Lok Sabha Question No. 1756 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Development Works
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1756 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.09.2020

## DEVELOPMENT WORKS

1756. SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  status  of  implementation  of  the  proposed  developmental  works submitted to the Railway Board for railway stations in Chittoor district in calendar years 2019 and 2020 so far;

(b)  the  list  of  passenger  amenities  provided  during  the  same  period, Station-wise; and

(c) the component-wise break up of funds utilized in the said development works during the same period?

## ANSWER

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

(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.1756  BY  SHRI  N.  REDDEPPA  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 21.09.2020 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT WORKS

(a)  Various  developmental  works  have  been  sanctioned  in  the  financial year 2019-20 for railway stations in Chittoor district under South Central Railway  and  Southern  Railway.  The  list  of  works  sanctioned  during Financial Year 2019-20 is as under:-

( ` in Lakhs)

|   S.N o. | Description of new work sanctioned                                                                            |    Cost |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|        1 | Chittoor- Guntakal Division :- Improvements to façade of station building and development of circulating area |  235.69 |
|        2 | Guntakal Division: Provison of 04 nos. of lifts (02 nos. for Chittoor Division)                               |  202.05 |
|        3 | Guntakal Division: Provision of monumental flags at Chittoor & Yadgir Stations                                |   27.98 |
|        4 | Renigunta - Guntakal Division - Provision of quick watering facilities at Renigunta station                   |  249.35 |
|        5 | Provision of Limited Height Subway in lieu of Level Crossing No.48, 50,51,52,53,54,59,60,62,63 &65.           | 3440    |

Also,  process  for  redevelopment  of  Tirupati  Railway  Station  has been initiated.

(b) and (c) The list of passenger amenities provided and the componentwise  breakup  of  funds  utilized  in  the  said  developmental  works  for railway  stations  in  Chitoor  district  under  South  Central  Railway  and Southern Railway during 2019-20 is as under:-

( ` in Lakhs)

|   SN | Description of work done                                                                                                                                                                                        |   Cost |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|    1 | Provision of Premium executive lounge (Athidi), provision of open waiting halls on platform No.4&5, provison of new cloak room, renovation of booking office, renovation of AC waiting hall at Tirupati Station | 176.74 |

|   2 | Extension of platforms No.1 and 2&3 to hold 24/26 nos. Linke Hofmann Busch coaches at Tirupati Station.   |   42.36 |
|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|   3 | Monumental flag at Tirupati station                                                                       |      10 |
|   4 | High level platform at Nagari Station                                                                     |     150 |
|   5 | High level platform at Vepagunta Station                                                                  |     100 |
|   6 | High level platform at Pudi Station                                                                       |     100 |
|   7 | New booking office and improvements to circulating area provided at Ekambarakuppam                        |      25 |
|   8 | New waiting hall at Nagari station                                                                        |       6 |
|   9 | Divyangjan toilets constructed at Pudi, Taduku, Vapagunta, Ekambarakuppam, Nagari & Puttur stations       |      36 |

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