railway (2)     | Gola Road and Basta                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| South East Central Railway(8) | Howbagh, Durg, Bhandara Road, Gondia, Kirodimal Nagar, Balaghat, Tilda and Usalapur                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| South Western Railway (18)    | Harihar, Davangere, Gudgeri, Mallapur, Daroji, Kuppam, Sanvordem Curchorem, Bijapur, Subramanya Road, Bantawala, Neralakatte, Ugar Khurd, Kudachi, Belgaum, Hole Narsipur, Tumkur, Kalas and Dharwad                                                                                                      |
| Western Railway (7)           | Dharangaon, Gandhinagar Capital, Gandhidham, Sabarmati BG, Madsaur, Patan and Kim                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| West Central Railway (5)      | Dakaniya Talav, Bheraghat, Bandakpur, Rewa, Sihora Road                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

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APPENDIX-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3996  BY  SHRI  C.N.  ANNADURAI  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 17.07.2019 REGARDING MODERNISATION OF TIRUVANNAMALAL RAILWAY STATION (a):  Lonawala,  Burhanpur,  Sholapur,  Igatpuri,  Wardha,  Pune,  Cuttack, Sambhalpur, Vishakhapatnam, Patna, Barkakana, Mughalsarai, Bapudham Motihari, Hajipur, Patliputra, Sonpur, Asansol, Howrah, Sealdah, Allahabad, Jhansi, Mathura, Varanasi City, Izzatnagar, Gorakhpur, Darjling, Guwahati, New  Tinsukia, Alipurduar, Rangiya, Ambala, Delhi Main, Shimla, Dehradun, Haridwar, Jaipur, Udaipur, Bikaner,  Jodhpur,  Vijyawada,  Guntur,  Guntkal,  Kurnool  City,  Warangal, Bilaspur, Raipur, Rajnandgaon,  Jharsuguda,  Ranchi, Adra, Madurai, Kottayam, Chennai Egmore, Palghat, Tiruchirapalli, Salem, Yeshwantpur, Mysore, Dharwar, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Itarsi, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara, Ratlam, Bhavnagar City and Valsad.

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