Lok Sabha Question No. 454 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Amar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION NO. 454 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## EASTERN DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR PROJECT

*454.   DR. AMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  initiated  the  work  of  the  Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) Project from Ludhiana in Punjab to Dankuni in West Bengal and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the current status of the project, State-wise;

(c)  whether  in  some  States,  it  would  be  on  single  line  and  without electric line;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(e) the time by which the project is likely to be fully operationalised?

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

(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 STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  454  BY  DR.  AMAR  SINGH  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2019 REGARDING EASTERN DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR PROJECT

(a)&(b): Yes, Sir. Eastern Dedicated  Freight Corridor (EDFC) Project from Ludhiana to Dankuni (1856 km) was sanctioned in the year 2006 & 2008 (in 2 stages) and is being executed by Dedicated Freight  Corridor  Corporation  of  India  Limited  (DFCCIL),  a  Public Sector Undertaking of Ministry of Railways. The State-wise length of  EDFC  is  Punjab-88km,  Haryana-72km,  Uttar  Pradesh-1058km, Bihar-239km, Jharkhand - 196km and West Bengal-203km.

The current status of the EDFC project in these States is as under-

-  The works in EDFC have been expedited by the Government utilising ` 16,371  Cr  in  2014-2019  linking  track  of  919  Km, whereas in  2009-2014, ` 3,865  Cr  were  utilized  without  any track linked.
-  The  section  from  Ludhiana  (Punjab)  to  Mughalsarai  (Uttar Pradesh)  (1192  Km)  is  being  executed  with  assistance through loan from World Bank. All Civil contracts and 97.8% of System contracts (signaling, telecommunication and Electrification  Work)  have  been  awarded.   The  trial  run  in Khurja-Badhan  section  (194  Km)  was  successfully  done  in November 2018.
-  The section  from   Mughalsarai  (Uttar  Pradesh)  to  Sonnagar (Bihar)  (126  Km),  is  being  executed   from  funding  through own  resources.   All  tenders  for  this  section  have  been awarded and work is in advance stage of construction.

-  The section from Sonnagar (Bihar) to Dankuni (West Bengal) (538  Km),  is  being  undertaken  under  PPP  mode.    So  far, about 85%  land acquisition has been completed and preparation of bid documents is in advance stage.
- (c) & (d) All the sections of EDFC have been planned as electrified. The section from Khurja to Ludhiana (401 kms), passing through the  States  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  Haryana  and  Punjab,  is  planned  as single line as per the requirement for the projected level of traffic on this route.
- (e) The  target  of  phase-wise  completion  of  the  Eastern  DFC project is December, 2021.

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