Lok Sabha Question No. 1557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Survey of New Rail Lines in Kerala
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1557 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018

## SURVEY OF NEW RAIL LINES IN KERALA

## 1557.  SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of survey of new railway lines in Kerala;
- (b) whether any railway line has been sanctioned for the implementation  and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether Kanhangad-Panathur-Kaniyur Railway line is included in the list and if so, the total estimation of the line?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1557 BY SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA  ON  19.12.2018    REGARDING    SURVEY  OF  NEW  RAIL  LINES  IN KERALA

## (a): Details of surveys for new railway lines falling fully/partly in the State of Kerala since 2014-15 are as under:-

|   S.No. | Name of survey               | Year of sanction   |   Length (In Km) | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------|------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Kanhangad-Panathur- Kaniyuru | 2014-15            |               91 | Field survey is completed. Preparation of report has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|       2 | Kannur-Mattanur              | 2015-16            |               23 | Survey completed. As per the survey report, total cost of the line was assessed as ` 313 crore with rate of return of (-) 8%. Survey report has been examined. However, the proposal could not be taken forward due to unremunerative nature and low traffic potential of the proposed new line. |
|       3 | Kumuli-Sabarimala            | 2015-16            |              106 | Survey has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       4 | Dindigul-Sabarimala          | 2016-17            |              201 | Survey has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       5 | Thalassery-Mysuru            | 2017-18            |              240 | Project has been identified by Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd (KRDCL) for feasibility study.                                                                                                                                                                                            |

## (b):  Details  of  new  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Kerala included in the Budget since 2014-15 are as under:-

( ` in crore)

| S. No.   | Project                                        | Year of sanction   | Anticipat ed cost   | Expenditure incurred upto March, 2018   | Outlay 2018- 19   | Status                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|----------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          | DOUBLING                                       |                    |                     |                                         |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 1        | Turavur- Ambalapuz ha (50 Km)                  | 2015-16            | 829                 | 0.55                                    | 5.15              | In view of considerable increase in project cost due to abnormal rise in cost of land, Government of Kerala was requested for free land and sharing 50% of construction cost of the project. |
| 2        | Thiruvanant hapuram- Kanniyaku mari (86.50 Km) | 2015-16            | 1432                | 0.92                                    | 110               | Land acquisition papers for Thiruvananthap uram-Parsala section submitted to State Government on 08.11.2016. No land handed over.                                                            |
| 3        | Shoranur- Ernakulam (107 Km)                   | 2018-19            | 1518                | ..                                      | 0.1               | New project included in the                                                                                                                                                                  |

| Budget 2018-19 subject to requisite clearances. Preparation of Detailed Project Report taken up.   |
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## (c):  Kanhangad-Panathur-Kaniyuru  new  line  project  is  not  included  in  the Budget.

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